# Event Details - **Event Name**: Aqualumina - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 09 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Sat, 09 May, 2026 at 10:00 pm - **Event Description**: The Delaware River becomes a glowing stage for creativity and community with the return of the Aqualumina Festival.About this EventJoin us for our third Aqualumina, a nighttime festival featuring music, art, performance, and a sea of illuminated aquatic creatures on Saturday, May 9. Aqualumina is an opportunity to celebrate our perch along the Delaware River and the interconnected beauty of the world’s rivers, oceans, coral reefs, icebergs, and rain systems. All are welcome to attend in their aquatic finest and join the festival’s lantern parade, featuring hundreds of community members donning handmade rain cloud hats, iceberg fascinators, or shibori-dyed river suits and carrying illuminated jellyfish parasols and fish lanterns.Like ArtYard’s Hatch Festival, Aqualumina is held every other spring and brings the organization’s mission to life by inviting people not just to experience art, but to make it together. In the months leading up to the festival, participants of all ages take part in hands-on workshops to craft aquatic lanterns, costumes, and large-scale puppets. Since its debut in 2021, when a site-specific acrobatic dance performance by Brian Sanders’ JUNK illuminated refugee stories along the river, Aqualumina has evolved into an interdisciplinary celebration of water's elemental power as both a necessity and a delicate, vital resource.This year’s Aqualumina features performances by waterglass artist Cindertalk; steel drumming by Pan Evolution Steel Orchestra, choral music by Vermont-based Farm Song, New York-based Supruli, and NJ Womensong, dance performances by Kalyan Sayre and Michael Sazonov’s Creative Movement dancers, and a trio of illuminated sculptures by Elsa Mora.Festival partners include visual artists Sandra Dillon, Eric Fiorito, Laura Heit, Rebecca Kelly, Kate Lambdin, Ginny Perry, Kristen Spencer, David Weinhold, and Summer Yates, as well as coLAB Arts, Frenchtown Elementary School, Frenchtown Borough, Frenchtown Business & Professional Association, Frenchtown Police, Lambertville Library, Mudtown Ceramics, the Milford-Holland EMTs, and Studio Route 29.Explore Aqualumina workshopsRead the full press releaseSchedule7 PM: Check-in* at Sunbeam Lenape Park8 PM: Procession begins9:15 PM: Finale at Sunbeam Lenape Park*Please arrive on time to hear welcome remarks and important information, learn a communal song, practice your water whistles, and line up for the procession.Know before you goFestival-goers are encouraged to arrive early and allow plenty of time to park in town and make their way to Sunbeam Lenape Park, where check-in starts at 7 PM. Ahead of the lantern parade, which begins promptly at 8 PM, festival-goers will learn a song to be sung at the event’s finale. Some attendees will receive water whistles to sound at certain points during the procession.The Festival’s performances are designed to be experienced during the procession, with festival-goers continuously moving as they pass singers, musicians, and dancers. Joining the Aqualumina procession involves walking in low-light conditions on uneven terrain. Spectators are welcome at Sunbeam Lenape Park and along public benches on the rail trail.The event will take place rain or shine, with postponement on Sunday, May 10 in the case of severe weather.Liability Joining the Aqualumina procession involves walking in low-light conditions on uneven terrain. Participants assume all risks associated with this activity. ArtYard is not responsible for injuries. Those who prefer to be spectators for the event can meet along the rail trail in front of ArtYard Center before the procession or join us at Lenape Sunbeam Park afterward.Photo and Video ConsentBy registering for this event, you are giving ArtYard permission to use photos and video on our website and social media. You will also be added to ArtYard's mailing list so that we can contact you with information related to this and future events.About ArtYardArtYard is an incubator for creative expression and a catalyst for collaborations that reveal the transformational power of art. We are an interdisciplinary alternative contemporary art center comprised of an exhibition space, theater, and residency program, dedicated to presenting transformative artwork, fostering unexpected collaborations, and incubating original new work. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/frenchtown/aqualumina/100001982783377457 - **Event Categories**: festivals, art, music, entertainment, workshops, trips-adventures, parades, exhibitions, fine-arts, nonprofit, music-festivals - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 2 - **Event Highlights**: - Age Limit: all_ages - Duration: 3 hours - Location: ArtYard - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Frenchtown - **state**: NJ - **country**: United States - **location**: ArtYard - **lat**: 40.5250951 - **long**: -75.0621235 - **full address**: ArtYard, 13 Front Street, Frenchtown, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Aqualumina - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/e41faf7336ac3f0310b32b056cc8a2369e4502eebab35f4d76f196cc96d22f8b-rimg-w1130-h580-dc182f12-gmir.jpg?v=1770739361 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Aqualumina being held? - **A:** Aqualumina takes place on Sat, 09 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Sat, 09 May, 2026 at 10:00 pm at ArtYard, 13 Front Street, Frenchtown, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Aqualumina? - **A:** Aqualumina is organized by ArtYard. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Aqualumina is ideal for festival lovers, culture enthusiasts, and anyone looking for a vibrant, immersive community experience. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Frenchtown, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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