Palmerston North tradition draws large crowd to Lantern ParadeSAM RUSSELL The Festival of Cultures Lantern Parade packed out the middle of Palmerston North on SaturdayPalmerston North's annual Festival of Cultures is off to a bright start, with the lantern parade drawing a huge crowd. WARWICK SMITH/STUFF WARWICK SMITH/STUFF WARWICK SMITH/STUFF WARWICK SMITH/STUFF WARWICK SMITH/STUFF WARWICK SMITH/STUFF WARWICK SMITH/STUFF WARWICK SMITH/STUFF WARWICK SMITH/STUFF WARWICK SMITH/STUFF WARWICK SMITH/STUFF Kanster perform on stage before leading the lantern parade around and through The Square. David Lupton's portraits of Palmerston North people are projected large onto the side of the city council building. Co-creator of the lantern festival Jim Richards walks with a huge man-shaped lantern attached to his body. WARWICK SMITH/STUFF For the Year of the Dog, the Festival of Cultures Lantern Parade was led by a new dog lantern, modelled on a Kiwi sheepdog.

Source: Stuff March 18, 2018 03:17 UTC