Water Lantern Festival: Release Your Dreams & Find Peace at USA TODAY's #1 Festival
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Join thousands to illuminate the night at the Water Lantern Festival, an inspiring event recognized as USA TODAY's #1 Festival, where floating lanterns carry your hopes and dreams across the water, fostering unity and peace.
Highlights
Experience a magical evening at the Water Lantern Festival, where thousands of glowing lanterns light up the water, symbolizing hope, love, and new beginnings.
More than just a festival, this inspiring event brings people together to celebrate life, honor loved ones, and set intentions for the future.
Write down your dreams, let go of worries, and watch as your lantern drifts across the water, creating a breathtaking scene of unity and peace.
Receive a complete floating lantern kit, including an LED candle, commemorative drawstring bag, conversation cards, playing cards, and a marker.
Each Adult Ticket also includes a wristband for entry into the festival area with access to food trucks
Perfect for Gifting! Gift this unique experience to loved ones, offering a meaningful opportunity for connection, reflection, and a shared magical night.
What To Expect
Plan Your Visit
- Operating HoursThe event is taking place on Friday, October 24, 2025, with gates opening at 3:30 PM.
- DurationThe event lasts approximately 4 hours, from gates opening to the event's conclusion.
Event Schedule
Gates Open
Arrive and begin your magical evening experience.
Food Trucks, Music & Fun
Enjoy a vibrant atmosphere with delicious food, lively music, and engaging activities.
Design Your Lantern
Personalize your floating lantern with hopes, dreams, or messages for a truly unique expression.
Lantern Launch
Release your beautifully designed lantern onto the water, joining a breathtaking display of lights and dreams.
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 a magical event where thousands of glowing lanterns are released onto the water, symbolizing hope, love, new beginnings, and unity. It's an inspiring evening to celebrate life, honor loved ones, and set intentions for the future.
What does each adult ticket include?
Each adult ticket provides a wristband for festival entry, access to food trucks, a floating lantern kit with an LED candle, a commemorative drawstring bag, conversation cards, playing cards, and a marker to personalize your lantern. It also covers lantern retrieval and water clean-up.
Is the Water Lantern Festival environmentally friendly?
Yes, the Water Lantern Festival is strongly committed to sustainability. All lanterns are designed to be environmentally friendly, and event staff diligently retrieve every lantern from the water and ensure the area is cleaned post-event.
What makes this festival a unique experience?
Recognized as USA TODAY's #1 Festival, it offers a breathtaking display of thousands of lanterns drifting together, creating an unparalleled sense of peace, reflection, and connection. It brings communities together through shared stories and lasting bonds.
Can I find a Water Lantern Festival near me?
The Water Lantern Festival hosts events in cities across the country, making it easy to find a festival without requiring long travel. Please check their official website for a full list of locations and dates.
Where can I find more information about the event?
For frequently asked questions, specific event details, and the most up-to-date information, please visit the official Water Lantern Festival website.
Join thousands to illuminate the night at the Water Lantern Festival, an inspiring event recognized as USA TODAY's #1 Festival, where floating lanterns carry your hopes and dreams across the water, fostering unity and peace.
Highlights
Experience a magical evening at the Water Lantern Festival, where thousands of glowing lanterns light up the water, symbolizing hope, love, and new beginnings.
More than just a festival, this inspiring event brings people together to celebrate life, honor loved ones, and set intentions for the future.
Write down your dreams, let go of worries, and watch as your lantern drifts across the water, creating a breathtaking scene of unity and peace.
Receive a complete floating lantern kit, including an LED candle, commemorative drawstring bag, conversation cards, playing cards, and a marker.
Each Adult Ticket also includes a wristband for entry into the festival area with access to food trucks
Perfect for Gifting! Gift this unique experience to loved ones, offering a meaningful opportunity for connection, reflection, and a shared magical night.
What To Expect
Plan Your Visit
- Operating HoursThe event is taking place on Friday, October 24, 2025, with gates opening at 3:30 PM.
- DurationThe event lasts approximately 4 hours, from gates opening to the event's conclusion.
Event Schedule
Gates Open
Arrive and begin your magical evening experience.
Food Trucks, Music & Fun
Enjoy a vibrant atmosphere with delicious food, lively music, and engaging activities.
Design Your Lantern
Personalize your floating lantern with hopes, dreams, or messages for a truly unique expression.
Lantern Launch
Release your beautifully designed lantern onto the water, joining a breathtaking display of lights and dreams.
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 a magical event where thousands of glowing lanterns are released onto the water, symbolizing hope, love, new beginnings, and unity. It's an inspiring evening to celebrate life, honor loved ones, and set intentions for the future.
What does each adult ticket include?
Each adult ticket provides a wristband for festival entry, access to food trucks, a floating lantern kit with an LED candle, a commemorative drawstring bag, conversation cards, playing cards, and a marker to personalize your lantern. It also covers lantern retrieval and water clean-up.
Is the Water Lantern Festival environmentally friendly?
Yes, the Water Lantern Festival is strongly committed to sustainability. All lanterns are designed to be environmentally friendly, and event staff diligently retrieve every lantern from the water and ensure the area is cleaned post-event.
What makes this festival a unique experience?
Recognized as USA TODAY's #1 Festival, it offers a breathtaking display of thousands of lanterns drifting together, creating an unparalleled sense of peace, reflection, and connection. It brings communities together through shared stories and lasting bonds.
Can I find a Water Lantern Festival near me?
The Water Lantern Festival hosts events in cities across the country, making it easy to find a festival without requiring long travel. Please check their official website for a full list of locations and dates.
Where can I find more information about the event?
For frequently asked questions, specific event details, and the most up-to-date information, please visit the official Water Lantern Festival website.
Need To Know Info
- Registration required. Merchant contact information will be available for you after purchase in My Stuff.
- 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
- 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.
- Valid for 6 months.
- May be repurchased every 30 days.
- Limit 4 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.