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Please note our events are ticketless so no tickets are sent in the post or need to be collected before the show. When arriving please give your name at the reception where we can check you into the show or tour. 

Lantern Making workshop

​The Magical Lantern Walk is inspired by Martinmas celebrations that happen today across Europe and in small gatherings around other countries worldwide.

Martinmas is the celebration of Saint Martins Day on November 11th. This tradition has been happening for centuries, where children carry lanterns they have made and sing "Martin songs", processing through the town. The walk begins at the town church and finishes at the town centre.

This time of year is when we mark the drawing in of the nights and the beginning of the cold months. There are other cultural and historic celebrations around this time, such as Diwali, the 'festival of light' and the end of the old agricultural calendar.

Here in Rutland we have a rich agricultural history, with the Rutland Agricultural Society dating back to 1788!  The Magical Lantern Walk brings together children, families and the community to walk together through our beautiful town centre.  We are celebrating history, tradition, seasonal changes and our brilliant community.


Every year, one evening in November, the people of Rutland gathered at dusk to walk together with warm glowing lanterns through the town of Oakham.

 

Coming to the Magical Lantern Walk and need a lantern?

Join the team at Root-and-Branch Out in the Great Hall of Oakham Castle where they will have all the materials and space to make lanterns!

£2.50 per lantern    11am - 2pm 'drop in'​

For more details visit oakhamlanternwalk.weebly.com​

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Lantern Making Workshop
Join us in the Great Hall to make (or repair or upcycle/uplift) your lantern with willow and tissue paper.  We recommend using fairylights to build into your structure.

2nd November 2024
Saturday, 11am - 2pm
In the Great Hall, Oakham Castle

Let us all walk together
Every year, one evening in November, the people of Rutland gathered at dusk to walk together with warm glowing lanterns through the town of Oakham.

9th November 2024
Saturday, 4.30pm - 6pm
Starting at All Saints' Church, processing through Cutts Close to Oakham Castle
 

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Charity Christmas Cards

For sale from the 18th November at Rutland County Museum. 

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The Rutland fairtrade Christmas Market returns to oakham castle

November 30 10am - 3 pm

 

FREE ADMISSION

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Come and explore the wide range of ethically sourced and traded products from around the world. Perfect for stocking up before Christmas!

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Tour of Oakham Castle

Call or email for details of our interesting and entertaining tours of Oakham Castle by one of our volunteer guides. 01572 757578

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Tours can be tailored for your group and booked in advance. The cost of the tour is £3.50 pp and last approx. 30 mins. We ask that groups of 20 or more are split in to 2 to enable the whole party to get the most from the tour by our informative guides.

For more info email:  castle@rutland.gov.uk

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