Start Date: August 5, 2023
From 19:30 to 21:00
Address
Chippawa Park, 90 First Ave., Welland, ON
Details
Come experience elements of a traditional Asian Water Lantern Ceremony, our Wishes on the Water.
Free to attend, this event is designed to address anti-Asian racism by creating a safe space, using art to encourage dialogue, compassion and understanding. This quiet and personal reflective event is family-friendly and designed to especially accommodate those with mobility and sensory/auditory concerns.
Enjoy live traditional and modern Chinese music, vocalist and dancers are scheduled to appear between 7:45 and 8:30 pm. Be sure to stay for the Great Launch at dusk when all the lanterns will be floated upon the water at once. This event is free to attend, to hear the live entertainment and watch the water lanterns float upon the pond. To guarantee your Enhanced, Wishes on the Water experience, attendees are strongly encouraged to pre-order your Water Lantern Kit on-line now. On-site sales are only until supplies last and are CASH ONLY. Everything sold out last year.
