Beginner-friendly lantern-making workshop led by Surtal Arts artists, part of Derby Season of Light, with the finished lanterns in the Lantern Parade.
Surtal Arts are running lantern making workshops at Derby Market Hall on Tuesday 27 October, 10.30am to 3pm, and Saturday 14 November, 10am to 2.30pm. They're led by local artists, and you don't need any previous experience to join in. You'll design and make your own sustainable lantern from willow, bamboo and tissue paper, and finish it off with energy-efficient LED lights, though you'll need to bring your own lights as they aren't included. No lanterns are released into the air; the ones you finish are carried in the city's Lantern Parade, which returns on 28 November with the theme 'HEROES'.
The workshops are part of Derby Season of Light, a programme run by Surtal Arts that takes in venues across the city from 26 October to 21 November. It's a city-wide thing, not just at the Market Hall: there's a Diwali lantern workshop at the Indian Community Centre, a session inspired by the Chinese Moon Festival at the Chinese Welfare Association, and workshops in local Family Hubs and Greene King pubs. The Market Hall sessions are just one part of that wider run.
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If you're thinking of going, the two dates at Derby Market Hall (Tenant Street, DE1 2DB) are Tuesday 27 October, 10.30am to 3pm, and Saturday 14 November, 10am to 2.30pm. Each session costs £5.
