Winter Lantern Festival (Williamsburg, VA)

About this event

⭐ After 6 successful years and over a million attendees, Winter Lantern Festival returns with brand new displays to Jamestown Settlement, a museum of 17th-century Virginia! Wander through hundreds of stunning lanterns, enjoy live shows, tasty food, and festive fun for all ages. Here for a limited time — don’t miss it!

✨ Tickets on sale now, plan your next family outing or date night! ✨

Highlights

❄ Experience new displays grouped in three immersive themes: Christmas cheer, Jamestown Settlement history, and America 250 in a red, white, and blue glow.

🎶 Walk through hundreds of beautiful hand-crafted lanterns powered by vibrant LED lights in patriotic displays, historical and natural settings befitting the days of early America

🌆 Refuel with delicious food and drink from local vendors while snapping stunning, Instagrammable photos

✨ Perfect for date nights, family outings, or peaceful evening strolls under the stars

General Info

📅 Dates and times: select your date & time directly in the ticket selector

🕒 Opening hours: 5:30 p.m. – 10 p.m. (last entry at 9 p.m.)

⏳ Duration: approx. 1 hour

📍 Location: Jamestown Settlement - 2110 Jamestown Rd

👤 Age requirement: all ages are welcome! Kids under 3 can attend for free

♿ Accessibility: the venue is wheelchair accessible

🌧 The festival remains open come rain or shine, with flexible rescheduling for extreme conditions

❓ Please consult the FAQs of this experience here

Description

As America’s 250th celebration of the Declaration of Independence comes to a close, ring out the momentous anniversary year with winter nights aglow in red, white and blue. The Winter Lantern Festival returns to Jamestown Settlement, a museum of 17th-century Virginia, on select evenings, November 6 to December 10, and each evening, December 17 to January 3, 5-10 p.m. Produced by Kaleido Entertainment, the Winter Lantern Festival illuminates Jamestown Settlement after dark with a dazzling display of light for the whole family. Guests can wander among glowing lanterns in patriotic displays, historical and natural settings befitting the days of early America, each artisan-crafted lantern composed of hand-painted silk cloth draped over a frame filled with glimmering lights. Ranging from 6- to 30-feet high, the lanterns feature a variety of figures and designs, including woodland creatures, natural landscapes, and glimpses of American history and innovative spirit, projecting a wonderland of light and color.

From Winter Lantern Festival