Annual Picnic & Parade of Lights

Celebrate the end of summer and the gift of community with a magical lantern parade on Chocorua Lake at dusk.

On Sunday, August 31 at 6PM, join Chocorua Lake Conservancy for its Annual Picnic in the Grove by Chocorua Lake, followed, at dusk, by the Parade of Lights on the lake. BYO picnic, drinks, chairs, flashlights or headlamps (important!), and whatever else you might need. Then, decorate your canoe or kayak with lanterns, fairy lights, or candles to participate in the parade, or watch the beauty unfold from the shore.

The parade will begin to assemble soon after the sun sets at 7:25 PM. Boats will put in from the Grove at the Route 16 end of Chocorua Lake Road, or you can put in at the Island off of Rt. 16 and paddle over toward the Narrows Bridge for the start of the parade.

More info, including re: how to participate in the parade with your canoe or kayak:

https://www.chocorualake.org/events/2025/8/31/parade-of-lights

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