St Piran’s Day Lantern Parade

In 2022 the museum put on the towns first St Piran’s Day Lantern Parade. Over 800 lanterns were made by the community and pupils from Nansloe Academy, Parc Eglos School and St Michaels CofE School. They were made at 12 workshops led by artists Lucy Grant and Vicky Wiltshire at our neighbours CAST.

The story of the workshops and parade

A view of the parade from above

You can watch a longer version if you want to follow more of the parade and see more of Helston from above.

Funded by

This project was supported by Helston Town Council Helston Town Council through the Welcome Back Fund, funded by the European Regional Development Fund. The Welcome Back Fund supports the safe return to high streets and helps build back better from the pandemic.