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Lismore Lantern Parade in Lismore
Lismore Lantern Parade is a free, after-dark procession through central Lismore each June, timed close to the winter solstice and now in its fourth decade. Hundreds of handmade lanterns, built in community workshops beforehand, move through the streets accompanied by drumming, with reserved grandstand seating available at Oakes Oval for a fixed viewing spot.
Lismore's Lantern Parade has run for more than three decades, growing from a grassroots community project into one of the Northern Rivers' best-known winter events, timed each June to sit close to the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year.