GLOW Reading Lantern Parade

Join us for a magical evening at GLOW Reading Lantern Parade!

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a touch of enchantment at the Reading Lantern Parade on Saturday 15^th February at 5.30pm. Bring your loved ones and experience the magic of hundreds of beautifully crafted lanterns glowing in the night. The parade will be lead by a bateria of drummers and large sculptural lanterns finishing in Town Hall Square, moving at a slow walking pace suitable for all ages.

For a night of light, love and laughter, join us at 5.30pm outside the Broad Street Mall. If you've made a lantern at a workshop, please come to the back of the Broad Street Mall (Opposite Blue Collar Food) at 5pm to check and light your candle.

Make a Heart Lantern Workshop 

Saturday 15th February 3-5pm, First floor Broad Street Mall, just outside Jelly

Book a slot and come along for free to this creative workshop to make your own illuminated heart shaped lantern for the parade. Each lantern takes approximately 30 minutes to make and all materials and instructions are provided, suitable for all ages. Please book a free ticket for each lantern you would like to make here.

Free Repair Sessions

If you've made a lantern in a previous workshop and it has gotten damaged in the lead up to the event, pop along to Jelly, 115-116 Broad Street Mall, with your lantern either Sunday 26 January, 10.30am - 12.30pm or Wednesday 5 February 12 - 2pm.

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Reading Lantern Parade is bought to you by Reading’s Business Improvement Districts, representing business in the town centre through REDA, Beautiful Creatures Theatre & Jelly.