Experience the #1 Rated Water Lantern Festival: Design, Launch, and Celebrate in a Breathtaking Setting
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Join thousands at the Water Lantern Festival for an unforgettable evening, where you'll design and launch glowing lanterns, symbolizing hopes and dreams, amidst a stunning display of light and unity on the water.
Highlights
Receive a floating lantern kit with an LED candle and marker, empowering you to personalize your lantern and release your intentions onto the water.
Access the festival area with a wristband, ensuring seamless entry to enjoy vibrant food trucks and live music that enhance your magical evening.
Get a commemorative drawstring bag filled with conversation and playing cards, perfect for sharing meaningful moments and creating lasting memories.
Contribute to a sustainable celebration with guaranteed lantern retrieval and water clean-up, ensuring the beauty of the environment is preserved.
This experience offers a perfect gift of reflection and connection, providing a unique way to celebrate life, honor loved ones, and inspire new beginnings.
What To Expect

Plan Your Visit
- Operating HoursThe event takes place on Saturday, Nov 8, 2025. Gates open at 3:00 PM and the event concludes at 7:00 PM.
- Duration4 hours
- Ticket ValidityAdmission includes a wristband for festival entry, a floating lantern kit (with LED candle and marker), a commemorative drawstring bag, conversation cards, and playing cards.
Event Schedule
Gates Open
The festival grounds open for guests to enter and begin enjoying the vibrant atmosphere.
Enjoy Food Trucks / Music / Fun
Guests can explore a variety of food trucks, listen to live music, and participate in fun activities throughout the event.
Design Your Lantern
This is your opportunity to personalize your floating lantern with hopes, dreams, and messages before the launch.
Lantern Launch
Witness thousands of glowing lanterns gracefully float across the water, creating a breathtaking and unifying spectacle.
Event Ends
The official conclusion of the Water Lantern Festival.
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 included with my Water Lantern Festival admission ticket?
Each adult ticket includes a wristband for festival entry, a floating lantern kit with an LED candle and marker, a commemorative drawstring bag, conversation cards, and playing cards. It also covers lantern retrieval and water clean-up.
Will I receive a lantern to launch?
You will receive a floating lantern kit, including a lantern, an LED candle, and a marker to personalize your lantern with your hopes, dreams, and messages.
What is the date and schedule for the Water Lantern Festival?
The Water Lantern Festival is scheduled for Saturday, November 8, 2025. Gates open at 3:00 PM, with the lantern launch at 6:00 PM, and the event concludes at 7:00 PM.
Is the Water Lantern Festival environmentally friendly?
Yes, the Water Lantern Festival is committed to sustainability. All lanterns are designed to be retrieved from the water, and the event includes a thorough water clean-up process to protect the environment.
What activities are available at the festival?
The festival features food trucks, live music, games, activities, and vendors. You'll also have the unique opportunity to design and launch your own lantern.
Join thousands at the Water Lantern Festival for an unforgettable evening, where you'll design and launch glowing lanterns, symbolizing hopes and dreams, amidst a stunning display of light and unity on the water.
Highlights
Receive a floating lantern kit with an LED candle and marker, empowering you to personalize your lantern and release your intentions onto the water.
Access the festival area with a wristband, ensuring seamless entry to enjoy vibrant food trucks and live music that enhance your magical evening.
Get a commemorative drawstring bag filled with conversation and playing cards, perfect for sharing meaningful moments and creating lasting memories.
Contribute to a sustainable celebration with guaranteed lantern retrieval and water clean-up, ensuring the beauty of the environment is preserved.
This experience offers a perfect gift of reflection and connection, providing a unique way to celebrate life, honor loved ones, and inspire new beginnings.
What To Expect

Plan Your Visit
- Operating HoursThe event takes place on Saturday, Nov 8, 2025. Gates open at 3:00 PM and the event concludes at 7:00 PM.
- Duration4 hours
- Ticket ValidityAdmission includes a wristband for festival entry, a floating lantern kit (with LED candle and marker), a commemorative drawstring bag, conversation cards, and playing cards.
Event Schedule
Gates Open
The festival grounds open for guests to enter and begin enjoying the vibrant atmosphere.
Enjoy Food Trucks / Music / Fun
Guests can explore a variety of food trucks, listen to live music, and participate in fun activities throughout the event.
Design Your Lantern
This is your opportunity to personalize your floating lantern with hopes, dreams, and messages before the launch.
Lantern Launch
Witness thousands of glowing lanterns gracefully float across the water, creating a breathtaking and unifying spectacle.
Event Ends
The official conclusion of the Water Lantern Festival.
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 included with my Water Lantern Festival admission ticket?
Each adult ticket includes a wristband for festival entry, a floating lantern kit with an LED candle and marker, a commemorative drawstring bag, conversation cards, and playing cards. It also covers lantern retrieval and water clean-up.
Will I receive a lantern to launch?
You will receive a floating lantern kit, including a lantern, an LED candle, and a marker to personalize your lantern with your hopes, dreams, and messages.
What is the date and schedule for the Water Lantern Festival?
The Water Lantern Festival is scheduled for Saturday, November 8, 2025. Gates open at 3:00 PM, with the lantern launch at 6:00 PM, and the event concludes at 7:00 PM.
Is the Water Lantern Festival environmentally friendly?
Yes, the Water Lantern Festival is committed to sustainability. All lanterns are designed to be retrieved from the water, and the event includes a thorough water clean-up process to protect the environment.
What activities are available at the festival?
The festival features food trucks, live music, games, activities, and vendors. You'll also have the unique opportunity to design and launch your own lantern.
Need To Know Info
About Water Lantern Festival Elverta, CA
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.