Moonlight Forest Lantern Art Festival at Los Angeles Arboretum

Moonlight Forest Lantern Art Festival at the Los Angeles Arboretum

Moonlight Forest is a family-friendly walk-through event where colorful designs of animals, plants and Chinese culture come to life in the form of ancient Chinese lantern art. This family friendly event is a great opportunity to experience the gardens of the Arboretum in the evening. Artisans from the Sichuan Province of China construct and design the lanterns and create a night full of light and magic during this limited time installation.

Photo: Moonlight Forest Lantern Art Festival

Dive under the seas with exotic fish and a giant shark in the new Ocean Visions exhibit. Next step into a winter wonderland with our new Polar Dreams experience featuring playful penguins and cuddly sled dogs. Enjoy other themes and entertainment by live acrobats, dancers and other performers plus free parking November 9th through January 12th 2020.

ENTRY TIMES: entry is granted based on the time designated on your tickets, rather than when you arrive at the festival. i.e for the 7pm entry, you will be allowed to enter 15 minutes prior to that time, no earlier. If you arrive later than your ticketed time, you will be admitted.

PARKING: is FREE! Please follow directions from parking staff to access available lots. We have free shuttles from and to the additional parking lots through the event. Street parking IS NOT available at any time.

Event info: The exhibition route is a gentle mile long through pathways and grass areas of the arboretum. Wear comfortable shoes and watch your step in the dark. Please do not touch the lanterns, they are delicate works of art. The interactive lanterns will be staffed to assist. It takes about 1 hour to walk through the entire lantern display.

THIS IS A RAIN OR SHINE EVENT. The event will take place in rainy conditions. Arboretum reserves the right to cancel an event if the weather is too severe and if an event is cancelled, we will contact you on the email address you provided and your tickets will be transferred to a date of your choice.

November 9, 2019–January 12, 2020 301 North Baldwin Ave, Arcadia, CA 91007

Wednesday–Sunday: 5:30PM to 10PM

Entry times 5:30pm, 7pm, 8pm (closes at 10pm)

Prices

Wednesday–Thursday:
Adult $25; Children (ages 3–17) $20; Seniors (62+) / Students (18+ with ID) $23
Friday–Sunday:
Adult $28; Children (ages 3–17) $23; Seniors (62+) / Students (18+ with ID) $2

A quick note, these tickets were supplied by a very generous reader who wants to remain anonymous and just wanted to pay it forward this holiday season. You may still be able to purchase additional tickets for the 7pm time slot HERE