Over two evenings, the Water Lantern Festival will transform City Place Plaza and its waterfront into a glowing spectacle of thousands of floating lanterns. Ticketed participants are invited to personalize their own lanterns with messages, wishes, drawings and dedications before launching the pond system at sunset, creating a luminous display of color and reflection across the City Place Park. Spectators are welcome to experience the festival and watch the illuminated display at no charge.
Gates open daily at 2:30 p.m., with an afternoon of live music, food trucks, lawn games, activities and photo opportunities leading up to lantern decorating at 5 p.m. and the collective lantern launch from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Each ticket includes a lantern kit, LED candle and decorating materials.
