Magical Lantern Festival back at park

IT PROVED hugely popular when it lit up Roundhay Park for the first time last year.

And the Magical Lantern Festival will return this autumn to start the festive season.

Locations across the park will be filled with illuminated Christmas scenes depicted by giant lanterns. Polar bears on ice and a Chinese-style Temple of Heaven will be among the stunning displays.

There will be a Santa’s grotto, a bar serving mulled wine, rides, and a Christmas market serving hot festive food.

The festival will run from November 24 until January 1.

The festive event is also hosted by several other locations across the UK, including Chiswick House Gardens in London, Philips Park in Manchester and Birmingham’s Kings Heath Park.