Experience an evening of light, reflection and community at the Toronto Water Lantern Festival. Families and friends are invited to personalize their own lanterns with messages, hopes, dreams or drawings before watching them join thousands of glowing lanterns floating across the water.
Held at Downsview Park, the evening also features live music, food trucks and lawn games leading up to the lantern launch at sunset. Each admission includes a lantern kit with an LED candle and marker, and organizers collect the lanterns from the water following the event.
Dates: September 18–20, 2026
Time: 4:30–8:30 p.m.; lantern launch 7:30–8:30 p.m.
Location: Downsview Park, 70 Canuck Avenue, North York
Ages: All ages; children under 8 are free
Cost: Paid admission; children 7 and under are free. Ticket prices vary and increase closer to the event start date.
