Planning has started for Farnham’s second Lantern Festival, which will take place on October 31st 2025. 

The inspiration is the significant Celtic festival which marks the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter. This year our theme is Creativity, so start thinking how you can make this year’s festival even more magnificent!

It’s never too early to start planning your lantern designs and community groups have already attended one of our free workshops to learn the best techniques for creating a stunning lantern. 

It’s time to get involved! 

Last year we assembled nearly 1000 kits containing the willow, paper, lights and instruction sheets needed to make a lantern. This time we would love some help, so if you could spare a couple of hours to help put together some lantern making kits, then please join us for a friendly drop-in session at Farnham Maltings on July 16th or 17th. For every 10 kits you make, you’ll get one free!

Sign up here!