This Dazzling Festival Is Only 2 Hours From Ottawa & Has Hundreds Of Glowing Lanterns

The Garden Of Light is back with a new experience. 🏮

Staff Writer

It is time to plan your next road trip from Ottawa. A magical lantern festival is coming to Montreal's Botanical Garden.

The Garden Of Lights returns with between 700 to 800 glowing lanterns from September 3 to October 31.

Fei Gao, the cultural coordinator for the Chinese garden, told Narcity the event's theme is "inspired by the moon; by its light, its shapes, its rhythm, its imagination and its impressive beauty."

Inside, everywhere you look, there will be something wondrous to see.

You'll get to explore the new immersive experiences filled with illuminated displays within the Chinese, Japanese and First Nations Garden.

Timed entry tickets are already for sale and are $21.50 per person.

Gardens Of Light

Price: $21.50 per person

When: September 3 to October 31

Address: 4101 Sherbrooke St. E., Montreal, QC

Why You Need To Go: You can pretend you are on a mini trip across Asia as you visit the Japanese and Chinese gardens.

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Before you get going, check out our Responsible Travel Guide so you can be informed, be safe, be smart, and most of all, be respectful on your adventure.

This article's cover image was used for illustrative purposes only.

  • Stephanie White was an Ottawa-based Associate Editor for Narcity Canada. She has been writing mouthwatering food and wanderlust-inspiring articles for Canadians since 2012. She has a B.A. and B.Ed. from Ottawa University. When she isn't writing, you can find her travelling the globe and trying new restaurants. Stephanie has previously been published on Insider, Flight Network, Apartment Therapy, Faces Magazine, Daily Hive, Dished and The Spruce.

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