LUMINO CITY FESTIVAL DC MAC

After driving around we finally found the parking. Upon arriving, there were no signs indicating where to park. I was fine with paying the $20 parking fee for the convenience of getting there and back quickly. I was excited to go to this with my wife and daughter as a holiday event. Unfortunately we had to learn this the hard way and I’m never booking any events in the future without looking at reviews ever again. The previews and videos were FALSE ADVERTISING at its finest. The staff are extremely rude and it’s obviously this whole “event” was a money making scheme. It is EXTREMELY unsafe and they are doing nothing but setting themselves up for lawsuit because there are kids and they can get seriously injured there. We saw everything within 30min and towards the end I felt like I needed to just get out of there alive and intact and in one piece because my face was numb from cold and I kept on slipping on the muddy ground and plastic platforms. We have subjected ourselves and our kids to pure torture/ harsh and unsafe conditions for absolutely nothing. All of the reviews written here are 100% true.

LUMINO CITY FESTIVAL DC MAC

There were a couple of food vendors but the lines were so long you would have to wait an hour in the freezing cold just to get some fries or Mac and cheese. I wouldn’t even pay $5 for this let alone the 150$ we spent for tickets+ 20$ parking and toll. The tickets are being oversold so much that you cannot even see anything due to the crowds. If you have a baby forget about walking through all that with a stroller in tow and not to mention the crowd. You will be waiting in line 2+ hours in the freezing 30 degree weather only to trek through MUD and plastic platforms that are uneven and moving. Yes, it was all false advertising there’s nothing to see but few areas of themed lighting for a huge price (and I’m not even talking the $40+ a person price). think FYRE FESTIVAL SCAM on a smaller scale. Let me give you an example of what this was exactly.

in fact, pick up your skirts, pants whatever and not walk but Run the opposite direction. If you are thinking of purchasing tickets to this event save your $$$. Buyers beware !! This is a CAUTIONARY TALE. Says Alena of her colorful drawing of a unicorn being brought to 3D life: 'It's so exciting.' She and her family, who have attended the festival on Randall's Island in the past, plan to visit the Long Island venue this year.Biggest SCAM NY has seen in a while !!!! Well played to the investors who came up with this. 'All she's into is unicorns and magical rainbows,' Chen says. 'My daughter always loved drawing, especially during COVID at home,' says Shilrey Cheng of Manhattan, whose daughter Alena Chuchen, 7, is one of the featured children. A second LuminoCity festival is happening simultaneously in the Washington area, which is why children from those two urban areas were invited to participate, Chen says. Their drawings will be on signs beside each sculpture, Chen says. Six of the sculptures were created from drawings submitted children from New York and Washington, D.C. The majority of the lantern sculptures, which are illuminated from within, are new this year, Chen says. In the wildlife area, they’ll see a panda and eel.

'Maybe one scary monster, the blue one,' Chen says. In the holiday area, they will see a Christmas factory in which primarily friendly monsters are helping to prepare gifts. Credit: LuminoCity FestivalĪs visitors walk through the 'Alice in Wonderland' area, they will feel like they are Alice meeting the Cheshire Cat perched by a tree, the caterpillar and the rabbit, Chen says.

This season, the LuminoCity festival comes to Long Island for the first time. 'Last year was the most difficult year we’ve had,' she says. This year’s Shine Again motto is a nod to coming out of the pandemic, and to light overcoming darkness, she says. The show’s mascot, Lumi, is an extraterrestrial shaped like a light bulb, for instance, meant to be a symbol of positive energy. Houses are decorated with colorful lanterns in hope for peace and forgiveness in the coming year.Ĭhen’s goal was to incorporate modern themes into traditional art, she says. 9, was inspired by Chen’s childhood memories of lantern light shows in China, where the lantern festival is celebrated in February or March, shortly after the Lunar New Year. 'Ninety percent are families with kids.' The Long Island location also has a more varied natural environment that allows the festival to be more 'magical' and 'fantastical,' Chen says. It is a great opportunity to move to our target audience,' Chen says. 'The Town of North Hempstead came to us and invited us to Long Island. Credit: LuminoCity Festival/Zandy Mangold LuminoCity was imagined through a desire to create an immersive light experience.

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