China Lights Festival opening at Boerner Botanical Gardens September 22

 

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) – The incredibly popular China Lights Festival is back for a second year.

Fifty sculptural displays will illuminate 10 acres of Milwaukee’s Boerner Botanical Gardens in Whitnall Park at 9400 Boerner Drive, Hales Corners, WI.

China Lights runs from Sept. 22–Oct. 22, Tuesday through Sunday, from 5:30–10 p.m., with a 5 p.m. opening for people who purchase the VIP ticket package. The festival will be closed Mondays. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for seniors and kids.

For $30, attendees can purchase a one-visit VIP ticket, which includes early admission at 5 p.m., the mobile guide, a collectible Chinese hand fan which serves as the admission ticket to a private tour at 5:15 p.m. and optional participation in the Illumination Parade. Offered exclusively at the Botanical Gardens will be a season pass, which allows one adult repeat visits for $45. Free parking is included with all admission tickets.

For more information, please visit http://www.chinalights.org/.