Water Lantern Festival Vancouver 2025

📍 Location: Town Centre Park, 1299 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam, BC
📅 Date: Saturday, August 16, 2025
🕒 Time: 5:30 PM – 9:30 PM
🎟 Admission: Early Bird from $42.99 | Free admission for kids under 8 with adult ticket
🔗 Event Website: Water Lantern Festival – Vancouver

Event Overview

The Water Lantern Festival Vancouver 2025 is more than just an event—it’s a heartwarming and unforgettable experience where families, friends, and communities gather by the water to share messages of hope, healing, and love. Watch the evening transform into a glowing, tranquil space as hundreds of lanterns float peacefully across the water, reflecting dreams and memories from every walk of life.

This internationally celebrated festival, voted the #1 Festival by USA Today, offers live music, food trucks, a lantern kit with each ticket, and a peaceful atmosphere perfect for reflection and celebration.

Event Schedule

• 5:30 PM – Gates Open

• 5:30 PM – 9:30 PM – Enjoy food trucks, music, and vendor activities

• 8:00 PM – Lantern decorating begins

• 8:30 PM – 9:30 PM – Lantern Launch

• 9:30 PM – Event concludes

Ticket Information

🎟 Early Bird Pricing (until August 1): $42.99 (46% off)
🎟 Regular Price (until August 16): $47.99 (34% off)
🎟 At the Event Price: $67.99 (if available)
👶 Kids under 8: Free (with adult ticket, lantern not included)

Each Ticket Includes:

• Access to the festival

• Lantern kit (lantern, LED tealight, and marker)

• Entry into scavenger hunt giveaway

• Gift pack (card games + drawstring bag)

Festival Highlights

• ✨ Lantern Launch: Release your personalized lantern into the water and watch it join a sea of glowing hopes and dreams

• 🎶 Live Music: Enjoy uplifting performances in a peaceful and joyful environment

• 🍴 Food Trucks: Indulge in a variety of tasty eats from local vendors

• 🧡 Community Connection: Share stories and messages with others in a meaningful, calm setting

• 🌿 Sustainability Promise: Eco-friendly lanterns, full cleanup by staff, and LED candle reuse

What to Bring

• Event ticket (digital or printed)

• Blanket or warm clothes

• Folding chair

• Camera

• Bug spray

• Your creativity to decorate your lantern!

Family-Friendly Atmosphere

This event is perfect for families of all sizes and kids of all ages. It’s an alcohol-free celebration of unity, love, and shared human experiences. Whether you're reflecting on the past or dreaming of the future, this is a beautiful way to mark the moment.

Refunds & Weather Policy

• Tickets are non-refundable unless Ticket Protection is purchased

• The event is held rain or shine. In cases of unsafe weather, it may be rescheduled with advance notice to all participants

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