Sharrow Lantern Carnival 2018 (1st April)

Sharrow Lantern Carnival gets funky with this years’ theme of Monster Mash!

Will your monster be dancing, DJ'in or out for a good party? What will be your creation for this years’ Sharrow Lantern Carnival?

Facebook event page:https://www.facebook.com/events/938617472983895/

Event website: https://www.creativeaction.net/sharrow-lantern-carnival

The carnival takes place on Sunday 1st April and has become a well-established feature for the Sharrow community. This is its 15th year and we are expecting a lot of involvement from families, volunteers and artists.

The build up to the carnival involves a lot of behind the scenes activity. There are free workshops every weekend running from February onwards at The Old Junior School. You can also get involved with The Timebuilders team at St Mary’s church.

Luisa Golob, from Creative Action Network says, “It’s great fun thinking about the theme as we try and imagine what the final event would look like. We are excited to dance down the street with "Monster Mash" setting the scene for our dancing monsters of all manner of shapes and sizes.”

Starting from 7.30pm at Mount Pleasant Park on the Sunday 1st April, parading through Sharrow, the lantern procession ends with a celebration in Sheffield General Cemetery with music, food and entertainment.

GET INVOLVED!

Steward – We are looking for volunteer stewards to help us get set up and keep people safe on the night - if you're interested please follow the below the link to find out more: https://www.creativeaction.net/get-involved and email creativeactionnetwork@googlemail.com to register your interest. The carnival is 100% volunteer so we really appreciate any help you can offer.

Make a lantern – come along to the free workshops and make a lantern

We are always looking for people to help out before, and during the event. We hold monthly planning meetings so contact the team to find out how you can help.

Dates for the diary:

All workshops take place at The Old Junior School, South View Road S7 1DB

Saturday 27th January 10-12noon- lantern workshops training. All welcome

Saturday 3rd Feb –Saturday 31st March 1-5pm: FREE lantern making workshops every Saturday and Sunday

Sunday 1st April: Sharrow Lantern Carnival, gathering 7.30pm at Mount Pleasant Park