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“This  Water  Lantern  Festival  creates  a  beautiful  and  unique  way  to  share  your  hopes,  dreams,  and  aspirations,”  said  Nate Sorensen, Event Director. “It’s a night that you will never forget.”   Water  Lantern  Festival  is  committed  to  bringing  you  the  best  lantern  festival  experience  available.  Their  team  of  event  production  experts  has  produced  hundreds  of  events  throughout  the  world  with  a  combined  total  of  over  1,000,000  attendees. These events consistently receive a 5 star rating with the BBB.  Water Lantern  Festival  is  a  family-friendly  event  with  activities,  food  trucks,  music  and  giveaways.  If  you  are  a  food  truck owner, or are looking to get your business involved, it’s a great opportunity to be involved in the community.  For  more  information,  or  to  purchase  tickets  to  this  amazing  event,  go  to  www.WaterLanternFestival.com

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00:00 The Water Lantern Festival is coming up soon.

00:03 And last week, Lexi got the scoop

00:05 on what you can expect at this year's festival.

00:08 - Good morning, Rebecca.

00:11 Thank you for being here.

00:13 - Thank you for having me.

00:14 - Okay, so we have the Water Lantern Festival

00:17 coming here to Arizona and we are so excited.

00:20 Tell us all about the festival.

00:22 - Yes, we're so excited to come.

00:23 Our festival is all about connection, hope, love,

00:27 and bringing light to communities.

00:29 It's a perfect opportunity for people to remember

00:32 those who passed and just connect with their community.

00:35 - Okay, so walk me through what the festival will be like

00:39 for people who've never really experienced

00:41 something like this before.

00:43 - Yeah, so at the festival, we have,

00:46 you buy tickets beforehand and you'll pick up a lantern kit,

00:50 which includes everything you'll need

00:52 to make a lantern and decorate it.

00:55 And throughout the event, we have local vendors

00:58 and performers who come and games and scavenger hunts.

01:02 We also have a time where people can come up

01:05 and explain their lantern to others

01:08 and kind of have a memoriam or just share

01:12 whatever their lantern means to them with their community.

01:16 - And is that really typical for people to do lanterns

01:18 for loved ones who have passed?

01:22 - That is common, but we also just have people

01:24 who want to gather together and have fun.

01:27 It really depends and it can be individualized

01:29 based on what people are looking for.

01:31 - Oh, that's really beautiful.

01:32 And so I haven't been to one of your specific events yet,

01:36 but I am just imagining as I've seen other water lanterns

01:39 that this is just an incredible thing

01:41 that just kind of lights up the whole night.

01:43 I mean, tell me a little bit about

01:45 what it's like to experience this.

01:47 - Yeah, as the sun sets, everyone releases their lanterns

01:51 onto the water and it is one of the most beautiful things

01:55 to watch, it really will just take your breath away

01:57 and it's just a beautiful feeling to be present

02:00 with all those people when that happens.

02:02 - Ah, it sounds gorgeous.

02:03 And I know you kind of mentioned some of the things,

02:06 the other things that are gonna happen

02:08 while people are there and getting ready

02:10 to release their lantern,

02:11 but tell me about some of the other things.

02:12 I know there's gonna be food and all kinds of great stuff.

02:15 - Yeah, there's gonna be performers

02:18 and also just a lot of chances to have fun with people.

02:21 Like in our lantern kits, we also give away things

02:24 like playing cards or even conversation cards,

02:27 which are cards with questions to ask people

02:29 just to get to know them better.

02:31 And we also have a chance to do a scavenger hunt.

02:34 - Oh, that's so fun, I love a scavenger hunt.

02:37 This sounds like such a fun,

02:39 very family-friendly event, it sounds like.

02:43 - Yes.

02:43 - So tell everybody where this is gonna be held

02:46 and how they get more information.

02:48 - Yes, this is going to be held at Surprise Community Park

02:51 and you can go to our website, waterlanternfestival.com

02:56 to get more information and buy tickets.

02:59 - And I know this is a really big deal for you guys.

03:01 I mean, you have held festivals

03:03 that have had thousands of people present.

03:05 So this is something that people will be prepared

03:07 to see a lot of friends and family,

03:09 to see a lot of their community members, right?

03:11 - Yes, definitely.

03:13 - Oh, that's great.

03:14 All right, well, one more little tidbit

03:16 because I wanna know when it comes to

03:18 these lanterns being released.

03:21 I mean, you said it happens right at sunset.

03:24 What if someone happened to come late or something,

03:25 could they still come and enjoy and just see the lanterns?

03:28 Will they be out on the water all night?

03:31 - So they'll be out on the water for about an hour

03:34 for people to come and enjoy the site.

03:36 And then we have a process, we use a buoy line

03:39 to clean up all the lanterns before we leave

03:42 to make sure that we are being environmentally friendly

03:45 and cleaning up any garbage or anything

03:49 that remains after the festival.

03:51 - That's beautiful.

03:52 Well, I think the picture of this sounds absolutely gorgeous

03:55 and I love that you are really adamant

03:57 about cleaning up afterwards.

03:58 So thank you so much, Rebecca,

04:00 for telling us all about this beautiful event.

04:03 - Thank you so much for having me.

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