Reston residents will be able to bask in the glow of handcrafted Chinese lanterns during a festival at Roer鈥檚 Zoofari in Vienna聽later this month.
The zoo (formerly the Reston Zoo at 1228 Hunter Mill Road) at is ready be filled with more than聽40 lantern sets and 800 bright displays as part of its ongoing Chinese Lantern Festival starting Nov. 16.
Visitors will be transported throughout the world as they walk聽among Chinese lanterns shaped like聽lions, tigers, monkeys and even dinosaurs.
Touted as 鈥渁 modern take on the ancient art of lantern-making,鈥� the festival will include聽artisans, craftsmen and performers. In addition to viewing the glowing artwork displays, visitors can watch live martial arts shows and shop for souvenirs and gifts made by folk artists.
鈥淭wenty artists from China will work on-site at Roers Zoofari for weeks in a temporary 鈥榣antern factory鈥� to create exquisite scenes that include animals from throughout the world,鈥� reads a press release for the event. 鈥淔rom lions to dinosaurs, giraffes to whales鈥揺ven a herd of zebra鈥檚鈥揻igures will form dreamscapes of color and motion.鈥�
The Chinese Lantern Festival will run from Wednesday, Nov.聽16 through Sunday, Jan. 1. are聽$25 for adults and $15 for children over 3.
Photo courtesy of Chinese Lantern Festival
