philadelphia chinese lantern festival in franklin square

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So, there was no point in pre-purchased, timed tickets. There was another line for those who did not have tickets that was just as long going the other direction. When we arrived, even with the timed tickets, we still had to stand in a HUGE line that went the entire length of the block and still curled about 1/2 way back. My wife had pre-purchased timed tickets online. With that being said, here's the review for our Phila experience. Apparently, if this is the same company that does the festivals, different displays are used for different cities. The huge dragon in New Orleans was identical to the smaller dragon displayed in Phila with one exception - size. However, there still is some relationship. My wife and I had already visited 'China Lights' in New Orleans during March, 2016, and believed the lantern festival being advertised in Phila would be the same. You can also get a bite to eat and a beer if you like. Franklin Square also has a Philadelphia themed miniature golf course and a carousel but you have to pay for these. There are vendors around the park for Chinese crafts.

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Tip: You don't want to miss the performers so find out the show time and get yourself a patch of grass to sit on for the show. it was nice to stroll around an go from one wonder to the next. The displays are all around the park and are beautiful. It is $17 for and adult ticket but check Groupon if you have time. My wife managed to order the tickets while waiting in line so that all worked out.

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There is some street spots that are free after 7:00 pm, otherwise you can park under the Constitution Center. I dropped my family off on Sixth Street and went to drive around to find parking. The Sixth Street line was for people who already had tickets and Race Street was for people buying tickets. There are two lines to get in so be careful. The have evening shows and it was hot so if you can hang out until after dark it looks even better. We wanted to check out the Chinese Lantern Festival at Franklin Square. I did not even take my camera out of my bag. I have called them all and told them not to bother. I have several friends that want to go with me as I went several times last year and they saw my photographs. No unique creatures.įood terrible and price was worst. And the ridiculous shark was just a big blue tunnel. Small little dragon, areas empty grass where last years packed with structures. The one large dragon was a light blue this year not as interesting.

THIS YEAR, about 2/3 the size very small, no unique creatures.

The huge goldfish, the underwater, the terracotta soldiers and of course the huge dragons, hanging balloons, umbrellas were all amazing. I took hundreds of photographs and traveled with my daughter, by myself once and again with a young child 4 years old Stayed hours all the time and saw different things to photograph every time. I went last year 3 times and told everyone how nice this was and just amazing.