{"id":17412,"date":"2026-09-23T17:00:45","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T16:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/?post_type=events&#038;p=17412"},"modified":"2026-11-07T08:51:33","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T08:51:33","slug":"caerphilly-lantern-making-workshops","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/en\/events\/caerphilly-lantern-making-workshops\/","title":{"rendered":"Caerphilly Lantern Making Workshops"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" single-featured-image\">\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Caerphilly-Lantern-Making-Workshops.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-tagline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t<section id=\"\" class=\"block text-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h4><strong>Free to attend, n<\/strong><strong>o booking necessary!<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4izmiqP\">Join the official Facebook event for regular updates!<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>With the Christmas season quickly approaching, why not enjoy some FREE family fun time and bring the children along to make an extra special festive lantern ready for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/en\/events\/caerphilly-mini-festive-fair-2026-including-caerphillys-christmas-light-switch-on-river-of-light-lantern-parade-fireworks-display\/\"><strong>River of Light Lantern Parade<\/strong><\/a> that takes place in Caerphilly town centre on Friday 20 November.<\/p>\n<p>The workshops are an enjoyable experience for the young and old! Children can release their creative abilities and adults get the chance to have fun and get stuck in too! Whether it\u2019s a family lantern or something a bit more adventurous, there will be plenty of craft paper and glue for everyone to create some masterpieces!<\/p>\n<h3>Workshops<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Saturday 7 November, 10am &#8211; 4pm<\/li>\n<li>Saturday 14 November, 10am &#8211; 4pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The free workshops are organised by Caerphilly County Borough Council and financially supported by Caerphilly Town Council.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>COMPETITION <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Join our competition to be in with a chance of winning some great prizes! Keep your eyes peeled for prize details via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\">www.visitcaerphilly.com<\/a> and Visit Caerphilly\u2019s social media pages.<\/p>\n<p>To enter:<\/p>\n<p>Share your photos of your lantern creations (including their creators too, if they wish) via a post on Facebook or Instagram. Tag @Visit Caerphilly on Facebook or @visitcaerphilly on Instagram in your post and include the name(s) of the lantern creator(s) as well as the workshop attended. Use the hashtag \u201c<strong>#CaerphillyLanterns<\/strong>\u201d and ensure your post is set to public so that we are able to find it.<\/p>\n<p><em>Please note entrants must be following Visit Caerphilly on Facebook or Instagram, and your photos may be shared via Visit Caerphilly social media.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Up to 5 winners will be selected at random on Monday 7<sup>th<\/sup> December.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VisitCaerphilly\"><strong>Visit Caerphilly Facebook Page<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/visitcaerphilly\/\"><strong>Visit Caerphilly Instagram Page<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>TERMS &amp; CONDITIONS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Entries close at midnight on Monday 7th December 2026. Winners will be selected at random, announced and contacted on or by Friday 11th December 2026. Entries must follow the steps listed above and be following the Visit Caerphilly Facebook or Instagram pages to be considered valid. No cash or other alternatives available. Entries are free and limited to 1 per person. Please beware of scammers. We will never ask you to provide bank details or any other financial information. Winners may be asked to participate in publicity relating to the competition, including photographs and\/or announcement of winners on social media. For details on how your information is used, please see the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caerphilly.gov.uk\/my-council\/data-protection-and-freedom-of-information\/privacy-notices\/events-privacy-notice?lang=en-GB\">Events Privacy Notice<\/a> on the CCBC website. 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