One night on Lincoln Road.
The Miami Lantern Parade is the first, inaugural community lantern parade planned for Saturday, January 23, 2027 on Lincoln Road in Miami Beach. Free to join — registration required. Proposed route and event details subject to final approvals.
LINCOLN ROAD BECOMES THE CANVAS.
Lincoln Road today — before the light arrives.
For one evening, one of America's most iconic pedestrian streets becomes a moving work of art.
From Alton Road to Drexel Avenue, lanterns created across our community will travel beneath Lincoln Road's trees, past its fountains, its public art, its restaurants, its plazas and its gathering places.
Music and a live DJ will bring energy to Lincoln Road as the lantern procession moves through the district.
The architecture stays the same. The light changes everything.
BENEATH THE TREES. PAST THE FOUNTAINS.
Walk it in daylight and it is a street of shade, water, benches and conversation. Imagine it after dark, carried forward by thousands of small points of light moving in the same direction.
INTO THE BLUE.
This year's inspiration is the extraordinary world where Miami meets the sea.
Think
Interpret it any way you like.
Small lantern. Giant lantern. Beautiful. Strange. Elegant. Ridiculous.
Just make it glow.
THREE SCALES OF LIGHT.
Spectacular large-scale works and simple handmade lanterns belong in the same parade. Together they make the artwork.
SIGNATURE LANTERNS
Large-scale artistic lantern works created by invited or selected Miami-area artists, designers, makers, schools, institutions and creative teams. These become the visual anchors of the parade.
COMMUNITY LANTERNS
Lantern projects created collaboratively by schools, neighborhoods, community groups, cultural organizations, businesses and other participating groups.
INDIVIDUAL LANTERNS
Lanterns created and carried by children, families, residents and visitors — made at a kitchen table, in a classroom or at a community workshop.
Made by the Community, for the Community
From paper lanterns to large illuminated works, every light in the parade is carried by someone who helped create the night.
