The dragon was one of the stars of the carnival. PHOTOS: PETER MCINTOSH
Performer Maeve Connaughton.
Glowing lanterns outside First Church.
Inside First Church during the 2026 Midwinter Carnival on Friday night.
Looking around at the glowing bright lights at the carnival for the first time was 8-month-old Bridget Munro with her mother Danielle Munro.
Performers Zoe Patterson (left) and Eliana Bethel, both 16, bring the funghi at the carnival.
Acrobat Kaitland Little perches above the crowd.
Jeffery Dela-Bena cooks some food.
Crowds of people admire the lanterns.
Glowing creatures illuminated the dark winter night as countless lanterns were hoisted high and bright on Friday for the Dunedin Midwinter Carnival. Otago Daily Times photographer Peter McIntosh was there to capture the event.
