{"id":461665,"date":"2025-11-18T20:31:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T20:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/?p=461665"},"modified":"2025-11-18T20:31:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T20:31:58","slug":"bermondseys-free-lantern-parade-returns-this-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/area\/bermondsey\/bermondseys-free-lantern-parade-returns-this-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"Bermondsey&#8217;s free lantern parade returns this Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>This Friday lanterns will illuminate Southwark Park once more as Bermondsey gears up for its annual community parade.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Illuminate Rotherhithe and Bermondsey Lantern Procession will depart from the Blue Market at 5 pm on Friday, 21 November before heading to Southwark Park.<\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"69959\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"448384\" data-no-track=\"impressions\">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<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Traders from the Blue Market will be working late providing visitors with warming refreshments including hot pies and baked potatoes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-southwark-news wp-block-embed-southwark-news\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"ZktDyQ7KsRoG5ubdVzHw6vSa4c3gA9JhiBCxU08q\"><blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"DI4IuUjkBN\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/area\/bermondsey\/why-is-there-an-area-called-the-blue-in-bermondsey\/\">Why is there an area called The Blue in Bermondsey?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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