September 19, 2026!
Adair Park, Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail
NEW! Adair Park II Parade Line-up and Route Map!
Parade line-up at 7:15pm, step-off at 8:00pm
The new start is a block from West End MARTA. Shuttles run from the finish to MARTA till 11pm!
Everyone is always invited to make a lantern and walk in the parade!
Think Mardi Gras Day in lantern form. Be your own theme.
Make a lantern!
You do need a lantern to march in the parade. Check out our Lantern Ideas page or come to a workshop! New this year - join an ensemble! Take the ensemble workshop or make your own on-theme lantern.
See the workshop series below.
Come to parade line-up!
Line-up is a special time. When the sun goes down and the lanterns light up, it's just beautiful. Choose your spot to walk behind one of our five fabulous marching bands:
Atlanta Drum Academy
Black Sheep Ensemble
Seed & Feed Marching Abominables
Atlanta Freedom Band
Mausiki Scales & Common Ground Collective
Come to the All-Band Puppet Jam at the end!
That's where you can see all the lanterns in the parade and visit with all the giant puppets
and hear all the bands play!
Bike Friends!
Riding to the Beltline Lantern Parade has never been easier! The opening of the Beltline Southside Trail, the expansion of the parade route into the neighborhood streets, and the bike valet at the parade finale makes for a stellar bike-night-out.
Light up your bike! Come to line-up and walk your fancy bike in the parade or watch the parade go by and ride behind it to the finale at Lee + White. I predict that the first three blocks of the new route will be wide open. Go for Mayland Ave. at Pierce St. Don’t miss the All-Band-Giant-Puppet-Jam at the end! Did you know that Atlanta’s first lantern parade was on bicyles in 1893?
LANTERN WORKSHOP SERIES!
Free Drop-in Lantern Workshop
Make an easy fun lantern at the Lee + White Food Hall!
Sunday, September 13
1pm-5pm (or while supplies last)
Lantern Creature Headdresses Workshop
Skill Level: Crafty
Hours: 12
These are lantern creature heads (from your imagination) based on hats. They aim to be a comfortable crown jewel in your costume collection. The framing is reed and sticks. The covering is fabric attached with hot glue. BYO critter idea and fabric from unwanted clothes/thrift/abandoned sewing projects. Hats, lighting, a selection of fabric, and all the rest of the materials are provided. There are 8 spaces in the class.
Friday, August 28, 6:30pm-9:30pm
Saturday, August 29, 11am-6pm (w lunch break)
Sunday, August 30 11am-2pm
$100 with your promise to walk in the parade! Register here.
PARADE ENSEMBLES!
Join the workshops or make your own on-theme lantern!
Fly with Parliament of Owls!
Marching behind the Black Sheep Ensemble!
Owl Lantern Workshop!
Saturday, September 12
3pm-5pm at the Krewe’s Lantern Parade Studio at Lee + White
Join the Oak King and the Acorns!
Marching behind the Seed & Feed Marching Abominables!
Trees Atlanta Acorn Lantern Puppet Workshop
Thursday, September 10
6:30pm-8:30pm at Trees Atlanta
Join the Jack-o-Lantern Jam!
Marching behind the Atlanta Freedom Band!
Paper Jack-o-Lantern Puppet Workshop!
Saturday, September 12
11am-1pm at the Krewe’s Lantern Parade Studio at Lee + White
Fly with the Common Sky Collective!
Marching behind Mausiki Scales & the Common Ground Collective!
Flying Saucer Lantern Workshop!
Tuesday, September 8
6:30pm-8:30pm at the Krewe’s Lantern Parade Studio at Lee + White
Lantern Airship Workshop!
Sunday, September 13, 1:00pm-5:00pm and Monday, September 14, 6:00pm-9:00pm
at the Krewe's Lantern Parade Studio at Lee + White
$45 Register here
Adults-Only Paper Lantern Puppet Workshop!
Easy silly crafty date night!
Friday, September 11
6:30pm-9:30pm at the Krewe’s Lantern Parade Studio at Lee + White
LANTERN PARADE GAME BOOK
Everyone is invited to just show up with a lantern and march in the parade!
BUT THERE ARE A FEW RULES
1. You need a lantern to march. Otherwise, you're a spectator. We love spectators!
Get some lantern making ideas here or take a lantern workshop, schedule TBA.
2. Be ready to march at 8pm behind your favorite band on Catherine St. in Adair Park. See map. We step-off at 8:15pm sharp!
3. Give the band space and keep their pace. No passing. Walk nicely together like a New Orleans Second Line.
4. Children must walk next to their adults at all times.
5. Walk your bicycle.
6. Please leave your dog at home.
7. Come visit with the giant puppets at the end of the parade! The bands jam at the end!
Photos by Steve Eberhardt
