Newcastle Lanterns 2025

🥁✨️ Newcastle Lanterns: Feasts of Welcome 🥁✨️

🌟 Newcastle Under Lyme Lanterns is back for 2025 on Saturday 6th December.

Meeting in Newcastle outside Keele in Town at 4.30pm for a 5pm start.

Join B. ARTS and Castle Creatives for a community winter event, featuring hand-made willow and tissue paper lanterns.

Come and make your own FREE willow and paper lanterns with us at one of our workshops and join in our incredible lantern parade in Newcastle-under-Lyme

The lanterns we create are hung on a bamboo pole, do not get let loose and do not harm wildlife. You will be able to keep your handmade lantern after the parade too!

Newcastle Library, Castle House

Tuesday 28 October 10am-2pm

Belong, Lower Street

Thursday 30 October 10am-2pm

Saturday 1 November 10am-2pm

Keele in Town, 53 Ironmarket, Newcastle under Lyme, ST5 1PE

Saturday 8 November 10am - 3pm

Saturday 22 November 10am - 3pm

Saturday 29 November 10am - 3pm

The workshops take place on the first floor, there is lift access to the workshop space.

"Keele in Town is a dedicated space in the Newcastle-under-Lyme town centre designed to bring together Keele University students, staff, and the wider community. It offers a welcoming environment for studying, collaboration, and engagement with local businesses and non-profit organisations. The addition of a café service, run by the popular local Piccoloco team, enhances the building’s role as a vibrant hub for connection, learning, and community involvement."

Newcastle Lights Switch On

Sunday 23 November 12-4pm

All workshops AND the parade are totally FREE, no skills or experience needed, all tools and kit provided, just turn up and get making!

We look forward to seeing you there!

Big thanks to our partners at - Amity Hub, Newcastle Newcastle under Lyme BID, Keele in Town and Keele University

For more information email:

Emily Andrews emily.andrews@b-arts.org.uk