My family attended a super cool Chinese lantern festival here in Spokane, Washington. Since the people that put on these shows travel from city to city, you could easily find a Chinese lantern festival in a city near you to attend this year, if you wanted this cultural experience.
Since I’m a multicultural person myself, I enjoyed taking my children to see the artistic designs of paper and cloth lanterns of various vibrant colors, lighting up the night.
The two peacocks were probably the most detailed of all the lanterns. They were standing in the midst of red roses.
The panda bear display was also spectacular. The bears were hanging in a bamboo forest, which was like a backdrop for the scene.
Beautiful orange flowers glowed against the dark night sky. They were enormous!
Several Chinese warriors lined one side of the path. Their faces, headdresses, and clothing shone in bright colors. My family walked along a dirt path as we saw this whole Chinese lantern display, which was almost like walking through a city. It also reminded me of driving to see Christmas lights, but way more magnificent.
Several arched walkways were lit up thematically. This blue one had flowers and swirls. We felt like we were walking down a tunnel.
This was my favorite display–a lot of beautiful paper Chinese globe lanterns. Looking up, you get lost in the beauty of the paper umbrellas and lanterns. My entire family loved this cultural experience!
This looks like a wonder to the eyes! How beautiful, I bet the kids liked it! Thank you for sharing these great pictures!
The kids absolutely loved it!
Wow! Those are amazing! My guys would go nuts for the panda bears.
The panda scene was almost theatrical. It was magnificent!
Oh my gosh! These pictures are stunning! I wish they did something like this around here!
You might find a Chinese lantern festival near where you live. These groups travel around.
This looks so fun! A great way to get out and spend time together as a family while seeing some beautiful displays!
It was fun to be out in the fresh air, too. It’s hard to find fun nighttime activities for the whole family that are outdoors.
Those looks so beautiful! I’m especially loving the panda bears!
My daughter loved the panda bears, too.
That last picture makes me want to stop and just take it in for a while – I can only imagine seeing that in person! š
That’s what I did; I just stood there and gazed upwards…
Such a beautiful display. My kids would have loved the pandas but I agree I like the last picture with the floral paper lanterns. Thank you for sharing the beauty!
Snapping the pictures with the camera was also a lot of fun. I think I like photography.
Those are gorgeous photographs. They are just lovely and what a great way to celebrate one of the best parts of an ancient (and current) culture!
The cultural aspect was one of the perks. I called it a homeschooling field trip for geography!
BEAUTIFUL! We have never been to a festival like this before! My Littles would love to witness this one day! My favorite are the peacocks! <3
The peacocks were truly spectacular.
That would be beautiful to see. Iām sure our whole family we enjoy it!
My husband loved it, too. We all loved the colorful glowing lights set against the dark night sky.