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  1. 1Hội An Old TownHội An Old TownHoi An Full Moon Lantern Nights, every month On the 14th night of each lunar month, which coincides with the full moon, Hoi An switches off the electric lights along the old town's main streets and lets lanterns do the work. Motorized vehicles are kept off those streets, so the evening becomes a…0
  2. 2Nagasaki Shinchi ChinatownNagasaki Shinchi ChinatownNagasaki Lantern Festival, February What began in 1994 as a modest Spring Festival held by the Chinese community in Shinchi Chinatown now spreads more than 15,000 lanterns across central Nagasaki for 17 days each February. The 2027 edition is set for February 5 to 21. Start at Minato Park and…0
  3. 3Taiwan Lantern FestivalTaiwan Lantern FestivalTaiwan's national Lantern Festival moves to a new host each year, chosen by a selection committee on location, transport, safety and hosting ability, so every edition is a fresh build in a different part of the island. Chiayi County hosted in 2026, and Miaoli County takes its turn in 2027,…0
  4. 4Pingxi DistrictPingxi DistrictPingxi Sky Lantern Festival, Lantern Festival season This is the sky lantern release people picture: paper lanterns on bamboo frames lifting off together from the hills of New Taipei. In 2026 the mass releases ran on two nights, February 27 at Pingxi and March 3 at Shifen, from 5 to 8 p.m., with…0
  5. 5YeondeunghoeYeondeunghoeLotus Lantern Festival, Seoul, around Buddha's Birthday Seoul's lantern celebration is a moving river of light rather than a static display. In May 2026 around 50,000 participants carried some 100,000 handheld lanterns from Heunginjimun along Jongno, through the center of the old city, and even a…0
  6. 6VesakVesakVesak in Colombo and its suburbs, May full moon Vesak honors the Buddha's birth, enlightenment and passing, and in Sri Lanka it fills the streets with handmade lanterns, called Vesak kudu, and pandals: huge illuminated panels that tell episodes from the Buddha's life. The zone around Gangaramaya…0
  7. 7Vivid SydneyVivid SydneyVivid Sydney is an annual festival of light, music and ideas held across 23 nights, with an outdoor gallery of lighting sculptures around the harbor at Bennelong Point. Seeing the light installations is free, which makes it one of the best-value big light festivals once you have reached Sydney, and…0
  8. 8Hiroshima Peace Memorial ParkHiroshima Peace Memorial ParkPeace Message Lantern Floating, Hiroshima, August 6 On the evening of the anniversary of the atomic bombing, paper lanterns carrying written messages of peace are set on the Motoyasu River in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome. It is a memorial first and a spectacle second, and that is the reason to…0
  9. 9Mid-Autumn FestivalMid-Autumn FestivalMid-Autumn Festival in Hong Kong, September or October Hong Kong gives the Mid-Autumn moon two very different kinds of light. The Lantern Carnival in Victoria Park, organized by the city's Leisure and Cultural Services Department, fills the park with glowing installations and performances for over…0
  10. 10Jinju Namgang Yudeung FestivalJinju Namgang Yudeung FestivalJinju's lanterns are rooted in war: the festival traces back to lanterns lit during the Battle of Jinjuseong Fortress in the Imjin War, used to stop Japanese troops wading across the Namgang River. Today thousands of floating lanterns fill the river below the fortress each October, and the 2026…0