The Halloween Lantern Carnival.

[Paul D]

Halloween Lantern Carnival 2007



This year’s Halloween Lantern Carnival takes place on Wednesday 31st October in Sefton Park, Liverpool at 6.30pm. The route has changed from previous years and begins on Aigburth Drive and will start from the car park above the boating lake.

Taking as its central theme Labyrinth the spectacular free event will feature a large scale community lantern procession of 2000 participants, featuring 600 lanterns that have been made by 30 groups at venues around the city. There will also be giant illuminated puppets, street performers, dance, carnival bands, visual installations, live music, floating visual imagery, fireworks and an exciting interactive finale.



The event will involve

Large scale community lantern procession
Giant illuminated puppets
Stilt walkers
Fire
Street performers
Carnival bands
Dance
Mysterious visual installations and haunting music along the route
Floating imagery
Kinetic large scale lanterns
Shadow puppetry
Live music and a specially commisioned soundtrack
Fireworks
Spectacular interactive finale.