More than 2,500 people attended Caerphilly’s River of Light lantern parade on Thursday.
Children of all ages braved the cold winter night to display their homemade lanterns .
Organisers said over 800 lanterns were made by children at weekend workshops throughout the month at Caerphilly Leisure Centre.
Accompanied by samba drumming, dancing, costumed performers, giant sculptures and a Chinese Dragon, the parade made its way through the town centre to Crescent Road to finish with a fireworks display at Caerphilly Castle.
Councillor Colin Elsbury, who represents the St Martin’s ward covering Caerphilly town centre, said: “It’s a fantastic event with real community spirit.
“When you see the parade coming down Cardiff Road, you know why they call it a River of Light.”
The Mayor of Caerphilly County Borough, Cllr Vera Jenkins led the parade through the town and later thanked the crowd for attending and wished everyone a very Merry Christmas.
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I thought it was a brilliant parade I loved it, although I am ten thousand miles away in Western Australia