Farnham Lantern Festival

Join us on 29 October for the lantern procession that lights up the end of October Craft Month.

Festival day

Date
Thursday 29 October
Gathering from 5:00pm
Gostrey Meadow, with live music
Lantern walk 6:30pm
Through the streets of central Farnham
Finish
St Andrew’s Church, for the communal lantern display
Lantern kits
£6 each from Farnham Town Hall, South Street Mon–Fri, 10.00–4.30pm
Free kits
A limited number for community groups: email hello@farnhamcrafttown.com

There's still time to get involved in this year's Lantern Festival on October 29th. Lantern kits are available now from Farnham Town Hall on South Street for £6 each. Opening hours 10.00-4.30pm Monday to Friday.

Check out the new procession route, this year bigger and better than ever.

The Festival will start from 5.00pm with an outdoor gathering of all the participants with their lanterns on Gostrey Meadow, to enjoy live music and the opportunity to see everyone’s creations at the end of October Craft Month. We will then set off at 6.30 to walk around the atmospheric roads of central Farnham with our lighted lanterns, finishing at St Andrew’s Church, where the lanterns will be displayed as a large-scale communal craft endeavour.

The Lantern Festival will welcome all parts of our community, young and old, to express their creativity, get involved in making a lantern, and come together to light up a dark October evening. Community groups, faith groups, care homes, pubs, clubs, schools and informal groups of friends are all encouraged to take part.

We also have a limited stock of free kits for community groups to incorporate into their craft activities. Contact hello@farnhamcrafttown.com to enquire.

The 2026 procession route.