{"id":9128,"date":"2019-04-15T11:18:22","date_gmt":"2019-04-15T15:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thegeorgiasun.com\/?p=9128"},"modified":"2019-04-15T11:18:30","modified_gmt":"2019-04-15T15:18:30","slug":"lantern-parade-set-to-light-up-suwanee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/?p=9128","title":{"rendered":"Lantern parade set to light up Suwanee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>SUWANEE &#8212; On Saturday, April 20, the City of Suwanee is inviting everyone to get lit in Town Center at the community lantern parade. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Suwanee\u2019s Glow in the Park will feature a strolling jazz band leading an illuminated pageant of light, music, and color around Town Center Park, ending with a concert starring Electric Avenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis event is a community celebration of creativity; everyone is strongly encouraged to create illuminated costumes and carry their pre-made lanterns to parade together,\u201d said Amy Doherty, Events and Outreach Manager for the City of Suwanee. \u201cThis electrical spectacle is family and pet friendly, so everyone can join in.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prizes will be awarded for the best glow looks and costumes. Lanterns will be carried, not released, and should be\u00a0lit with battery-operated LEDs, as no live flames are permitted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dogs, kids, strollers, and wagons are all allowed in the parade. This event is completely free, no registration or sign up is necessary. Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/glowinthepark.Suwanee.com\">glowinthepark.Suwanee.com<\/a>\u00a0for more information and a parade map.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Event Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5:00 pm&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Lantern-Making<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5:45 pm&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; On Stage: Shopkeep<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7:00 pm&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; On Stage: Electric Avenue<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7:50 pm&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; On Stage: North Gwinnett High School Drumline<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8:05 pm&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Lantern Judging<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8:15 pm&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Parade<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9:00 pm&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; On Stage: Royal Dance Academy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9:15 pm&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; On Stage: Electric Avenue<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SUWANEE &#8212; On Saturday, April 20, the City of Suwanee is inviting everyone to get lit in Town Center at the community lantern parade. Suwanee\u2019s Glow in the Park will feature a strolling jazz band leading an illuminated pageant of light, music, and color around Town Center Park, ending with a concert starring Electric Avenue. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3391],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9128"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9128\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}