The Merimbula Lantern Walk is part of the Merimbula Jazz Festival and is held on the Saturday of the King’s birthday long weekend. It is a family-friendly event where kids, parents and grandparents, individuals and community groups carry a lantern and walk beside the picturesque Merimbula Lake. Entire families are encouraged to be part of the event, with kids and adults alike carrying their own la
nterns. The aim is to have:
* an accessible and inclusive event in which everyone can easily participate, regardless of age or ability.
* an event which brings everyone together. This is a free event with the only expense being the nominal cost of creating a lantern. Walk begins at 5:30 pm and makes its way into Beach Street, ending near Twyford Hall. Come and be part of this event and transform a winter’s night into a spectacle of light and music. How to get involved
Create your own individual lantern or get a team together to build a lantern which represents your social/community group or cultural background. Or better still, register for the free lantern-making workshops at Tura Library on Sat 8th June. Sessions are 10am, 11am and 12 noon. Click on this link for more details
https://begavalley.events.mylibrary.digital/event?id=70483
Bring a musical instrument, e.g. flute or tambourine and walk along with the lantern-carriers. Teachers & educators are encouraged to run classes in lantern-making for their own students/kids. Lanterns can be of any size or shape, from small hand-held lanterns to large lanterns jointly carried by a group of people. Please use LED lights, no naked flames please. Use readily available materials like cardboard, paper, cellophane, wax paper etc to create your lantern. Check out our photo albums for more information on lantern-making. For information on the Merimbula Jazz Festival, go to www.merimbulajazz.org.au
