Every fall, Morningside Lights illuminates the night with a procession of awe-inspiring handmade lanterns. This year’s event, titled "The Open Book," highlights books that inspire, enlighten and shape how we see the world. Just after dusk on Saturday, September 30, see more than 50 community-built lanterns depicting great books.
The theme also celebrates the free exchange of ideas and pays homage to the libraries that preserve access to knowledge and affirm our freedom to read.
The procession will head from Morningside Park to Columbia University campus, fittingly home to the beautiful Butler Library. The route begins in Morningside Park at 116th Street and Morningside Avenue at 8pm, arriving on campus around 8:45pm.
The 12th annual Morningside Lights is presented in partnership with the Columbia University Libraries and The New York Public Library. Morningside Lights is led by the directors of Processional Arts Workshop, Alex Kahn and Sophia Michahelles, and produced by Columbia University's Arts Initiative and Miller Theatre.
It’s free to attend with no tickets required; festivities begin at 8pm on September 30 in Morningside Heights. Keep an eye on the Morningside Lights website for info about joining in on a free lantern-building workshop in the week leading up to the procession.
