Esquimalt Lantern Festival

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09/04/2017

A fantastic night with Entangados at the Esquimalt Lantern Festival!!! Love those clowns

Muchas gracias a toda la gente de Victoria por bailar con nosotros en el Esquimalt Lantern Festival y llenarnos de luz.

Many thanks to all the people of Victoria for dancing with us at the and filling us with light.



Ph: Colin Smith / Colin Smith Photography

08/20/2017

A big thank you to everyone who helped make the Esquimalt Lantern Festival a huge success once again! The Township of Esquimalt, Parks and Rec, our volunteers, our amazing performers and of course you the community! Thanks Esquimalt ❤️

08/18/2017

Warning: the clowns are coming to Esquimalt tomorrow night.....If you do not want to smile, dance or possibly jump into a conga line then you'd best stay home as Entangados is going to be turning Captain Jacobson Park into a high energy dance floor! We are super excited to welcome this 7 piece band from Argentina to our stage at the lantern festival. They have a unique sound and stage presence mixing traditional musical styles of Quadetra and Cumbia, while dressed as clowns and singing about social and political issues. All of this with a giant dose of humour, happiness and energy!!! You seriously do not want to miss this!

08/17/2017

Bashirah Middle Eastern Dance Company, led by Bobbie Barry, has performed with the Esquimalt Lantern Festival since 2009. Bashirah is an Arabic female name which means "bringer of good tidings and joy". We look forward to their magical performance along the parade route in Barnard Park

08/10/2017

The Esquimalt Lantern Festival is on August 19th from 5pm-10pm. That's next weekend! Mark your calendars as this is going to be a great year with some new lantern installations. We are excited to announce a live light installation performance by Esquimalt's favorite roller girls, Eves of Destruction Roller Derby. Who doesn't love the Eves?! In the next days, we will be rolling out our performer line-up. Stay tuned for more info!

07/09/2017

The Esquimalt Lantern Fest is Quickly approaching. We are getting ready for another great evening of fun. Hope to see you there!!!!

06/29/2017

Call out to all artists! The Esquimalt Lantern Festival is looking to hire local artists to create several new light installations. Interested artists please message us and we will contact you immediately with more details.