SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — The theme of this year’s Sandy Springs Lantern Parade is “Take it to the River,” inspired by the April 13 sunset walk to the Chattahoochee at Morgan Falls Overlook Park.
The three-quarter-mile march begins at Steel Canyon Golf Course at 460 Morgan Falls Road and ends with a view of the river.
Look out for five unique lanterns floating on the Chattahoochee River, including Jeremiah the Bullfrog, Georgia Kissyfish and Alice the 26-foot Albino Alligator.
Before the parade steps off around 8:30 p.m., participants are invited to gather in the parking lot at Steel Canyon for live music, food trucks and children’s activities.
A free shuttle from the Morgan Falls Office Park begins at 5:30 p.m. Festivities at the golf course start at 6 p.m.
City officials encourage participants to park at the office park, wear good walking shoes and make their lanterns in advance of the pre-parade activities.
Beginning April 4, Make-A-Lantern Kits are available at Steel Canyon Golf Course and the Ace Hardware on Dunwoody Village Parkway.
There are several kits available for purchase, ranging from $7-$25. If someone chooses a Flying Pig lantern, they will get to march at the front of the parade with Sanderson the Flying Pig.
The idea for the parade mascot stems from Sandy Springs’ effort to incorporate in 2005. Some residents believed that Sandy Springs would become a city “when pigs fly.”
The make-a-lantern kits, which include accordions, little butterflies and flying piglets, are also available at the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center during the workshops April 6 from 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Chantelle Rytter, a parade artist best known for founding the Atlanta Beltline Lantern Parade in 2010, will lead the lantern-making event. Rytter also founded the lantern parade in Sandy Springs.
All materials are provided, and tickets for…
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