This award-winning festival has won the hearts, minds and imaginations of the thousands who attend each year. You can join in the festivities by dressing up and carrying a lantern of your own and become a part of the spectacle!

The pathways and waterways of Beacon Hill Park and historic St. Ann's Academy sparkle with handmade lantern displays of every imaginable design, and you will find yourself drawn in with the dazzling performances of live music, giant puppets, stiltwalkers, drummers, dancers and acrobats. The fun and magic of this evening is what awaits you around the next corner!

Luminara is presented by the
Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria. The artistic mandate of the ICA is to entertain, excite, involve, inform and celebrate the worth and potential of a culturally diverse community through creative expression. Luminara is a wonderful example of how well this works, with Luminara hosting "Open Studio" sessions with local artists to the public to create their own lantern art. Luminara encourages a "hands-on" aspect, which is integral to the success of this event.

Admission for this event is free, however donations are welcome. The event gets underway at 5:00pm at the beautiful and historic grounds of St. Ann's Academy, featuring live music and acrobatic performances, a kid's costume procession,
hands-on crafts, lantern sales and refreshments until 9:00pm. From there, Luminara continues in Beacon Hill Park until 11:00pm. For more information about Luminara, please visit their website at www.luminaravictoria.com or call the Luminara office at 250-388-4728 ext. 121.

Opus is proud to be a Community Spirit Sponsor for this event.