Free evening display of handmade paper lanterns rescued from the cancelled 'Moonlight on the Lake' event, lit along the lake perimeter path in Peasholm Park.
Art in the Park is running every evening at Peasholm Park until Saturday 28 November, with the lights on until around 10:30pm. It's a free display of handmade lanterns, viewable from the lake perimeter path, and it's put on by Animated Objects, a Scarborough-based company.
The whole thing came out of a bit of a rescue mission. It was originally meant to be Moonlight on the Lake, but that had to be cancelled when Storm Boelo hit the Yorkshire coast with gusts of up to 80mph. The team worked through the weekend storms to salvage the large-scale artworks, and this display is what they've made from them. It's a replacement for the show that didn't happen, rather than a separate thing.
There's a local thread running through it, too. The display marks Scarborough's 400th anniversary as England's first seaside spa town, the anniversary of its spa waters first being discovered. Many of the lanterns grew out of themes chosen by members of the public and workshop participants over the preceding twelve months, covering local heritage and history, the natural world and the great British seaside experience. So, a good part of what you're seeing started with people around here.
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It's free to walk around, and you don't need a ticket. Just keep in mind that the park's central island remains closed to the public and the toilets aren't open in the evenings, so it's best to plan accordingly. The lanterns stay lit every night until 28 November, until about 10:30pm.
