GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Winners were drawn 5/26/23
Right now, you can enter to win a family four-pack of tickets to the Grand Rapids Lantern Festival at the John Ball Zoo. You have until May 24th to enter and five chances to win!
The Grand Rapids Lantern Festival features over 50 handcrafted lanterns. The mile-long path through the zoo will take visitors on a journey through lantern displays with animals, flowers, underwater creatures, traditional Chinese lanterns and more. Some lanterns have been curated for the festival, like pygmy hippo lanterns that complement the zoo's new pygmy hippo exhibit.
A few lanterns are even interactive—from hands-on games to blowing bubbles, the lanterns immerse festivalgoers in Asian culture.
The festival is being hosted by Tianyu Arts & Culture, which aims to spread Chinese cultural events across the globe. Tianyu's lantern festivals also educate visitors about conservation and sustainability efforts, and are often held at zoos and botanical gardens.
Tianyu has held nearly 100 events that have reached over 7 million visitors.
When is the festival? How much are tickets?
The festival will run from April 19 through June 11. Tickets are sold in half-hour timed entries from 7-9:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays. The zoo will remain open until 11 p.m.
They cost $22 for non-zoo members and $19 for members. Children under 2 get in for free. If you're looking to take the whole family, you can purchase a four-pack of tickets for $66 for non-members and $57 for members.
To get your tickets, click here.
What else is included in the festival?
As part of the experience, there will be themed foods and drinks, special merchandise and live entertainment from local cultural groups.
Performances will be held by Pacific Island Dancers, Lotus Boyz GR, Golden Tiger Kung Fu, Ntxhais Tshiab Ci and Michigan Hiryu Daiko.
Lotus Boyz GR performs a traditional Chinese lion dance, which is said to bring good luck and fortune. Lotus Boyz GR regularly perform at events like Festival of the Arts and the Grand Rapids Asian-Pacific Festival. They will be performing at the lantern festival on May 20, May 26 and May 27.
For the first time, handcrafted lanterns are coming to John Ball Zoo for the Grand Rapids Lantern Festival later this spring.
The lanterns feature animals, underwater creatures, flowers, traditional Chinese lanterns and more.
This festival which runs from April 19 through June 11 will be the first and only place the lanterns can be seen in Michigan. Over 50 unique lanterns will be showcased to connect Asian culture with wildlife and conservation efforts.
The lanterns are part of Tianyu Arts & Culture, Inc., which organizes lantern festivals around the world. Over the past eight years, Tianyu Arts & Culture has hosted 86 events, reaching 7 million people.
John Ball Zoo- Lantern Festival Ticket Giveaway
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