Baltimoreans came together on Saturday for the Great Halloween Lantern Parade and Festival in Patterson Park.

The day began with a festival that included arts and crafts, a costume contest, lantern-making and street performances, as families also enjoyed food and treats from local food trucks.

At sundown, creatures and spirits of all types gathered for a parade through Patterson Park surrounded by bright and beautiful magical dragons.

The Baltimore Banner thanks its sponsors. Become one.

A creature chases a cupcake during The Great Halloween Lantern Parade at Patterson Park on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023.
A creature chases a cupcake during the Great Halloween Lantern Parade at Patterson Park on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. (Kylie Cooper/The Baltimore Banner)
A moth lantern flies by during the Great Halloween Lantern Parade at Patterson Park. (Kylie Cooper/The Baltimore Banner)
A dancer performs during The Great Halloween Lantern Parade at Patterson Park on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023.
A dancer performs during the Great Halloween Lantern Parade. (Kylie Cooper/The Baltimore Banner)
Epic Attraction Marching Unit performs during The Great Halloween Lantern Parade at Patterson Park on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023.
Epic Attraction Marching Unit performs during the Great Halloween Lantern Parade at Patterson Park. (Kylie Cooper/The Baltimore Banner)
A bat soars over the crowd at The Great Halloween Lantern Parade at Patterson Park on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023.
A bat soars over the crowd at the Great Halloween Lantern Parade at Patterson Park on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. (Kylie Cooper/The Baltimore Banner)
A prop hand lies in the grass during The Great Halloween Lantern Parade & Festival at Patterson Park on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023.
A prop hand, illuminated by a lantern, lies in the grass during the Great Halloween Lantern Parade and Festival at Patterson Park. (Kylie Cooper/The Baltimore Banner)
Jonathan Lynch and his son, Atlas Tao-Lynch, watch the Great Halloween Lantern Parade through neon glasses at Patterson Park on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023.
Jonathan Lynch and his son, Atlas Tao-Lynch, watch the Great Halloween Lantern Parade through neon glasses at Patterson Park. (Kylie Cooper/The Baltimore Banner)
Dancers perform during the Great Halloween Lantern Parade at Patterson Park on Saturday. (Kylie Cooper/The Baltimore Banner)
A ghost, suspended by a drone, flies through the air at The Great Halloween Lantern Parade & Festival at Patterson Park on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023
A ghost, suspended by a drone, flies through the air at the Great Halloween Lantern Parade and Festival. (Kylie Cooper/The Baltimore Banner)
Marchers and lanterns gather at the start of the Great Halloween Lantern Parade and Festival at Patterson Park. (Kylie Cooper/The Baltimore Banner)
Batalá Washington, an all-women Afro-Brazilian band, plays Samba-Reggae rhythms during The Great Halloween Lantern Parade at Patterson Park on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023.
Batalá Washington, an all-women Afro-Brazilian band, plays samba-reggae rhythms during the Great Halloween Lantern Parade at Patterson Park. (Kylie Cooper/The Baltimore Banner)
Drummers perform during The Great Halloween Lantern Parade at Patterson Park on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023.
Drummers perform during the Great Halloween Lantern Parade at Patterson Park on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. (Kylie Cooper/The Baltimore Banner)

More From The Banner

Maryland hospitals took money from poor patients. Why haven’t they paid them back?

Joanna Meade reads aloud love letters from the 1920's in the sun room of her home on February 27, 2024. The letters were found inside of a wall during a renovation.

Secret in the walls: Hidden letters reveal love, lust, scandal in 1920s Baltimore society

Illustration shows black geometric fragments falling from the sky, partially obscuring the faint outline of Key Bridge central span. In the background a sunrise starts to illuminate the darkness.

Grieving my brother and the Key Bridge

Sheila Dixon, a ‘filthy’ street and residents who want politicians to put up or shut up