Festival
Houston Water Lantern Festival
- Date
- Nov 20, 2026 – Nov 22, 2026
- 2:30 PM – 6:30 PM daily
The Houston Water Lantern Festival returns to City Place Plaza in Spring, November 20-22, 2026. Guests decorate a floating lantern with a message, drawing or wish, then release it onto the water at sunset alongside thousands of others. The afternoon includes live music, food trucks and lawn games. Children under 8 attend free, and tickets are available online.
Gates open at 2:30 PM; lantern launch is 5:30-6:30 PM. General admission $30.99; children under 8 free. Saturday tickets: https://tickets.waterlanternfestival.com/houstonsat Sunday tickets: https://tickets.waterlanternfestival.com/houstonsun