Bay Area Peace Lantern Ceremony

 North end of Aquatic Park in Berkeley.

The Bay Area Peace Lantern Ceremony draws forth something beautiful: a community coming together to express visions of a peaceful future and re-commit to bringing those visions to life out of something nightmarish: the incineration of the bustling cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by atomic bombs on August 6 and 9, 1945.
Today, we who are organizing the Peace Lantern Ceremony have our own, new “beautiful nightmare.”
In past years the Peace Lantern Ceremony has drawn between 100 and 650 people.
So far this year, we have nearly 10,000 RSVPs!
We are at an amazing moment, with a beautiful opportunity to grow the movement for a peaceful, nuclear-free world.

·         Your cooperation. Please: (1) Take transit, bike, walk, or get dropped off at the event:
·         Your understanding. We won’t be able to float lanterns for everyone who attends, and may not even have enough lantern shades for everyone to decorate. (If you want to make shades ahead-of-time and bring them to the event, see the volunteer form, which includes a link to instructions.) If there are no shades left when you arrive, please enjoy observing this beautiful event.
·         Wear warm layers; it gets chilly in the park.
·         Bring a flashlight, snacks, water (no glass containers, please).
·         We probably won’t have enough chairs and tables. If you can lend some, or bring your own folding chair, please do.
·         Check our Facebook page for other updates:

Volunteer form