Get ready to witness the sky light up with hues that’ll make your jaw drop! The Light The Night festival is back and it promises to be a real stunner. Jam to the electrifying tunes by live bands, hot dj’s, indulge in delectable local dishes, and mingle with cool cats from all walks of life. This surreal affair promises to take you down memory lane while making you some heartwarming memories with your radar squad. So what are you waiting for? Get ready to be transported to a magical wonderland and bask in the glory of Light The Night festival!
Festival Date
Saturday, September 28th, 2024
Festival Location
White Sands National Park
White Sands, New Mexico
Event Starts & Ends
4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Gates Open
unlike other lantern festivals we have our event organized so arriving, parking, and leaving flows smoothly. Your arrival time will be mailed out with your packet.
Event packets are (snail) mailed out two weeks before the event, and will include all everything you need to attend and check in. Address given during order must be current or you won’t receive your packet. Forwarded mail is not allowed for security reasons.
Event Parking;
Parking information will be sent out with your event checkin packet along with your parking pass.
Price $95.oo
Includes Entry, Regular Check-in Line, General seating area
$110.00
Includes Entry, Lantern, Faster Check-in Line
$155.00
Includes Entry, Lantern, Faster Check-in, Closer seating and fire pit
$20.00
$30.00
Light The Night has a very strict lantern safety and cleanup policy. Details listed below
Lantern Parks Sky Lanterns Are Eco Friendly To Both Land And Sea.
Our Lanterns Are Made Of All Natural Products, Metal Free, And Also Flammable Liquid And Gas Free Materials.
Lantern Materials; Rice Paper, A Bamboo Ring, Natural Fiber (hemp) String, And A Bee’s Wax Cake Fuel Cell.
Check Out Our Tracking & Clean-up Policy Here.
Clean Up; We have a “No Lantern Left Behind Policy”, we have our cleanup team stationed out in the landing zone ready to collect every lantern as they begin to descend.
We track our lanterns flight with 4 Mavic 3T Enterprise Drones, so we know exactly where every lantern flies and lands. We hold a trial run before the event date to test and determine where the lanterns will land. More Information found here
We’ve listed a few general questions, however, if your question isn’t listed please first check out our F.A.Q page. If your question isn’t listed feel free to reach out to our support team.
All sales are final, however, you can use them at a later date, or sell them through our Official Fan 2 Fan Exchange Program.
Lantern Festivals require specific weather conditions to be able to safely and legally release Sky Lanterns.
Weather affects lantern releases in a few different ways;
Wind Speed; wind speed is the biggest determining factor in releasing sky lanterns. Releasing lanterns in high winds can be a disaster. They will blow into others, and can travel much further than supposed to if released in wind speeds higher than Fire Marshalls predetermine.
Excessive Heat; lanterns need heat to rise however to to much heat, and humidity outside can negatively affect the lanterns flight, making it harder to take flight and/or gain the altitude needed to get the full experience of the event. They are more likely to fly into trees still lit in excessive heat. You should never release sky lanterns in drought conditions.
Rain; rain is another weather condition where lantern releases shouldn’t be held. Lanterns are made with Rice Paper so during rain they get wet and again won’t take flight, and if they do, their flight becomes unpredictable.
Thunder Storms, Tornados, and Hurricanes; Obviously lanterns can’t be released in these weather conditions, but even more it’s dangerous to attendees. One bad part of weather can lead to another more serious and festivals can become a danger if ignored just to get an event held.
Because of this we watch the local weather closely starting two weeks before the event. If a reschedule is required, tickets will be honored at the make-up date.
Our event is only open to those participating which requires a ticket.
If you accidentally delete the email with your tickets, please reach out to our LTN Team Support.
Check-in times will be listed in your event packet.
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Light The Night doesn’t offer at the gate ticket sales, and Tickets sell out pretty quickly so grab them while you can.