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Solstice Lantern Walk

Dec 05 2025

Hillsborough “Lights up the Darkest Night” with the Annual Solstice Lantern Walk and Market


—Arshia Simkin, The Underline This December 20, on the eve of the shortest day of the year, an estimated 6,000 people are expected to gather in Downtown Hillsborough for the… Read More →

Posted by Orange County Arts Commission · Categorized: Featured Blogs, Monthly Features, The Underline · Tagged: Arshia Simkin, Heather Tatreau, hillsborough arts council, Hillsbrough, Ivana Beveridge, Solstice Lantern Walk, Tinka Jordy

Oct 31 2024

Solstice Lantern Walk & Market


Together, we make light through darkness, no matter how dark it gets! Get ready to gather by lantern light in Hillsborough, NC, on Saturday, December 21, 2024, from 5-8 PM… Read More →

Posted by Orange County Arts Commission · Tagged: HAC, hillsborough, hillsborough arts council, Solstice Lantern Walk

Nov 30 2022

Solstice Lantern Making Workshop


ABOUT THE WORKSHOP: Participants for Hillsborough’s annual Solstice Lantern Walk are asked to craft a handmade lantern before the event and join at Hillsborough’s Farmers Market Pavilion (144 E Margaret… Read More →

Posted by Orange County Arts Commission · Tagged: hillsborough arts council, Solstice Lantern Walk

Dec 08 2020

Winter Solstice Lantern Weekend


FIND INFORMATION ON THE WALK: The Hillsborough Arts Council’s (HAC) annual Solstice Lantern Walk is a celebration of the winter solstice– the longest night of the year and the start… Read More →

Posted by Chris · Tagged: Holidays 2020, lantern walk, Solstice Lantern Walk

Dec 02 2019

Solstice Lantern Walk


Each December, the Winter Solstice marks the beginning of the winter season in the Northern Hemisphere, and the longest night of the year. This astronomical event is significant to many… Read More →

Posted by · Tagged: hillsborough, hillsborough arts council, Solstice Lantern Walk

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