BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:NingEventWidget-v1 VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4320450:Event:170645 DTSTAMP:20260425T113129Z SUMMARY:Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival in Franklin Square DESCRIPTION:The Dragon is back! Returning for the first time in t hree years, the spectacular Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival in  Franklin Square is a celebration of light and culture with magnificen t steel-framed and silk-wrapped giant lighted sculptures, created usin g traditional Chinese methods. The popular 200-foot-long dragon retu rns along with an all-new walk-through panda bamboo forest, giant wha le that swims, mythological creatures, and interactive installation s. Visitors will enjoy live cultural performances, a choreographed fou ntain light show, the Dragon Beer Garden, Asian cuisine, play mini g olf, ride the carousel, and more. The 2022 Festival will illuminate Fr anklin Square at 6th & Race Streets in Historic Philadelphia from Ju ne 21 – August 7. A portion of the proceeds from the Festival benef its Historic Philadelphia, Inc., the non-profit that operates and man ages Franklin Square, for the programming and care of this important p ublic space and its many year-round free events.\n\nFor more informati on visit http://phillytodo.com/events/philadelphia-chinese-lantern-fes tival-in-franklin-square-2 DTSTART:20220621T220000Z DTEND:20220808T030000Z CATEGORIES:festival LOCATION:Franklin Square WEBSITE:https://historicphiladelphia.org/chineselanternfestival/ URL:https://historicphiladelphia.org/chineselanternfestival/ CONTACT: ORGANIZER:Historic Philadelphia, Inc. ATTACH;FMTTYPE="image/jpeg":https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0 /file/get/10455150868?profile=original ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Cari Fei ler Bender":http://phillytodo.com/profile/CariFeilerBender END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR