More than 2,000 musicians, dancers, performers and masqueraders come from across the country and the world with their amazing lanterns, illuminated costumes and fantastic structures - an incredible and un-missable display of international street arts.
The procession starts on Victoria Embankment, crosses Blackfriars Bridge and heads west along Upper Ground on the South Bank.
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