Winter Lantern Festival

Start: Thursday, December 4, 2025 5:00PM
End: Thursday, December 4, 2025 10:00PM

It’s the most wonderful time of the year at the Winter Lantern Festival, which is returning to the DC-metro area this holiday season. Illuminating Tysons with a display of electrifying handmade, traditional Chinese lanterns, it’s a bright outing that you won’t want to miss. Guests of all ages can experience the festival’s photo worthy luminescent night walk and show stopping entertainment. 

Details include: 

?        Location: Lerner Town Square, 8025 Galleria Drive, Tysons, VA 22102

?        Days: Thursdays - Sundays – November 22, 2025 - January 18, 2026; open daily from December 18 to January 4.

?        Times: 5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m., with the last entrance at 9:00 p.m.

Visitors will step into a dazzling escape with hundreds of Chinese lanterns made of modern LED lights combined with traditional hand-crafted lantern frames made from small pieces of Chinese silk cloth and steel wire. Each unique, handmade artisan piece holds a story of its own with depictions of Chinese legends and lore, as well as the beauty of nature. 

Attendees can also enjoy live entertainment by the award-winning Zigong Acrobatic Troupe. The circus group has traveled the world and will perform incredible show stopping acts including juggling, balancing, face-changing and more. Guests can also stop by on-site vendors, play games, shop for keepsakes and enjoy food and drink. It’s a whimsical walk-through experience perfect for the whole family to enjoy.