Gather your friends, family, co-workers, and community. The LUMINOUS Lantern Parade is on again and this time it’s part of the 2026 Toowoomba International Street Fiesta!
Join us in celebrating cultural diversity, sharing stories and lighting up the night sky in one of Toowoomba’s most iconic locations… Queens Park. Bring a
lantern or make a lantern at the festival and simply enjoy the magic as it unfolds.
Event details
DATE: Saturday, 14 February
TIME: 3pm-8pm (LUMINOUS Lantern Parade starts at 7.30pm)
LOCATION: Queens Park
Free event – open to all ages
Come and be part of something special. You belong here.
Special thanks to Australian Government’s Department of Home Affairs for sponsoring the LUMINOUS Lantern Parade.
Mark your calendar for Friday, 31st of July and kick off Multicultural Queensland Month with a burst of colour, culture,
sounds and celebration at LUMINOUS Lantern Parade 2026. This year’s parade promises to be an unforgettable spectacle
of Queensland’s vibrant diversity.
This iconic event is a joyful celebration of Queensland’s rich cultural diversity and a heartfelt welcome to the newest Queenslanders.
The evening will be highlighted by the LUMINOUS Lantern Parade procession at dusk, followed by a high-energy
music performance to close out the festivities.
Event details:
Date: Friday, 31 July 2026
Time: From 5.30pm (parade start 6pm)
Location: South Bank Parklands, Brisbane
LUMINOUS Lantern Parade is produced by Multicultural Australia and supported by proud partners.
Multicultural Australia acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which we meet today.
As the world’s oldest living cultures, we recognise that Australia always has been and always will be Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander land.
We who come from many places pay our respects to Elders throughout all time and commit to learning from the knowledge, traditions, stories, spirituality, and experiences of Aboriginal people as we learn to live on their land.
We walk together in solidarity of the pain of the past, and in shared hope for the future.
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