A puppet in a white suit, with a smiley face for a head, towers over every Beltline Lantern Parade. His name is Mr. Happy, and he’s the creation of Cam Ayer, who has marched every year since ...

Rytter calls the Atlanta Beltline Lantern Parade "the mothership" of their lantern parades; since its creation 14 years ago, it’s grown into a major production that draws more than 10,000 ...

Fifteen years later, the Atlanta Beltline Lantern Parade is considered a defining moment in the city’s cultural calendar — and a catalyst for Atlanta’s public art renaissance.

The Lantern Parade is one of Atlanta BeltLine’s longest-running events. It debuted in 2010 with a few hundred people and continues to grow to include tens of thousands of lantern enthusiasts.

On Saturday, Gallatin Valley Regional park will be aglow with the light of nearly 300 fanciful lanterns crafted by local artists and community members out of paper, fabric and various ...