Lantern Light Festival

You have probably seen ads for this event on Facebook or TV. Bright lights, festive, cultural - looks cool, right? I didn't see many reviews for the Pleasanton event online so hopefully this review can be helpful for someone on the fence about going.- It's expensive(!): one adult ticket is $27 after online fees, plus $10 in parking. The event is located on the east side of the Fairgrounds along Fairgrounds Road, so if you're looking to save money you can find neighborhood parking along Rose Ave and walk 5 to 10 minutes.- It's VERY, VERY small: the commercials on TV make this event look vast and spacious, but in reality, it really just occupies a small grass field. You can walk through the whole thing in less than an hour - and that's after taking your time, stopping to take pics, reading the light descriptions, etc. - The light installations are pretty cool: the quality and attention to detail of the light installations were well done. The lights definitely weren't cheesy and you could get some nice pictures here.- Stay for the acrobat show: they have a 20-minute Chinese acrobat show a few times a night. It was really good and entertaining! Wish it was longer. Start times vary depending on the night, so check the schedule at the ticket window when you arrive.- Not crowded: I went with my family on a Saturday night and it wasn't crowded at all. You can easily walk around and take pics. Very quiet and peaceful.Overall: at almost $30 a person (plus more if you pay for parking) I would recommend skipping this event. The light installations are nice, but you won't walk away saying "wow" or anything. The space is also REALLY small and underwhelming.But if you are looking for something new to do this holiday season, you can make this a good time out. Just level your expectations. Personally I wouldn't pay no more than $10 for this event and tickets are nearly 3x that amount.

The event last from November to January so you have a lot of time to schedule on attending. Daily ticket fee $23 for adults, but make sure to follow on social media for discounts. We arrived on a Friday night. Parking fee $10 and many near spaces available. Not much crowd as I thought, so even better for photo ops. It rain a little bit early in the day so some area in the grass were muddy. The way the lantern lights were constructed, truly amazing. My favorites were the yellow dragon and red lanterns. Definitely check out the acrobat show. They provide 3 shows per day an hour apart. There were 4 performances lasted about 30 minutes. I think they had 4 food trucks, so you can enjoy some garlic fries or horchata lol. Great place to spend time with family, friends, and your significant other during the holidays.

Ehhh... I spent $23 + $3.50 processing fee to pay online... when you can just buy the ticket at the door without the additional processIng fee! I was pretty disappointed! Lights were okay, pretty much spread out! It was just not worth the drive for me and my family. The commercial didn't say when the Lantern festival was so we went. When we got there, it was pretty much empty. We were told that the festival was last week... It's pretty much Christmas lights. It was too dark to take pictures with these lights anyway. I would not recommend unless you really wanna check it out! The whole place by the food vendors looked really dark. I couldn't even tell if they were open or not!Parking fee was $8

Wow, this festival was fun! The tickets only cost $23. Parking costs $10. There are a lot of huge beautiful light displays all around the area as well as a few different acrobat shows. There are three or four different times for the shows outside.The young acrobats were amazing! There are a few food & craft vendors at this event. We didn't buy any of the food there, but what they had looked good. I saw some chicken on a grill, Thai food, hot dogs, popcorn, coffee, tea, hot chocolate, shrimp, and more there. I hope that we'll be able to go there again next year.

Came here with a friend and was not blown away, way over priced for what they have. $10 parking and $23 per adult for entrance is crazy! The exhibits that they did have were beautiful but there were only 6 exhibits and the tree garden, 2 food stands, 3 carnival rides, pony rides, shirt shop and a petting zoo.

Waste of time and money. Only a few displays out, the ad for this festival was hyped up much more than it was worth. About $25/pp with $10 parking. Expect to spend about less than an hour here. 2 food vendors at the time that we went. Coffee/hot chocolate/mocha tastes like hot sewer water. Don't bother with food/drinks/snacks. Lights were pretty though but it gets old very quickly. Wouldn't recommend this place to anyone.

Do not waste your money! Over priced and only took 20 minutes to walk around the entire venue. Super disappointing! Our family of 8 spent $175.00 which could have been better spent on something enjoyable and fun. Would be better off driving through neighborhoods seeing houses decorated with holiday lights.

It was so weird! When we got to the parking attended she asked us twice if we knew how much the tickets were and that it was non-refundable. That should've been a sign.At first you walk in and you're enamored by the Chinese astrology lanterns...Rat was "mouse" and ox was "cattle". Um, okay.. Then you kind of wonder around. There are no employees on the grounds. Adding to the ambiance is a weird mashup of music from different genres. The activity area was a horribly cheap mini-golf course. It was laughable. An overpriced store and 4 jumpers. The entertainment billed as "Chinese acrobats" was more like amateur night. Three performers who all performed average-poorly. So many mistakes! It had a lot of potential, but the commercial is extremely misleading!!!

This was a great event for the family. The kids loved the colors of the lanterns, the carnival food and mining for emeralds. This was a great holiday event or a way to spend a fun weeknight or evening. Each person can be pricey, but you are able to find codes online you will be able to get a 10% or 20% discount. So do your research. Dress warmly, because this is in the cooler years of the season. And have fun!

They get two stars for trying...The lanterns are spectacular! But, there are few lanterns and spread out on a small 3 acres parcel land. The lanterns are beautiful and creative, but they need much more to add! The food vendors are few as well (like 3 of them which is disappointing) Spending top dollar for what you get at this site you will know at the end you been robbed.This should be around 10-15$ per person event at this level.