MOBY DICK LANTERN PARADE

Venue: Ysgol Bro Gwaun

Date: Friday September 25th

Time: 7:00pm

This year we are opening the festival with a Moby Dick themed Lantern Parade, and we would love you to join us.

Ar Ymyl y Tir 2026 On Land’s Edge have teamed up with Small World Theatre to deliver a spectacular lantern parade to celebrate Fishguard and Goodwick’s historical link to the filming of Moby Dick in 1954. 

The team at Small World have been busy building a large scale Moby Dick lantern that will lead the parade. They are also facilitating school and public lantern making sessions so that dozens of school children and members of our communities can join the parade with their own ‘fish and ships’ lanterns. Will you join us?

The parade will begin at 7:00pm on Friday 25th September from Ysgol Bro Gwaun and we will set out on a short, 1 hour (approx.) parade through Fishguard.

In preparation for the parade, why not join us at one of the public lantern making workshops on 19th and 20th September and be part of this wonderful celebration of our local heritage?