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Summer Solstice - Lantern-making workshop
DATE: 22 Jun, 2025TIME: 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
all times are in Irish time unless noted otherwise
Join artist Tom Meskell for a sustainable lantern-making workshop.
During this drop-in workshop artist Tom Meskell will show us how to make beautiful, paper flower lanterns. We'll be learning simple paper-folding techniques, and participants can make a paper lotus lantern individually or collaboratively with friends and family of all ages.
Each biodegradable lantern uses no glue, and will include a small, warm white LED light, for low-energy use, and to minimise light-pollution and disturbance to night pollinators when using the lanterns.
It's an opportunity to chat with Tom about the large collaborative lantern sculptures he's creating with the community in Newport for Mayo Dark Sky Park and get involved this summer if you live locally. And you can also meet the Mayo Dark Sky Park team and learn about protecting our night skies and simple changes we can all make at home and in our towns to reduce light pollution and protect biodiversity at night.
Workshop participants can take their lanterns home, and keep them to use in the Dark Sky Festival lantern parade this autumn, where Tom will be unveiling his new artworks.
All welcome.
FREE entry.
This is a drop-in workshop, no booking required.
This workshop is part of our Summer Solstice Gathering 2025.
Wilderland is joining with Wild Nephin National Park and its local communities to host a summer solstice gathering at Letterkeen. There'll be music, food and refreshments, drop-in creative workshops from our project artists, and guided walks into the park. Find out more on our Summer Solstice Gathering event page.
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Letterkeen Trailhead Car park, Wild Nephin National Park, Co. Mayo
