Pre-festival workshops AT FALSE CREEK CC Dec. 7 - 21: Get ready for the darkest night of the year by creating your own lantern! To register please select one of the workshops on our website or call 604-257-8195. Select a workshop Sunday DECEMBER 21, 2025 Celebrate the longest night by creating a lantern and joining one of the 3 LANTERN PROCESSIONS that converge in the Water Park. on Granville Island. Starting points: 6:00PM 1) Leg-in-Boot Square with Bloco Energia Samba Band 2) H.R. MacMillan Space Centre with Ron Radar Stelting & Drum Friends 6:20PM 3) Triangle Square (in front of GI Market) with The Carnival Band FALSE CREEK COMMUNITY CENTRE 6:00 - 10:00 PM Performances and workshops - see full details below. The NEST (in Festival House) 7:30 - 9:30PM - Solstice Drum Circle PERFORMANCE WORKS 4:30 - 10:00 PM - Labyrinth of Light