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Great Baltimore Lantern Parade & Día de los Muertos Festival

When
Sat, Oct 24 · 4:00 PM–9:00 PM
Where
Patterson Park – Pulaski Monument2601 E Baltimore St, Baltimore, MD 21224Open in Google Maps ↗
Ages
All ages; Kids & Family Costume Contest
Cost
Free Event!
Organizer
Creative Alliance (with Friends of Patterson Park)

Free annual festival and night-time lantern parade in Patterson Park presented by Creative Alliance with Friends of Patterson Park. The festival starts at 4pm at the Pulaski Monument with a kids and family costume contest (registration from 3:30pm), lantern-making workshops, performers and vendors. Parade line-up is by the Boat Lake at 6:30pm, the parade steps off at 7pm, and the finale is on the stage at the Pulaski Monument at 8:30pm. Rain date is Sunday, October 25.

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Date/times from Creative Alliance and Friends of Patterson Park pages (Friends page lists festival 4–7pm, parade 7pm, finale 8:30pm). Neither page prints a street address; park address 2601 E Baltimore St taken from Baltimore City Recreation & Parks Patterson Park page. Rain date Sunday Oct 25 (call made Thursday morning).

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