Come One, Come All: Join The Lantern Parade In Albany

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Dave Lucas

Published November 4, 2017 at 5:47 AM EDT

The Second Annual Lantern Parade takes place in Albany’s Washington Park Sunday.

Organizers say the event showcases community creativity, bringing neighbors together from across the Capital Region to celebrate the arts. At dusk, participants will gather at the Lake House to begin a lantern lit parade around the Washington Park lake.

Event organizer Sarah Read says folks will be walking with lanterns to share some light as the days become shorter.

“It’s really just an idea of getting people from all corners of our city to come out together.”

Daylight Saving Time will return at 2 a.m. local time on Sunday, March 11. In the meantime: don’t forget to set your clock back an hour and enjoy the extra hour of sleep.

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Dave Lucas

Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.

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