
Light Up Winter Lantern Release 2025
Sat, 02 Aug
|Anderson Park Rose Garden
Experience the magical mass lantern release at this year's Light Up Winter on Saturday 2nd August. Join the festivities from 4pm in the Anderson Park Rose Garden with the lantern release taking place at 7.30pm. No cash sales on the day. Online purchase of lanterns only while stocks last.


Time & Location
02 Aug 2025, 7:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Anderson Park Rose Garden, Anderson Park
Terms and Conditions
Purchase of lanterns is strictly non-refundable.
A limited number of lanterns will be released for purchase online only from Friday 20th June by visiting us here www.lightupwinter.co.nz. There will be NO lantern sales on the day, therefore mark your calendars for Friday 20th June and get in quick while stocks last, and agreeing to the sale Terms & Conditions.
On successful online purchase of your lantern, you will be issued with a QR code ticket - please keep this safe as it is the only proof of purchase.
On the day of the event, there will be signposted Lantern Token collection kiosks in the main event area. Please ensure you make your way to these staffed kiosks between 4-7pm to verify your purchased QR code ticket with a staff member. Once validated, you will be given a Lantern Token. Once the tokens are given to the ticket holder, all responsibility is with the ticket holder to hold onto their token. We will not be providing additional lanterns for lost tokens.
Please note strictly that 1 x lantern token = 1 lantern purchased.
Lantern tokens will be exchanged for lanterns at the pick up station at the lantern release zone from 7.10pm onwards only, and not sooner.
Pick up of lanterns only on the day of the event at 7.10pm in the designated lantern release zone.
If the wind speed exceeds 15kph on the night, the lantern release component of the event will be postponed with a back up release event taking place on Sunday 3rd August at 7.30pm. A call will be made prior to lantern collection. Please note that this is a compliance requirement to ensure a safe and hazard free event.
If rainfall occurs, the lantern release component of the event will be postponed to Sunday 3rd August at 7.30pm. Should adverse weather conditions continue into Sunday 3rd August; we unfortunately will not be releasing the lanterns in 2025. No refunds will be issued. No purchased lanterns will be distributed. This is a compliance requirement.
You are required to watch the safety video "How To Safely Light My Lantern" within the T&C's section of the lantern purchase page, and here - this is a mandatory requirement to purchase your lantern.
Schedule
4 hours 30 minutesLight Up Winter Festivities
Anderson Park, Cromwell
20 minutesLantern Collection
Anderson Park, Cromwell
Tickets
Light Up Winter Lantern 2025
Sale ends
02 Aug, 6:30 pm
$10.00
+$0.25 ticket service fee
Total
$0.00