Festival season is officially in full swing. It seems that Northern California has a festival for anything you can imagine—food festivals, music festivals, even garlic festivals! But did you know that there’s a water lantern festival coming to our region of the state? This festival is bound to be a beautiful and unique experience that you’ll always remember. Keep scrolling for all of the details.

Get ready to mark your calendars, Northern Californians. There's a water lantern festival coming to our state and it's bound to be a one-of-a-kind event that you don't want to miss.
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The One World Water Lantern Festival is touring the country and they'll be in both Sacramento and San Jose later this year. The Sacramento festival will take place on October 6th and the San Jose festival will take place on August 25th.
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What is a water lantern festival, you ask? They are also known light festivals, floating lanterns, or Chinese Lanterns. As the sun begins to set, hundreds of gorgeous lanterns will be launched into the water. Festival goers can decorate their own lantern and watch as it joins the others in the water.
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The festival in Sacramento will take place at Folsom Lake's Granite Beach and San Jose's will be at Almaden Lake Park. This is a wildly popular event so it's recommended that you get tickets as soon as possible.
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This is a truly unique experience that you won't soon forget. The overall mission of the festival is to celebrate love, happiness, healing, and peace. This isn't just a festival, it's an inspiring moment that you'll cherish forever.
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The festival will start in the afternoon with food trucks, music, and entertainment. Admission to the festival includes a floating water lantern, keychain LED flashlight, marker, and a wristband. By the way, the festival goes to great lengths to keep everything as eco-friendly as possible. Each and every lantern is cleaned up after the event. To purchase tickets, you can visit their website here.

What do you think? Would you attend a water lantern festival? Check out our Ultimate And Definitive Bucket List For Everyone In Northern California for more unique things to do in our state.

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