This North Carolina Town Is Hosting a Gorgeous Chinese Lantern Festival With a 21-foot-tall Dragon — and Tickets Are Still Available

Cary, North Carolina, is hosting a stunning Chinese Lantern Festival for the 8th year. Here's how to visit.

May 4, 2025 · 1 min · 58 words · Ryan Glenn

The festival of lights returns for its 8th year to Cary, North Carolina.

These larger-than-life lanterns will captivate visitors at every turn with amazing craftsmanship and artistic beauty.

Lit up grounds at the North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival

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Lit up dragon at the North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival

Jakop Nazaretyan/Courtesy of Koka Booth Amphitheater

Lit up grounds at the North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival

Jakop Nazaretyan/Courtesy of Koka Booth Amphitheater

A preformer at the North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival

Jakop Nazaretyan/Courtesy of Koka Booth Amphitheater

Lit up dragons at the North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival

Jakop Nazaretyan/Courtesy of Koka Booth Amphitheater