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Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival in Franklin Square

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Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival in Franklin Square

Time: May 1, 2018 to June 30, 2018
Location: Franklin Square
Website or Map: http://historicphiladelphia.o…
Event Type: festival
Organized By: Cari Feiler Bender
Latest Activity: May 2, 2018

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The spectacular Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival in Franklin Square is a celebration of light and culture that features artisans from China creating magnificent steel-framed and silk-wrapped giant lighted sculptures, using traditional Chinese methods. Franklin Square will glow with 28 larger-than-life illuminated groupings of 1,500 individual works of art with more than 15,000 LED lights in brilliant colors.In addition to the gorgeous light installations, festival-goers will witness authentic cultural performances that are all new for 2018 including the unusual and impressive art of face-changing and a variety of different Chinese acrobatic acts. Visitors can taste Asian cuisine and American favorites, drink a toast at the Dragon Beer Garden open nightly, and shop for Chinese folk artists’ crafts created on site.

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