Lantern walks, fire choirs, night markets and ten thousand small flames along the river. Firelight is the valley's excuse to stay out late in November, and it works every year.
Every fall the valley fills with lanterns, fire sculpture and food smoke for ten nights. Some of it is gentle, some of it is loud, and some of it starts after the kids are in bed. Pick your kind of night and follow the glow.
Two thousand handmade lanterns cross the Old Bridge at dusk.
Sat & Sun · 7 PMForty voices, one bonfire, and the best acoustics a riverbank can offer.
Nightly · 8 PMLittle hands make little lanterns. Warm, dry and gloriously messy.
Daily · 5–7 PMFire sculptures, DJs and late bites. The night shift of the festival.
Fri & Sat · 19+Twelve food stalls, three fire kitchens and one very good mulled cider cart. Collect five passport stamps across the festival and trade them for the annual Firelight mug.
Shuttles run from the station every 15 minutes after 5 PM. Parking fills by 6 on weekends.
Layers, a thermos and shoes for gravel paths. Lanterns are provided, marshmallows are not.
The riverside loop is step-free end to end. Quiet hour runs 5 to 6 PM nightly.