⭐ After 6 successful years and 650,000+ attendees, Winter Lantern Festival is lighting up Williamsburg! Wander through hundreds of stunning lanterns, tasty food, and festive fun for all ages. Here for a limited time — don’t miss it!
The Experience
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Highlights
🎶 Walk through hundreds of beautiful hand-crafted lanterns powered by vibrant LED lights in patriotic displays, historical and natural settings befitting the days of early America
🌆 Refuel with delicious food and drink from local vendors while snapping stunning, Instagrammable photos
✨ Perfect for date nights, family outings, or peaceful evening strolls under the stars
General Info
📅 Dates: November 6 to January 3
⏰ Times: Thursdays-Sundays, 5:30pm - 10pm (last entry 9pm)
⏳ Duration: approx. 1 hour
📍 Venue: Jamestown Settlement Museum
👤 Age requirement: all ages are welcome! Kids under 3 can attend for free
♿ Accessibility: the venue is ADA compliant
❓ Please consult the FAQs of this experience here
Description
As America’s 250th celebration of the Declaration of Independence comes to a close, ring out the momentous anniversary year with winter nights aglow in red, white and blue. The Winter Lantern Festival returns to Jamestown Settlement, a museum of 17th-century Virginia, on select evenings, November 6 to December 10, and each evening, December 17 to January 3, 5-10 p.m. Produced by Kaleido Entertainment, the Winter Lantern Festival illuminates Jamestown Settlement after dark with a dazzling display of light for the whole family. Guests can wander among glowing lanterns in patriotic displays, historical and natural settings befitting the days of early America, each artisan-crafted lantern composed of hand-painted silk cloth draped over a frame filled with glimmering lights. Ranging from 6- to 30-feet high, the lanterns feature a variety of figures and designs, including woodland creatures, natural landscapes, and glimpses of American history and innovative spirit, projecting a wonderland of light and color.
