The Asian Lantern Festival: Forest of Fantasy starts this Friday, November 21, at Chattanooga Zoo. At the festival, visitors take an evening tour of the Zoo and view hundreds of glowing lanterns up to 26 feet tall.
“Every year, we bring an entirely new collection of lanterns to the Zoo, creating a completely different experience from previous years of the festival,” said Jake Cash, director of marketing and communications at Chattanooga Zoo. “This year, we are calling it the Asian Lantern Festival: Forest of Fantasy because it features amazing mythical creatures like dragons, unicorns and fairies. The festival also includes lots of Christmas classics like Santa Claus, snowmen, Christmas trees and reindeer. It’s fun for all ages, and there’s something that everyone will enjoy.”
The lanterns are hand-crafted and made of silk, staying true to the traditional Chinese lantern festivals that inspired the event. The Asian Lantern Festival: Forest of Fantasy includes hundreds of lanterns that create nearly 50 distinct displays throughout the entire Zoo…