Registration for Dunedin Midwinter Carnival Lantern Workshops opens tomorrow, Saturday 13th May!

This year’s theme is Nocturnal Nature, and it brings to life a lush native forest teeming with wildlife that is both ancient and a vision of the future.

This is a great opportunity to bring your own creative flair to one of Dunedin's biggest winter events! Bookings for lantern making workshops are essential and will open on Saturday the 13th of May and can be made via our website here.

'"Imagine bats emerging from a cave, eels writhing in a creek with glow worms and Taniwha on its banks and owls circling overhead. That's just some of what is being developed by the Art Team this year." - Hannah Johnston, Lead Costumier/Prop maker

Below are the available dates and details for each slot, please note there is a $7 cost per lantern:

WORKSHOP 1 - Ruru (New Zealand native Owl)
Date: 3rd & 4th June
Venue: Otago Museum (419 Great King St, North Dunedin)
Time: 10am - 4pm. Sessions start every half hour (last session is at 2pm ending at 4pm)
Difficulty rating: Easy (Best for families with young children who also want to join in the fun!)
WORKSHOP 2 - Flax
Date: 10th & 11th June
Venue: Community Gallery (CBD 20 Princes Street)
Time: 10am - 4pm. Sessions start every half hour (last session is at 2pm ending at 4pm)
Difficulty rating: Moderate
WORKSHOP 3 - Koru
Date: 17th & 18th June
Venue: Ocean Beach Scout Hall (61 Victoria Rd, St Clair)
Time: 10am - 4pm. Sessions start every half hour (last session is at 2pm ending at 4pm)
Difficulty rating: Moderate

If you miss out on booking a spot in the workshops you can still attend the main event or get involved as a volunteer, where we have a variety of roles, including lantern bearers, makeup artists, procession guides and lantern making assistants.

Dunedin's Midwinter Carnival presents: Nocturnal Nature!
Saturday June 24th (with a postponement date of Sunday 25th) in the Octagon, starting at 5:30pm with the Carnival Procession at 6:00pm.
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