Zach Kriebel gets ready to lead a dragon puppet just before the Children and the Arts Festival Committee’s first Festival of Light Lantern Parade in downtown Peterborough Saturday.
Zach Kriebel gets ready to lead a dragon puppet just before the Children and the Arts Festival Committee’s first Festival of Light Lantern Parade in downtown Peterborough Saturday. Credit: Staff Photo by Meghan Pierce

The Children and the Arts Festival Committee’s first Festival of Light Lantern Parade in downtown Peterborough drew more than 1,000 people and more than 500 lanterns to the annual Christmas tree lighting events Saturday.