{"id":151089,"date":"2026-02-11T03:18:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T03:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/151089\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T03:18:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T03:18:22","slug":"lunar-lantern-festival-lights-up-dade-city-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/151089\/","title":{"rendered":"Lunar Lantern Festival lights up Dade City this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Credit: Itiprithul\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n

In the Chinese Lunar New Year tradition, lanterns symbolize hope and prosperity while warding off evil spirits. Boy, we sure could use a lot of lanterns. <\/p>\n

The family-friendly Lunar Lantern Festival promises a \u201cmassive\u201d lantern release, along with traditional Lion Dance performances, a $1,000 \u201cSquid Game\u201d-style challenge and dozens of Asian street food and retail vendors. <\/p>\n

The drive to Dade City should be worth it to escape some light pollution and let those lanterns do their thing. Releases are at 8 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.<\/p>\n

Tickets start at $15 for the Lunar Lantern Festival happening Saturday-Sunday, Feb. 14-15 in Dade City.<\/a><\/p>\n

This article appears in Feb. 05 \u2013 11, 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSelene San Felice is managing editor of Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. Prior to joining CL in 2025, she started the Axios Tampa Bay newsletter and worked for her hometown paper, The Capital in Annapolis,…\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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