Palm Desert
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California
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Water Lantern Festival is a community event that encourages people of all ages and backgrounds to come together for a night of love and laughter.
Gather with your loved ones, reflect on your life, and connect with new friends. As the sun sets, release your personalized lantern onto the water and watch it illuminate the night.
Enjoy food trucks, live music, vendors, a scavenger hunt, and the lantern launch.
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Water Lantern Festival is a community event that encourages people of all ages and backgrounds to come together for a night of love and laughter.
Gather with your loved ones, reflect on your life, and connect with new friends. As the sun sets, release your personalized lantern onto the water and watch it illuminate the night.
Enjoy food trucks, live music, vendors, a scavenger hunt, and the lantern launch.
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Palm Desert
,
California
Date
Dates
Saturday, November 22, 2025
Location
Civic Center Park
43900 San Pablo Ave
Palm Desert, CA 92260
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Water Lantern Festival is a community event that encourages people of all ages and backgrounds to come together for a night of love and laughter.
Gather with your loved ones, reflect on your life, and connect with new friends. As the sun sets, release your personalized lantern onto the water and watch it illuminate the night.
Enjoy food trucks, live music, vendors, a scavenger hunt, and the lantern launch.
What to Expect
2:00
Gates Open
2:00 - 6:00
Enjoy Food Trucks / Music / Fun
4:30
Design your Lantern
5:00 - 6:00
Lantern Launch
6:00
Event Ends
Water Lantern Festival is filled with fun, happiness, hope, and great memories that you'll cherish for a lifetime. This is a family friendly event that can be shared by everyone. Friends, families, neighbors, and lots of people that you haven't met can come together to create a peaceful, memorable experience.
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Water Lantern Festival is designed with the environment in mind. Unlike sky lantern festivals, our lanterns stay close and are easy to retrieve. After each event, our team collects every lantern and even cleans up surrounding trash to leave the space cleaner than we found it.
All lanterns are crafted from eco-friendly materials like biodegradable paper and wood, and we reuse and recycle the LED candles to reduce waste and protect local ecosystems.
Have more questions? Visit our full FAQ page for all the details you need.
Each General Admission ticket includes everything you need for the full Water Lantern Festival experience:
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Tickets are non-refundable unless Ticket Protection was purchased.
We are committed to providing the best possible experience for our guests. We understand that plans can change, which is why we offer Ticket Protection for added peace of mind. If you choose not to purchase Ticket Protection, you will not be eligible for a full refund in the event of unforeseen circumstances.
For more information, please see our Refund Policy.
We’re committed to holding our events, come rain or shine. The safety and enjoyment of our participants are our top priorities, and we closely monitor weather conditions in collaboration with the city and venue. In the event of unsafe weather or if local authorities advise, we may need to postpone the event to a later date. If this happens, you’ll be promptly notified via email, and our social media pages and website will be updated accordingly.
The lantern launch window typically begins at sunset and will continue for 1-2 hours until everyone has had an opportunity to launch their lantern into the water.
You may arrive whenever you can. The event usually begins about three hours before sunset. We recommend arriving at least an hour before sunset to fully enjoy everything the festival has to offer! For detailed information, please refer to the official Water Lantern Festival Event Guide, which is emailed to all participants one week prior to the event.
Absolutely! Water Lantern Festival is a family-friendly event designed for guests of all ages. Children under 8 attend for free, and the peaceful, uplifting atmosphere makes it a perfect outing for families and groups. Whether you're coming with kids, parents, or friends, it's a night you'll cherish together.
You are welcome to bring your own food and drinks to the event. However, please note that for the safety and enjoyment of all attendees, this is an alcohol-free event. We will also have a selection of fantastic food trucks on-site, so be sure to come hungry and indulge in some delicious offerings!
For the safety and enjoyment of all guests, all of our events are alcohol-free events.
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