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Highlights
Join the award-winning Water Lantern Festival for an evening of peace, unity, and beautiful reflection as thousands of glowing lanterns drift across the water, carrying your hopes and dreams in a breathtaking display.
About This Deal
HighlightsImmerse yourself in an unforgettable evening of wonder at USA TODAY's #1 Festival, where thousands of glowing lanterns create a breathtaking spectacle.
Receive a complete floating lantern kit (including an LED candle and marker) to personalize your lantern, symbolizing your hopes, dreams, or a tribute to loved ones.
Enjoy exclusive festival entry with a wristband, granting access to a vibrant atmosphere filled with delicious food trucks, uplifting music, and engaging activities.
Connect with others and foster new bonds using conversation and playing cards, enhancing your shared experience of unity and peace.
Gift a magical experience of reflection and community, allowing recipients to celebrate life and set intentions in a unique and inspiring outdoor setting.
Immerse yourself in an unforgettable evening of wonder at USA TODAY's #1 Festival, where thousands of glowing lanterns create a breathtaking spectacle.
Receive a complete floating lantern kit (including an LED candle and marker) to personalize your lantern, symbolizing your hopes, dreams, or a tribute to loved ones.
Enjoy exclusive festival entry with a wristband, granting access to a vibrant atmosphere filled with delicious food trucks, uplifting music, and engaging activities.
Connect with others and foster new bonds using conversation and playing cards, enhancing your shared experience of unity and peace.
Gift a magical experience of reflection and community, allowing recipients to celebrate life and set intentions in a unique and inspiring outdoor setting.
What To Expect
Step into an evening of profound beauty at the Water Lantern Festival, where the tranquil waters come alive with thousands of softly glowing lanterns. Each light represents a personal message of hope, a cherished memory, or a dream for the future, collectively creating a breathtaking tapestry of shared intentions. This inspiring event is a unique opportunity to connect with community, reflect on life's journey, and witness a spectacular display that has been celebrated across the nation for its powerful message of unity.
Your experience begins upon entry, where you'll receive a floating lantern kit to personalize with your own heartfelt messages. Spend the afternoon enjoying a festive atmosphere with delicious food trucks, live music, and engaging activities as you prepare your lantern. As dusk settles, join in the magical lantern launch, watching as your personalized light gently drifts across the water, contributing to a truly unforgettable and serene spectacle of peace and togetherness.
Plan Your Visit
- Operating HoursThe festival gates are open from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM, offering four hours of memorable experiences. Full event details will be emailed to you a week in advance.
- DurationThe entire festival experience, from gates open to event close, lasts approximately four hours.
- Ticket ValidityThis ticket is valid for the Water Lantern Festival event scheduled for Saturday, December 6, 2025.
Event Schedule
Festival Gates Open
Step into a vibrant atmosphere where you can immediately begin enjoying food trucks, music, and engaging activities.
Lantern Design
Personalize your floating lantern with heartfelt messages, hopes, and dreams using the provided kit.
Lantern Launch
Participate in the breathtaking release of thousands of glowing lanterns, creating a stunning visual of unity and peace on the water.
Event Concludes
Reflect on the magical evening as the festival comes to a close.
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!
FAQsWhat is the Water Lantern Festival experience?
The Water Lantern Festival is an inspiring event where thousands of floating lanterns, symbolizing hopes and dreams, are released onto the water to promote unity and peace. Attendees enjoy a magical evening with food trucks, music, and engaging activities.
What is included with each adult ticket?
Each adult ticket includes a wristband for festival entry, access to various food trucks, a complete floating lantern kit (including an LED candle and marker), a commemorative drawstring bag, conversation cards, and playing cards.
What happens to the lanterns after the festival?
The Water Lantern Festival is committed to sustainability. Your ticket includes the retrieval of all lanterns and a thorough water clean-up after the event to ensure the environment is respected.
Why is the Water Lantern Festival a unique and memorable event?
Attending the Water Lantern Festival offers a truly unforgettable experience where glowing lanterns light up the night, fostering a sense of peace, reflection, and connection. It's recognized as USA TODAY's #1 Festival for its unique ability to bring communities together.
When is the Water Lantern Festival scheduled to take place?
The festival is scheduled for Saturday, December 6, 2025. Gates open at 2:00 PM, the lantern design period begins at 4:30 PM, the lantern launch is at 5:00 PM, and the event concludes at 6:00 PM.
What is the Water Lantern Festival experience?
The Water Lantern Festival is an inspiring event where thousands of floating lanterns, symbolizing hopes and dreams, are released onto the water to promote unity and peace. Attendees enjoy a magical evening with food trucks, music, and engaging activities.
What is included with each adult ticket?
Each adult ticket includes a wristband for festival entry, access to various food trucks, a complete floating lantern kit (including an LED candle and marker), a commemorative drawstring bag, conversation cards, and playing cards.
What happens to the lanterns after the festival?
The Water Lantern Festival is committed to sustainability. Your ticket includes the retrieval of all lanterns and a thorough water clean-up after the event to ensure the environment is respected.
Why is the Water Lantern Festival a unique and memorable event?
Attending the Water Lantern Festival offers a truly unforgettable experience where glowing lanterns light up the night, fostering a sense of peace, reflection, and connection. It's recognized as USA TODAY's #1 Festival for its unique ability to bring communities together.
When is the Water Lantern Festival scheduled to take place?
The festival is scheduled for Saturday, December 6, 2025. Gates open at 2:00 PM, the lantern design period begins at 4:30 PM, the lantern launch is at 5:00 PM, and the event concludes at 6:00 PM.
Fine Print
Promotional value expires Dec 7, 2025. Amount paid never expires.
Valid until 2025-12-07. Promotional value expires December 6, 2025. Amount paid never expires. 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 required. Online Redemption Required. Merchant contact information will be available for you after purchase in My Stuff. The event will be held rain or shine. All ticket sales are final. No refunds or exchanges will be issued due to inclement weather or other natural elements beyond our control. Merchant is solely responsible to purchasers for the care and quality of the advertised goods and services.
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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.
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