Lantern Festival: Magic Reimagined
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Thank you for making Lantern Festival: Magic Reimagined a success! 
 


Purchase Lantern Festival: Magic Reimagined tickets below!
Tickets are "rain or shine."


 
Tickets are also available at the Ridgway Visitor Center and by phone at (314) 678-7442 or toll-free at (844) 461-4655.
 
Own a Piece of the Magic!
Lantern chrysanthemums

Lantern Festival Sale
Garden members: Friday, September 18
Noon to 5 p.m.
General public: Saturday and Sunday, September 19-20
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Purchase select pieces from the lantern installations at a special limited-time sale. 

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Entertainment Schedule

LFC Chinese Acrobatic Performance Troupe
Cohen Amphitheater, 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. 
Note: Acrobatic Shows end August 23

Lanterns are lit
Garden grounds, 8 p.m. 

Garden closes
Garden grounds, 10 p.m. 
Extended hours (through 11 p.m.) on select nights in August.

Parking

Free public parking is available at the Ridgway Visitor Center and at other authorized lots nearby, as well as along Tower Grove Avenue. Download a parking map. 

Please respect our neighbors and refrain from parking on neighborhood residential streets. 

Mobile Guide

Lantern Festival story map on mobile phone screen

Experience the magic of Lantern Festival by day or night! Read about the plants depicted in the lantern sets and find out where they are located on Garden grounds, then discover more in-depth descriptions of the lantern sets. 

Learn more

Photography at Lantern Festival
Photographers: To ensure a safe and enjoyable experience for all of our visitors, please leave your monopods and tripods at home. We appreciate your cooperation.
 
Visitor Information

Hours and Admission

Event extended one week: Now through August 30, 2015
Open nightly 6 to 10 p.m. through August 23;  7 to 10 p.m. August 24 through 30

Extended hours on select evenings in August

Admission:
$26 adults
$13 members
$10 children (ages 3-12)
$5 members' children

Daytime viewing included with regular Garden admission.

Tickets

Tickets are available 24-hours online at www.mobot.org/tickets, or 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily at the Ridgway Visitor Center and by phone at (314) 678-7442 or toll-free at (844) 461-4655. 

Entertainment Schedule

6:30 and 7:30 p.m.
 		 LFC Chinese Acrobatic Performance Troupe
Cohen Amphitheater
8 p.m. Lanterns are lit
10 p.m. Garden closes. Thank you for visiting! 


Acrobatic Shows end August 23.

Shopping

Garden Gate Shop
Ridgway Visitor Center, hours vary (see shop signage)

Lantern Festival Marketplace
Linnean Plaza, 6 to 10 p.m.

Traditional Artisans
Garden grounds, 6 to 10 p.m. through August 23

Dining

Cafe Flora
Spink Pavilion, 6 to 9 p.m. 

Sassafras Cafe
Ridgway Visitor Center, 6 to 8 p.m. through August 23

Lantern Festival Food Court
Linnean Plaza (east of the Ridgway Visitor Center), 6 to 10 p.m.
Extended hours on select nights in August.

Sponsors

Emerson logo

 

Opening Weekend Sponsor: 
Centene Charitable Foundation

Installation Sponsors:
Anheuser-Busch 
The Boeing Company 
Centene Charitable Foundation 
Crawford Taylor Foundation
Drury Hotels Company
Emerson 
Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Gallagher, United Fruit and Produce Company 
Ms. Elizabeth L. Green 
The Konzen Family 
Jeanne and Steve Maritz 
Missouri Botanical Garden Corporate Council
Missouri Botanical Garden Members’ Board and Alumni 
Missouri Botanical Garden Young Friends Council and Alumni
Monsanto 
Sachs Properties 
Judy and Gene Toombs 
UMB Bank 
Wells Fargo Advisors 

Photography

Photographers: To ensure a safe and enjoyable experience for all of our visitors, please leave your monopods and tripods at home. We appreciate your cooperation.

Powering Lantern Festival
Electricity used for the Lantern Festival was matched with renewable energy certificates (RECs) from a Missouri wind farm through the Ameren Missouri Pure Power program. By matching the electricity with RECs, the Lantern Festival has a zero carbon footprint from electricity usage.
 
Hours & Admission
Extended dates: Now open nightly through August 30!
6 to 10 p.m. (7 to 10 p.m. after August 23)
Extended hours through 11 p.m. on Thursday-Saturday evenings! Extended hours end August 22.

Evening Admission*
$26 adults
$13 members
$10 children (ages 3-12)
$5 members' children

*Daytime viewing included with regular Garden admission through August 30. 
Ticket Status
Dates, Hours & Admission
Extended dates: Now open nightly through August 30!
7 to 10 p.m. 

Evening Admission*
$26 adults
$13 members
$10 children (ages 3-12)
$5 members' children

*Daytime viewing included with regular Garden admission through August 30. 
Late Night Lanterns!

Thursdays through Saturdays, light up your late nights with special admission from 9 to 11 p.m. Take in the lanterns amid lighter crowds and enjoy cocktails and cuisine.

No acrobat performances during extended hours. Extended hours end August 22.

Sponsors
Emerson logo


Opening Weekend Sponsor:
Centene Charitable Foundation

Installation Sponsors:
Anheuser-Busch 
The Boeing Company 
Centene Charitable Foundation 
Crawford Taylor Foundation
Drury Hotels Company
Emerson 
Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Gallagher, United Fruit and Produce Company 
Ms. Elizabeth L. Green 
The Konzen Family 
Jeanne and Steve Maritz 
Missouri Botanical Garden Corporate Council
Missouri Botanical Garden Members’ Board and Alumni 
Missouri Botanical Garden Young Friends Council and Alumni
Monsanto 
Sachs Properties 
Judy and Gene Toombs 
UMB Bank 
Wells Fargo Advisors