Experience the Water Lantern Festival: Thousands of Glowing Lanterns, Music, Food, and Community Celebration
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Highlights
Immersive Experience: Receive a floating lantern kit, LED candle, and marker to personalize your lantern and release your hopes and dreams onto the water.
Community Celebration: Enjoy a vibrant atmosphere with food trucks, music, and fun activities, fostering connections and shared memories with loved ones.
Unforgettable Spectacle: Witness a breathtaking display as thousands of glowing lanterns create a serene and inspiring scene of unity and peace on the water.
Hassle-Free Event: Benefit from full lantern retrieval and water clean-up, ensuring an eco-friendly and responsible celebration.
A Perfect Gift: Give the gift of a magical and reflective experience, allowing friends and family to create lasting memories and set intentions.
What To Expect
Plan Your Visit
- Operating HoursNovember 21-23: Gates open from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Check the merchant's website for the most up-to-date schedule
- DurationApproximately 4 hours.
Event Schedule
Gates Open
Begin your experience with access to the festival grounds and amenities.
Design Your Lantern
Personalize your floating lantern with messages of hope, dreams, and memories using provided materials.
Magical Lantern Launch
Release your illuminated lantern onto the water, joining thousands of others for a breathtaking spectacle.
Event Ends
The festival concludes, leaving you with lasting memories of unity and reflection.
How It Works
1. Grab the Deal
Buy your Groupon first!
2. Plan your Visit
Follow the link on your Groupon to select the date.
3. Redeem your Mobile Ticket
Enter your Groupon code at checkout.
4. Enjoy the Experience!
FAQs
What is the Water Lantern Festival?
The Water Lantern Festival is an inspiring event where thousands of glowing lanterns are released onto the water, symbolizing hope, love, and new beginnings. It brings people together to celebrate life, honor loved ones, and set intentions.
What is included with my Water Lantern Festival admission?
Each adult ticket includes a wristband for entry, a floating lantern kit (with an LED candle and marker), a commemorative drawstring bag, conversation cards, and playing cards. It also covers the cost of lantern retrieval and water clean-up.
When is the Water Lantern Festival happening and what is the schedule?
The event is scheduled for Friday - Sunday, November 21-23, 2025. Gates open at 3:00 PM, with food, music, and fun until 7:00 PM. The lantern design period is at 5:30 PM, and the magical lantern launch is at 6:00 PM, with the event concluding at 7:00 PM.
Is the Water Lantern Festival committed to sustainability?
Yes, the Water Lantern Festival has a strong commitment to sustainability. They ensure all lanterns are retrieved from the water and the event area is thoroughly cleaned up afterward, making it a beautiful and environmentally responsible celebration.
What makes the Water Lantern Festival a unique experience?
The Water Lantern Festival is recognized as USA TODAY's #1 Festival, offering an unforgettable experience where thousands of glowing lanterns create a breathtaking display of peace and reflection, fostering community, shared stories, and lasting bonds.
Highlights
Immersive Experience: Receive a floating lantern kit, LED candle, and marker to personalize your lantern and release your hopes and dreams onto the water.
Community Celebration: Enjoy a vibrant atmosphere with food trucks, music, and fun activities, fostering connections and shared memories with loved ones.
Unforgettable Spectacle: Witness a breathtaking display as thousands of glowing lanterns create a serene and inspiring scene of unity and peace on the water.
Hassle-Free Event: Benefit from full lantern retrieval and water clean-up, ensuring an eco-friendly and responsible celebration.
A Perfect Gift: Give the gift of a magical and reflective experience, allowing friends and family to create lasting memories and set intentions.
What To Expect
Plan Your Visit
- Operating HoursNovember 21-23: Gates open from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Check the merchant's website for the most up-to-date schedule
- DurationApproximately 4 hours.
Event Schedule
Gates Open
Begin your experience with access to the festival grounds and amenities.
Design Your Lantern
Personalize your floating lantern with messages of hope, dreams, and memories using provided materials.
Magical Lantern Launch
Release your illuminated lantern onto the water, joining thousands of others for a breathtaking spectacle.
Event Ends
The festival concludes, leaving you with lasting memories of unity and reflection.
How It Works
1. Grab the Deal
Buy your Groupon first!
2. Plan your Visit
Follow the link on your Groupon to select the date.
3. Redeem your Mobile Ticket
Enter your Groupon code at checkout.
4. Enjoy the Experience!
FAQs
What is the Water Lantern Festival?
The Water Lantern Festival is an inspiring event where thousands of glowing lanterns are released onto the water, symbolizing hope, love, and new beginnings. It brings people together to celebrate life, honor loved ones, and set intentions.
What is included with my Water Lantern Festival admission?
Each adult ticket includes a wristband for entry, a floating lantern kit (with an LED candle and marker), a commemorative drawstring bag, conversation cards, and playing cards. It also covers the cost of lantern retrieval and water clean-up.
When is the Water Lantern Festival happening and what is the schedule?
The event is scheduled for Friday - Sunday, November 21-23, 2025. Gates open at 3:00 PM, with food, music, and fun until 7:00 PM. The lantern design period is at 5:30 PM, and the magical lantern launch is at 6:00 PM, with the event concluding at 7:00 PM.
Is the Water Lantern Festival committed to sustainability?
Yes, the Water Lantern Festival has a strong commitment to sustainability. They ensure all lanterns are retrieved from the water and the event area is thoroughly cleaned up afterward, making it a beautiful and environmentally responsible celebration.
What makes the Water Lantern Festival a unique experience?
The Water Lantern Festival is recognized as USA TODAY's #1 Festival, offering an unforgettable experience where thousands of glowing lanterns create a breathtaking display of peace and reflection, fostering community, shared stories, and lasting bonds.
Need To Know Info
- Valid until 2025-11-23.
- Registration required.
- To guarantee your spot at the event, we highly recommend you redeem your ticket voucher within 48 hours of purchase.
- Due to maximum capacity limits, failure to redeem within this timeframe may result in forfeiture of your reservation
- Online reservation and redemption required.
- The event will be held rain or shine.
- No refunds or exchanges will be issued due to inclement weather or other natural elements beyond our control.
- May be repurchased every 30 days.
- Limit 1 per person.
About Water Lantern Festival
Light The Water in a Way You'll Never Forget at the Water Lantern Festival! Experience the magic of thousands of lanterns reflecting on the water at over 150 events across North America. Celebrate life, love, unity, peace, and remembrance.
This festival is more than a visual spectacle; it's an emotional journey. Write down your hopes and dreams or a heartfelt message to a loved one, then set it afloat. Feel the therapeutic power as the serene setting and lantern release provide space for emotional healing and rejuvenation.
Create moments of introspection, forge lasting connections, and celebrate love in all its forms. Honor cherished memories by dedicating a lantern, and use the event to set intentions and goals for the future.
Water Lantern Festival is committed to sustainability. They follow a “leave no trace” policy, ensuring each community is cleaner and more beautiful after every event. Be a part of this unforgettable experience.