Garbage. Drive around your neighborhood around Christmas, then have dinner at a Chinese restaurant. I just saved you at least $50 read more

I attended this festival last night with two teenagers and two other adults and we all had a great time. I almost didn't go because of all of the negative reviews but my friends really wanted to go so I gifted everyone the tickets for their Christmas present. I think the best gift of all is to spend time with your loved ones during the holiday season and this was a memorable way to do it. When we walked in we were directed to a green screen and instructed to act like we were scared of the dragon lantern. They take a picture of you that can be purchased on your way out. Apparently only one of our group was a good actor and the rest of us were reprimanded for our poor acting skills. After a good laugh it was off to see the lanterns. The giant dragon was truly a sight I will never forget. I loved the many creative and varied lanterns. They even had some specific to Florida and some that were designed to celebrate Christmas. Some lanterns had moving parts and others had dancing lights. Some displays you could walk through like the castle and the tunnels that were designed to represent the four seasons. Others lanterns had built in places for you to pose for a picture like the one I took of my daughter with lighted wings sprouting from her back. Santa and a panda character were also available to pose with for pictures. I took so many beautiful photographs. It wasn't very crowded and the bathrooms were clean which I always appreciate. We stayed for two hours and I would have stayed even longer soaking up the wonderful displays but we attended the festival at the end of a long day of other activities and the people in my group were getting tired. In addition to the beautiful lantern display we watched the Chinese acrobat show. It wasn't Cirque du Soleil but I found it entertaining. I didn't check out the food because we had already decided to eat elsewhere. There were kids activities for an additional fee but I didn't have young children so again I didn't really look into them. I believe they have a package ticket on Groupon for the activities if you are so inclined. They also had a souvenir tent filled mainly with toys and handheld lights. I might have been interested in a lantern if they sold them but there wasn't anything that left me wanting to buy a souvenir. I equate this experience to visiting a museum and I really enjoyed seeing something so unique. If there was any criticism it's just that I wished that there was more educational information on the lanterns. I looked down at a sign expecting to read about how the lantern was made or it's cultural significance and instead there were a few sentences in broken English about how penguins are cute. They could have seriously used a sign editor. Other than that we spent time together, took pictures, and made great memories which is something you can't put a price tag on. read more

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A total waste of my money. The pictures, videos and advertising of event were not really clear. $23.00 for adults and $19.00 per child.. ohh well that is just to get in... inside you have to pay for everything else.. $8.00 for the kids to be in the jumping house, $12. For the train ride, $8.00 for golf. Food was average festival food (corn, hot dog, elephant ears) and Chinese food was less than average, honestly food court.. i was expecting an act every hour, well it literally last 15min no more. There was not real Chinese Dragon parade or something to show the Chinese culture, vibrant colors and the beauty of the Chinese new year parade... honestly they need to improve in value vs cost, and show more of the Chinese culture. The lantern were nice, but if that was the only thing to see for $23. Per person, then this is definitely overpriced read more

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I went on New Year's Eve around 8:30 pm. I had purchased tickets online and walked right up to enter. Parking cost $5. I felt this was better than the night light event at Fairchild, which I attended the previous night. I did think it was ridiculous to charge extra for the bounce houses etc they had for the kids. The small market was nice. Handmade items and demonstrations. Very reasonably priced items. There is food but it's ur typical stuff like at the youth fair: popcorn, cotton candy, lemonade, cinnamon buns, etc. I believe there was also Chinese food. I ate before going to avoid additional costs. read more

I paid $26 for a physical ticket. Buy it online for $23. And there was no parking so I had to park a little further. When I got to the entrance it was a mess. There's suppose to be two lines, one for physical tickets and one for the online ones but everyone was confused and started pushing. The lanterns were really pretty but the place was super crowded so there's also going to be a stranger in your photos. I did go to a live performance done even though as an adult I didn't find it amusing. The kids had a great time because there was some "magic" in it. After I checked out the rest of the lanterns I went to the food truck area and it was so expensive. I didn't buy anything and by the end of the day my heels were muddy and my toes were cold so I suggest wearing boots. read more

Chinese Lantern Festival - Festivals Near Me - Miami, Florida

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False advertising at its finest. There's nothing traditional/authentic about this festival. The promos are misleading. For $23 a person, totally not worth it - $10 is more justifiable. The food SUCKED, big time! Basically fair food with one stand selling inedible noodles ($12). The Miami herald, new times, etc. should be ashamed of themselves for promoting this event. Stay away. You're better off taking your family to eat at a decent restaurant instead of blowing at least $100 for a family of four (we are 3 and we spent $100 on entrance, parking and a couple of noodle boxes). read more

This is not worth the price of $20 to get in. Plus they get you for every little thing inside. Now the Cuban review " Este luger es un embarque" read more

Not worth the money!! $5 to park. You can walk through the whole thing in half an hour. 2 stands with bad, crappy over priced chinese food. Gift shop is random stuff, looks like bought from a close out. Beer stand is bigger than the stage. Kids activities need ticket purchase $20 for 12 tickets. Other than that, show is good, each on is a bit different. Lanterns were very nice. read more

Crap. Waste of money. $55 to get in and walk around for 20 minutes. I wish I would have read these reviews before going. The advertising was the best part. Absolutely not worth the money. read more

This was a rip off, you pay $23 per person for access to 1/10 of the south east side of the youthfair... AND NONE OF THE RIDES ARE INCLUDED IN THE ADMISSION PRICE! Walked the entire place in 8 minutes. The rides range from 3-8 tickets, each ticket is $2. The $15 braclet only covers 3 out of the 8 or so rides. Meaning $6 - $18 per child per ride!!! WTF? Entrance fee should be $10 MAX, or at least include one ride for children. Wont be coming back, and I highly advise you don't come. read more

