{"id":17419,"date":"2026-09-23T17:46:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T16:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/?post_type=events&#038;p=17419"},"modified":"2026-09-23T17:46:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T16:46:10","slug":"blackwood-lantern-making-workshops","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/en\/events\/blackwood-lantern-making-workshops\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackwood 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\/Lantern-Workshops-rotated.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<h3><strong>Free to attend, n<\/strong><strong>o booking necessary!<\/strong><\/h3>\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\/blackwood-christmas-market-2026\/\"><strong>Music and Light Lantern Parade<\/strong><\/a> that takes place in Blackwood town centre on Saturday 28th 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 21 November, 10am &#8211; 4pm<\/li>\n<li>Saturday 28 November, 10am &#8211; 4pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The free workshops are organised by Caerphilly County Borough Council and financially supported by Blackwood Town Council.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t<section id=\"\" class=\"block featured-content-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-title-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-solid fa-stars\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Discover More in Blackwood<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-wrap\">\t\t\n                \n                    <article class=\"archive-content-card\">\n                        <a 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