Lantern festival for Dunedin

MICE News
Wednesday, 09 June 2010
On June 26, an expected 5,000 spectators will head for Dunedin’s city centre to watch a procession of almost 300 lanterns. 

The event is part of a mid-winter carnival and marks the longest night and shortest day of the year.


Giant lanterns, designed and built by Dunedin artists, are the centrepiece of the procession, now in its 11th year.  There are also dancers, stilt walkers, musicians, and fireworks.


Dunedin has an average winter temperature of eight degrees Celsius and is a four drive from the ski fields of Queenstown and three hour drive to lesser-known ski area Ohau.

Lantern festival for Dunedin

MICE News
Wednesday, 09 June 2010
On June 26, an expected 5,000 spectators will head for Dunedin’s city centre to watch a procession of almost 300 lanterns. 

The event is part of a mid-winter carnival and marks the longest night and shortest day of the year.


Giant lanterns, designed and built by Dunedin artists, are the centrepiece of the procession, now in its 11th year.  There are also dancers, stilt walkers, musicians, and fireworks.


Dunedin has an average winter temperature of eight degrees Celsius and is a four drive from the ski fields of Queenstown and three hour drive to lesser-known ski area Ohau.