Ripped off at the gate by "manager named D". We bought tickets in advance and found out it was senior night so they were cheaper at the gate. The manage refused to allow us to use the difference as a credit towards food or product at the festival but said Eventbrite would refund the on line purchase without issue so we repurchased tickets at the gate. Now Eventbrite says CLF is responsible and CLF is un-reachable. Not to mention there was no authentic food, only carnival food trucks and the display was worth about 5 bucks a person. read more

Overpriced tickets for kids. The activities posted were free or not amusing at all. Lights are nice but not much to do there.

really disappointed for how much it was. Everything we too spaced out and it was all on a parking lot. The food was your typical traveling fair food. I wouldn't have mind if if it was cheaper entrance ticket. read more

I was so excited to take my wife for her 60th Birthday celebration with my 2 kids, 18 and 20.. I can only PARTIALLY convey to you how ultimately dissppointed we ALL were with the Festival. IT was very scarce, poorly done and you could walk the whole thing in 10 minutes. The food was CRAPPY and the drinks, WORSE.. Additionally, the so called "Acrobat Show" was 1/10 the talent of a Cirque de Soleil "Commercial on TV !!!! The $100 I spent for 4 that I'll never see again could not be more mis-spent !!!! After seeing SO MUCH advertisements for this event, you'd think that they'd put MORE MONEY into the SHOW.. and much LESS into Advertisting !!!! Please.. take my whole familie's word... STAY HOME !!!! You will definitely no doubt be disappointed.. and you'll be richer by $100+++ WIth regrets. Gary B read more

No Ferris wheel. No live performance. Literally was just some lights. Not worth the money. Should definitely have been free.

The lanterns are really pretty but there are not that many, and the acrobat show was subpar. This isn't worth the 50 dollars for 2 tickets and 5 dollars in parking at all. read more

While the lights that were there were pretty, the price for value was absolutely not worth it. We walked the entire light show in 10 minutes before reaching the limited food vendors. Anything over $15.00 is too much for this. read more

This would have gotten 5 stars if the entrance was 5$. This is nice but wayyy over priced. You pay for everything and the entrance includes nothing but your privilege to walk through the place which can be done in ten minutes. There is no authentic Chinese food. It was actually not even Chinese. The food was a total joke. The lights were very pretty though and I loved walking through the seasons. read more

The price we paid to get in what definitely not worth it. Whatever you want to eat is $6. That could be water, small popcorn or a small cotton candy. Ridiculous! read more

This place takes "rip off" to a whole new level. $23 to get in and walk around an area smaller than a strip mall looking at some lit up figurines. Food sucks and is stupid expensive too. There's only like 3 activities for kids and you have to pay extra for those also. Save yourself the money and go walk around a nice neighborhood with lots of Christmas lights and inflatable decorations followed by a nice family dinner at a good restaurant. Nothing worse than leaving a place spending over $100 and not getting anything for your money, not even a little bit of fun for the kids. read more

Overpriced, , for a family of four it almost cost$100.00 and also $5 to park . very small, food stands maybe 4. One Chinese the line was long waited about 30 min, then they ran out if food .. Very bad experience never doing it again. read more

I saw the tickets for the Chinese Lantern Festival in Boca on Groupon and thought it would be something my younger brother (he is 10 years old) would enjoy especially since they also have a martial arts show. When you first pull up it looks like a winter wonderland with all of the lights and lanterns all lit up, until you have to wait in the long line then a little bit of the magic wears off. Once you enter and walk around the display, which shouldn't take you more than 20 minutes really, you realize that there's not much else to it. So we patiently waited for the next martial arts show to begin, and as talented as they all were, it was quite repetitive and could have been shorter. As beautiful as the lanterns are, I most likely won't be returning since the amount of people was overwhelming, the variety of food and beverage (or lack thereof) was underwhelming, and it seemed to me a waste of $60 ($15 per ticket with Groupon for 4). We went, we saw, we conquered, and we won't be going back. read more

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If standing in line to stand in another line is fun come here. You have to chose if you want to feed or let the kids do an activity lines are 1.5 hours long minimum. Awful!!! read more

The displays were beautiful, excellent job! but the entrance price was too expensive for some lights displays. I expected more for the money I paid ($23 for adults and $19 for kids at the entrance plus $5 for parking). On top of that, I had to pay extra to get tickets inside for my daughter to play on the two small attractions they had. Absolutely overpriced, there is no respect for the money in Miami anymore. read more

Exactly what the first review said, don't waste your time or money. $23 per person and $5 parking to see some light displays, expensive food vendors (3-4 of them total) and one "acrobat" show with no acrobats read more

Don't waste your time 23 per person and 5 dollar parking are you kidding rather go to Santa and get hit there with exorbitant prices. Avoid

I'd give this one star but the lateens were really pretty, I problem was the value for your money. $23 each to get in and you can walk the entire thing in a few minutes. We saw a performance of two Hispanic singers that were just dreadful and completely out of place at a Chinese lantern festival. Honestly I wouldn't waste my time unless they drop the entrance to $10 a person. read more

Garbage. Spent 46 dollars for two people for nothing. Wack I will never go here again not even if the entrance was free. no explanations of the lanterns nothing they make it seem like it's so exciting it's boring. "Authentic Chinese food" terrible only two options even to choose from and externally over priced. the Chinese food in the mall tastes better. Defiantly a disappointment. Do not recommend read more

Not worth it! $5 to park, average $20 per person, kids 2 and up also pay. The ride is only a train which is additional, the mini golf also additional cost! The show was free but 20 min of 3 ok acts. Everything is in addition to the $20 entrance fee. All in all, expensive for what it is. Not worth it! read more