15th Annual Morningside Lights: A Common Thread

Sunday, September 20, 2026•12:00 AM

Morningside Lights celebrates 15 years this fall, illuminating the night in a procession of awe-inspiring handmade lanterns floating through Morningside Park to Columbia's campus. This year's theme is A Common Thread—an exploration of the visual patterns and motifs that surround us, in textiles, domestic adornments, architecture, and engineered spaces.

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