Get ready for an unforgettable experience on June 16th as we bring you the LisAmore of the Lismore Friendship Festival! Last year's festival was a resounding success, with over 5000 residents and visitors joining us for two days of workshops and family fun.

LisAmore! it's all about celebrating the vibrant Italian community in the Northern Rivers region, while fostering ties between Lismore and our sister cities of Conegliano and Vittorio Veneto in Veneto, northern Italy.

Our main event is on Sunday, June 16th, where you can join us for a feast of Italian delights, including food, drinks, music, tarantella dance lessons, and an exhibition of Italian cars and motorcycles, including Ferraris! Don't miss the traditional tug-of-war competition and the children's area, full of games, storytelling, pétanque and arts and crafts.

Find out More HERE

22 June Lismore Lantern Parade, 5.30pm - 6.30pm The fabulous Lanterneers assemble in Magellan Street outside the Library and depart through the Heart of the City to Magellan Street, Market Street and along Victoria Street and into Riverside Park..

Program for the day!

Market DeLight
12pm – 9.00pm
The day's activities begin at 12 noon when the Market delight opens with a fabulous array of delicious regional food, arts & crafts and some pop-up shops from local CBD businesses.

Freedom of entry parade
1.30pm - 2.30pm, Soldiers from the Lismore based 41st Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment, will conduct a Freedom of Entry Parade into the Lismore CBD on 22 June 2024 as a part of the lantern festival

Kids Fest
12pm - 4.30pm
Enjoy fun and games with Northern Rivers community community groups & organisations, there will be activities, street performers, jumping castle and lots more fun..

The Summerland Bank will be bringing along their giant street games! They will also be facilitating the Lantern Decorating stall so you can join in the parade!

Memories
All of June The Lismore Pop-up Museum, Molesworth Street Celebrating 30 years of the Lismore Lantern Parade, the Lismore Museum is curating a wonderful collection of Lantern Parade memorabilia and audio visual displays.

Open from 1st June 2024 - 30th June 2024 (times tbc) the heartbeats festival stage 12pm – 9.00pm
HeartBeats Festival Stage returns to Carrington Street, near Dragonfly Cafe.

The delightful Little Jarjums from Friends Children's Centre and friends will join Uncle Roy Gordon to do a special Acknowledgement of Country. Music and performance is drawn from the wealth of talent here on the Northern River

The Lantern Parade, 5.30pm - 6.30pm The fabulous Lanterneers assemble in Magellan Street outside the Library and depart through the Heart of the City to Magellan Street, Market Street and along Victoria Street and into Riverside Park..

The Fiery Finale, 6.30pm -7.30pm "Yesterday Today Tomorrow" Set in the gentle slopes of the Lantern Parade's traditional home in Riverside Park.

Bring along blankets and cushions to sit on the grass. Camp chairs kept to the top of the slope. We will have some gentle pyrotechnics, and a big bonfire.

Find out more  HERE