Water Lantern Festival is a nighttime community event where families and friends write messages of hope, remembrance and celebration on lanterns, then launch them together on the water at dusk. Voted #1 Cultural Festival by USA TODAY, we've welcomed 1M+ guests since 2018 and 650,000 guests in 2026 alone. We now hold festivals in 14 countries. Our audience: 78% of ticket buyers are 18–44 and 74% are women. 63% of orders are two tickets — couples, young families and friend groups who come for a shared, meaningful night out and stay about four hours. Beyond the event: 6.6M website visitors a year, 1.2M email subscribers (63.6% open rate), 688K+ social followers and an estimated 100M media impressions a year. What partners get: - Presence at the festivals you choose, from a handful of priority markets to the full calendar - On-site activations and sampling with guests who stay for hours - Presenting rights to signature moments like the lantern launch - Customer perks and exclusive discounts for your clients - Brand placement in guest emails, SMS, event guides and social We build each partnership around your markets and goals, with one partner per category. As seen in USA TODAY, CBS, Time Out, BuzzFeed and PBS.