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Jamaica Pond Lantern Parade is Saturday & Sunday; Lantern-Making Workshop on Thursday

By David Ertischek on October 16, 2024

Jamaica Pond Lantern Parade is Saturday & Sunday; Lantern-Making Workshop on Thursday

The Jamaica Pond Lantern Parade, a tradition hosted by community group Spontaneous Celebrations since 1984, attracts thousands of local residents and visitors from outside the neighborhood every year for a weekend of beautiful lights. The festivities begin at 6 p.m. on Oct. 18 and 19 at the Jamaica Pond Boat House.

Will we even have to bundle up for the 41st Annual Jamaica Pond Lantern Parade this Saturday and Sunday? It’s supposed to be somewhat unseasonably warm this weekend, but the night will come and the lanterns will be out.

Photos: 35th Annual Jamaica Plain Lantern Parades

Photos: 35th Annual Jamaica Plain Lantern Parades

By David Ertischek on October 22, 2018

The cold arrived just in time for Jamaica Plain’s annual Lantern Parades this past weekend. Participants, some donning costumes, met at Jamaica Pond’s Boat House on Saturday and Sunday, and paraded around the pond with lanterns in tow at dusk.

Jamaica Pond Lantern Parades on Oct. 20 & 21; Lantern Making Workshops All Week

Cristian, 13, lights lanterns for the Jamaica Pond Lantern Parade on Oct. 18.

Jamaica Pond Lantern Parades on Oct. 20 & 21; Lantern Making Workshops All Week

By David Ertischek on October 15, 2018

The very popular annual Jamaica Plain Lantern Parades are on Saturday and Sunday. There are also several lantern making workshops this week for kids (and adults).

34th Annual Jamaica Plain Lantern Parade Oct. 21st & 22nd

Twins Veronica (left) and Victoria, 9, light lanterns in preparation for the Jamaica Pond Lantern Parade on Oct. 18, 2014. The girls are involved in Spontaneous Celebrations’ La Piñata program, a traditional music and dance group directed by Rosalba Solis.

34th Annual Jamaica Plain Lantern Parade Oct. 21st & 22nd

By David Ertischek on October 18, 2017

One of the greatest JP traditions is the annual Lantern Parade around Jamaica Pond. Children, adults (and dogs!) gather to enjoy music, food and drink, design their own lanterns, and then walk around the pond with their glowing creations.

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Jamaica Pond Lantern Parade is Saturday & Sunday; Lantern-Making Workshop on Thursday

Photos: 35th Annual Jamaica Plain Lantern Parades

Jamaica Pond Lantern Parades on Oct. 20 & 21; Lantern Making Workshops All Week

34th Annual Jamaica Plain Lantern Parade Oct. 21st & 22nd

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