The Water Lantern Festival returns to Queens on Saturday, July 12, for an evening of inspiration and community.

Also known as light festivals, floating lanterns, water fest and Chinese lanterns, the event allows thousands of visitors to light lanterns that reflect on the water.

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The stage is set for the 27th annual Shinnyo Lantern Floating ceremony at Ala Moana Beach Park for Memorial Day 2025. Every year, thousands of lanterns are etched with ...

The Floating Lantern Festival is described as an "awe-inspiring event" where participants gather to release hundreds of floating lanterns onto the water at dusk. As the lanterns drift across the water ...

Lake Junaluska in Haywood County has already started its annual Independence Day Celebration. The 112-year-old community is ...

Is there anything more like a fairy tale than thousands of glowing lanterns floating heavenward into the night? Long before the luminescent spectacle awed viewers of Disney’s 2010 film ...

Is there anything more like a fairy tale than thousands of glowing lanterns floating heavenward into the night? Long before the luminescent spectacle awed viewers of Disney's 2010 film "Tangled ...

Over the course of two evenings, you can witness 2,000 beautiful paper lanterns floating on the water. The festival was first held in 1958 to comfort people after World War II. Photo: Chiyoda City ...

Zeyla Antolin, 11, left, and Zylie Antolin, 8, placed lanterns onto the water Monday to remember their brother at the 27th Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawaii at Ala Moana Regional Park.

This year marks the 27th Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawaiʻi ceremony. With its theme “Many Rivers, One Ocean,” the event brings together over 6,000 lanterns and countless stories from around ...

Hawaiʻi locals, visitors speak about their loved ones: Shinnyo Lantern Floating ceremony Every year, thousands of lanterns are etched with messages to loved ones lost and are set off into the water.