Since 2013, Calgary Floating Lanterns for Peace has brought you the Lantern Peace Festival in honor of those who were lost in Hiroshima and Nagasaki – with the aim of educating the public about the dangers of nuclear weapons and bringing people together to stand for PEACE. Over the last few years we have expanded our programming to include more events during the month of August as part of the Building A Culture of Peace Month. Our exhibit of the same name is now available to tour.
We Honor Hiroshima and Nagasaki Days
August 6 and 9 are the dates when we honor those who were impacted by the atomic bombs. We can create solidarity and never have such atrocity happen to the future generations in the world.
Building A Culture of Peace Month 2024 Schedule:
Lantern Peace Festival & BCP Exhibit
August 3, 2pm-4pm
FREE FAMILY EVENT!
Peace is created by people with culture and art!
Enjoy Midnight Taiko and many other performers of multicultural traditions, as well as speakers from diverse backgrounds. Vendors of Face painting, henna hand painting, and Cos-play (costume-play) will be there! Also, first 15 children can participate in the art activities, Art! Dream! and Kids! with free art materials and everyone receives the participating prize! Come to join us!
Featured Performers!
Midnight Taiko
Wendy Walker
Special Feature – Art! Dream! and Kids!
— Children’s Art Activity —
Children are our future and our hope! Their smile and laughter are the symbol of peace!
First 15 children will receive free art materials and draw their dream whatever it is!
All participating children can receive $10 gift card as a Participation Prize, and one of the artworks will receive a Big Dream Prize of $50 gift card!
Registration starts 1:45 pm & ends 2:45 pm
Submission of the Artwork ends 3:30 pm
Have Fun with our Vendors!
Lantern Peace Festival invites wonderful vendors; Face Painting, Henna Hand Painting in Indian Tradition, as well as hand painting with Japanese Words.
Also, Cos-Play (Costume-play) is on! Japanese and Indian traditional attiars are waiting for you to take a memorable photo for your family and friends!
If you want to learn how to fold paper cranes? Your dream will come true! Very kind instructors are teaching you how to make it for free!
Lanterns being Launched on the Pond
200 lanterns are waiting for you to be rented and launched.
Launch lanterns on water is a way to show respect and celebrate lives of your late family members and friends, as well as to pray for health and happiness of you, your family, and friends.
Renting one lantern – $10 (One lantern per family, please)
Location: Devonian Gardens in the CORE Shopping Center
Address: 400, 317 7 Ave. S.W (4 floor in the CORE Shopping Centre)
Parking: CORE shopping center parking is free for the first 3 hours on Saturday
Peace Film Festival
Online Free Event :
Date & Time To Be Announced on our Facebook Page
2013 1st Annual Floating Lantern Peace Ceremony
2021 1st Annual Virtual Peace Film Festival
2022 1st Annual Building A Culture of Peace Month featuring Building a Culture of Peace: The Exhibit, Peace Film Fest, 10th Annual Floating Lantern Peace Ceremony, & Educational Session with special guest Cesar Jaramillo of Project Ploughshares.
2023 Building A Culture of Peace Month featuring *new* BCP Exhibit: Your Life, Our Hope & Peace Heroes, Peace Film Fest, Lantern Peace Festival (formally known as the Floating Lantern Peace Ceremony)