By Julia Train
This weekend, on Friday and Saturday nights, the Water Lantern Festival is coming to Atlantic County!
Voted #1 Best Cultural Festival by USA TODAY, the event is all about connections – with family, friends, neighbors and yourself!
It will take place at Lenape Lake East from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online or at the event, although more expensive at the gate.
An adult ticket includes a wristband for entry into the festival area with access to food trucks and vendors, a floating lantern kit, an LED candle, commemorative drawstring bag, marker, playing cards and conversation cards.
The price also covers the cost of collecting and removing the lanterns from the water after the event and cleaning up any trash that may have previously been in or around the water.
One World Lantern Festival LLC, the organization that presents the event, also “supports the mission of Water.org in helping to provide safe water and sanitation to families around the world.”
This is a family friendly event for the community to get together and bond over a beautiful and meaningful experience in watching Lake Lenape light up with lanterns.
The event’s schedule is as follows:
You can arrive anytime between 4:30 – 7 p.m. During this time, grab food from the food trucks, enjoy entertainment and decorate your lantern.
It’s advised to arrive before 7 p.m. for lantern stories, meditation and launch instructions from 7 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Following that, the window to launch your lantern and enjoy the breathtaking view of the soft lights on the water ends at 8:30 p.m., when the event ends.
For more information, or to purchase tickets to this amazing event, go to www.WaterLanternFestival.com or email support@WaterLanternFestival.com.
