Illuminares

Illuminares

Illuminares is an annual lantern festival held every summer in John Hendry Park (also known as Trout Lake Park) in east Vancouver. The event is put on by the Public Dreams Society, a group formed in 1985 to encourage community events. "Illuminares" is a mixture of events put on by the society, such as fire-breathers and bands, and participants bringing their own homemade lanterns. The festival is paid for through corporate and community sponsors as well as donations from participants at the event.

While it began as a small community festival, "Illuminares" has quickly grown into one of the most popular events in Vancouver.

Public Dreams also participates in several other events in the Greater Vancouver area. These include the North Shore's Wild Lights Lantern Festival, held in Edgemont Village, and the Parade of the Lost Souls, a parade through Vancouver's Commercial Drive area around Halloween.

External links

* [http://www.publicdreams.org/section_details.html?trunk_id=1&branch_id=9 Public Dreams' Illuminares page]


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