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Experience a magical night beneath the stars and the incredible spectacle that is the Morikami Museum’s Lantern Festival in the Spirit of Obon.

Join the team at Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens in Delray Beach for their life-changing event that celebrates the traditions of Japanese folk dancing, drumming, street fairs and the iconic ceremony of floating lanterns. The Landern Festival in the Spirit of Obon pays homage to ancestors who have passed onto another life to return for a brief visit in the form of the lanterns. 

You will experience beautiful displays of Japanese tradition with colorful costumes and elaborate dances. The sky will be lit with delicate lanterns floating to the heavens in honor of the Spirit of Obon. 

The Lantern Festival…

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