Lantern Procession

The Holburne Museum’s annual Lantern Procession is a family favourite. Join us to make your lantern in our workshops, or collect a kit to make a lantern at home, before the magical procession on 8 December.

The weather forecast for this evening's Lantern Procession suggests that it might be a little rainy and windy, so please wear warm waterproof clothes, so that you will be comfortable for the Procession.

Monday 5 to Wednesday 7 December
Lantern Workshops
Make your own willow lantern for the Holburne Museum Lantern Procession.
10.30am to 12noon, 2 to 5 year olds in the Clore Learning Space
3.30 to 5pm, School Aged Children in the Gardener’s Lodge
Family Event £1 for each lantern kit
(Lantern Making kits are available from the Museum Information Desk from Monday 28 November to Wednesday 7 December for £1)

4.30pm Thursday 8 December
The Holburne Museum Lantern Procession
Meet at the Museum, Procession sets off at 5pm
Bring your lantern and meet under the Museum Portico before we set off for our annual Lantern Procession along Great Pulteney Street to Bath Abbey where we gather outside for carols.

Supported by   
The Cobalt Trust | The Norie Trust
Prizes sponsored by
San Francisco Fudge Factory

FREE Art Workshops at Bath’s Christmas Market
Friends Meeting House, York Street, Bath

These artist-led workshops, provided by the Holburne Team, offer families a creative break from Christmas Shopping at the Market. Children can participate in a series of activities with their families. One craft option is the chance to make a lantern that can be paraded at the Holburne Museum’s Lantern Procession on Thursday 8 December.

Saturday 26 November, Sunday 27 November, Sunday 4 December, Saturday 10 December, Sunday 11 December
10am to 4pm Free Drop-In Workshops for families

Christmas Art Club – 5 to 11 years
Saturday 26 November, Sunday 27 November, Saturday 3 December, Sunday 4 December, Saturday 10 December, Sunday 11 December
11am to 1.30pm and 2 to 4.30pm £10

Leave your children at the Holburne to enjoy the wonders of making Christmas crafts while you visit our exhibition or shop at the Christmas Market

For further information please call 01225 388568

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