Lantern Workshops + Parades
Friday, October 9, 2026
Lantern making workshops 4-6pm, parades depart atย 6:30pm, Hodgkins Park
Photos by Leonardo March
We’re very excited to be bringing back Friday night lantern parades!
Teaming up with Puppeteers Cooperative, Extinction Rebellion, and Spontaneous Celebrations to host light and lantern-making workshops with kids and adults! We’ll mix the nighttime sounds of HONK! with homemade lanterns, blinking bike lights, and the warm welcome of neighbors watching from their front porches around Hodgkins Park.
Come from 4:00 – 6:00pm to make your lantern, then gather at 6:00pm before the parades depart from the park at 6:30pm!
Parade Routes
Lantern Parade #2Start at Hodgkins-Curtin Park
Cross Holland Street at crosswalk
Turn left on Holland Street
Turn right on Thorndike Street
Cross bicycle path
Veer right onto Kingston St
Turn Left onto Campbell Pk
Turn Right onto Meaghan Rd
Turn Right onto Locke St
Turn Right onto Shea/Kingston
Turn Left onto Thorndike toward bike path
Cross bicycle path
Continue on Thorndike Street
Turn left on Howard Street
Turn right on Jay Street
Turn left on Holland Street
Arrive at Hodgkins-Curtin Park
Cross Holland Street at crosswalk
Turn left on Holland Street
Turn right on Thorndike Street
Cross bicycle path
Veer right onto Kingston St
Turn Left onto Campbell Pk
Turn Right onto Meaghan Rd
Turn Right onto Locke St
Turn Right onto Shea/Kingston
Turn Left onto Thorndike toward bike path
Cross bicycle path
Continue on Thorndike Street
Turn left on Howard Street
Turn right on Jay Street
Turn left on Holland Street
Arrive at Hodgkins-Curtin Park
Lantern Parade #3Exit Hodgkins-Curtin Park at main gate
Cross Holland St at crosswalk
Turn right on Holland St
Turn left on Gorham St
Turn right on Tannery Brook Row
Cross Cameron Ave
Continue Straight on Seven Pines Avenue
Turn right on Yorktown St
Turn right on Malvern Ave
Turn left on Cameron Ave
Turn right on Holland St
Cross Holland St to return to Hodgkins-Curtin Park
Cross Holland St at crosswalk
Turn right on Holland St
Turn left on Gorham St
Turn right on Tannery Brook Row
Cross Cameron Ave
Continue Straight on Seven Pines Avenue
Turn right on Yorktown St
Turn right on Malvern Ave
Turn left on Cameron Ave
Turn right on Holland St
Cross Holland St to return to Hodgkins-Curtin Park
Lantern Parade #4Start at Hodgkins-Curtin Park
Turn right on Holland Street
Turn right at Somerville Center for Adult Learning parking lot
Follow pedestrian walkway to Packard Avenue
Cross Packard Avenue at traffic light
Turn right on Ossipee
Turn right on Mason Street
Turn left on Broadway, staying on sidewalk in north side
Cross Broadway at Simpson Avenue crosswalk
Turn right onto Simpson Avenue
Arrive at entrance to Hodgkins-Curtin Park
Turn right on Holland Street
Turn right at Somerville Center for Adult Learning parking lot
Follow pedestrian walkway to Packard Avenue
Cross Packard Avenue at traffic light
Turn right on Ossipee
Turn right on Mason Street
Turn left on Broadway, staying on sidewalk in north side
Cross Broadway at Simpson Avenue crosswalk
Turn right onto Simpson Avenue
Arrive at entrance to Hodgkins-Curtin Park
Lantern Parade #5Exit Hodgkins-Curtin Park through the playground at the north corner
Turn right onto Paulina Street
Turn right onto Broadway
Turn right on Wallace Street
Turn right on Holland
Re-enter Hodgkins-Curtin Park at corner of Holland and Simpson Avenue.
Turn right onto Paulina Street
Turn right onto Broadway
Turn right on Wallace Street
Turn right on Holland
Re-enter Hodgkins-Curtin Park at corner of Holland and Simpson Avenue.
Lantern Parade #6Exit Hodgkins-Curtin Park at Simpson Avenue corner
Turn left on Holland Street
Turn left on Wallace Street
Turn right on Park Avenue
Turn left on Chandler Street
Turn left on Broadway
Cross Broadway and turn right on Leonard Street
Turn left on Powder House Boulevard
Turn left on Burnham Street
Cross Broadway and turn right on Irving Street
Turn right on Holland Street
Re-enter Hodgkins-Curtin Park at Simpson Avenue corner
Turn left on Holland Street
Turn left on Wallace Street
Turn right on Park Avenue
Turn left on Chandler Street
Turn left on Broadway
Cross Broadway and turn right on Leonard Street
Turn left on Powder House Boulevard
Turn left on Burnham Street
Cross Broadway and turn right on Irving Street
Turn right on Holland Street
Re-enter Hodgkins-Curtin Park at Simpson Avenue corner
Lantern Parade #7Exit Hodgkins-Curtin Park at north gate of Simpson Avenue
Left on Cady Avenue
Right on Corinthian Road
Left on Broadway
Left at Teele Square
Left on Holland Street
Re-enter Hodgkins-Curtin Park at main entrance
Left on Cady Avenue
Right on Corinthian Road
Left on Broadway
Left at Teele Square
Left on Holland Street
Re-enter Hodgkins-Curtin Park at main entrance
East Somerville Lantern ParadeStarts at Connexion: 149 Broadway, Somerville, MA 02145
Bands
- Parade #2: UNiTY Brass Band
- Parade #3: Sass-a-Brass
- Parade #4: brassterisk
- Parade #5: JP Honk
- Parade #6: DC Activist Street Band
- Parade #7: The Bread & Puppet Circus Band
- East Somerville Parade: Good Trouble Brass Band
