Asian Lantern Festival Entertainment Schedule
The Asian Lantern Festival is back and ready to dazzle Tucson with hundreds of colorful, colossal lanterns — but did you know there’s more to the festival than the lights? Each night in the Zoo’s Event Garden, performers will light up the stage with incredible acrobatics, a thrilling lion dance, and rhythmic drum performances PLUS will feature delicious Asian-inspired food, thematic crafts, and a fun tiger conservation project.
Each night of the festival, Tianyu Arts & Culture Inc. (who partnered with your Zoo to make this event a reality!) will perform a selection of their incredible dances. On any given night you might catch a Face Change (As an ancient Chinese dramatic art, where performers wear vivid masks and transform their face in an instant with just the swipe of a fan, a movement of the head, or a wave of the hand), Rolla Bolla (a balancing act where a performer stands on a precarious platform while performing other feats such as skipping or juggling), or even Hoop Diving (an acrobatic display where performers jump, dive and tumble through hoops on the ground with dynamic speed and rhythm).
You won’t want to miss the fun at the Asian Lantern Festival! Get your tickets today!
Entertainment Schedule:
Thursday, March 12
Due to today’s rain, we are canceling tonight’s event.
Friday, March 13
Performances:
6:30 p.m: Tianyu Stage Performances
7 p.m: Drum Performance by Odaiko Sonora
7:50 p.m: Tianyu Stage Performances
Other Activities: Glitter tattoos, Dragon Paper Chain craft, Conservation activity, Soulful Sumi Calligraphy
Saturday, March 14
Performances:
6:30 p.m: Tianyu Stage Performances
7 p.m: Lion Dance by the Chinese Cultural Center
7:30 p.m: Tianyu Stage Performances
Other Activities: Glitter tattoos, Dragon Paper Chain craft, Conservation activity, Soulful Sumi Calligraphy
Sunday, March 15
Performances:
6:30 p.m: Tianyu Stage Performances
7 p.m: Bamboo Sword Demonstration by Tucson Kendo Kai
7:30 p.m: Tianyu Stage Performances
Other Activities: Glitter tattoos, Lemur Chopsticks craft, Conservation activity
Monday, March 16
Performances:
6:30 p.m: Tianyu Stage Performances
7:30 p.m: Tianyu Stage Performances
Tuesday, March 17
Performances:
6:30 p.m: Tianyu Stage Performances
7:30 p.m: Tianyu Stage Performances
Wednesday, March 18
Performances:
6:30 p.m: Tianyu Stage Performances
7:30 p.m: Tianyu Stage Performances
Thursday, March 19
Performances:
6:30 p.m: Tianyu Stage Performances
7 p.m: Makiwara Archery demonstration by Arizona KYUDO
7:30 p.m: Tianyu Stage Performances
Other Activities: Lemur Chopsticks craft, Conservation activity
Friday, March 20
Performances:
6:30 p.m: Tianyu Stage Performances
7 p.m: Lion Dance by the Chinese Cultural Center
7:30 p.m: Tianyu Stage Performances
Other Activities: Glitter tattoos, Lemur Chopstick craft, Conservation activity, Soulful Sumi Calligraphy, Portable Planetarium
Saturday, March 21
Performances:
6:30 p.m: Tianyu Stage Performances
7 p.m: Vocal, music, and calligraphy by UA Global
7:30 p.m: Tianyu Stage Performances
Other Activities: Glitter tattoos, Lemur Chopstick craft, Conservation activity, Portable Planetarium
Sunday, March 22
Performances:
6:30 p.m: Tianyu Stage Performances
7 p.m: Indian Dance Performance
7:30 p.m: Tianyu Stage Performances
Other Activities: Glitter tattoos, Fan craft, Conservation activity
Monday, March 23
Performances:
6:30 p.m: Tianyu Stage Performances
7:30 p.m: Tianyu Stage Performances
Tuesday, March 24
Performances:
6:30 p.m: Tianyu Stage Performances
7:30 p.m: Tianyu Stage Performances
Wednesday, March 25
Performances:
6:30 p.m: Tianyu Stage Performances
7:30 p.m: Tianyu Stage Performances
Thursday, March 26
Performances:
6:30 p.m: Tianyu Stage Performances
7:30 p.m: Tianyu Stage Performances
Other Activities: Fan craft, Conservation activity
Friday, March 27
Performances:
6:30 p.m: Tianyu Stage Performances
7 p.m: Vocal, music, and calligraphy by UA Global
7:30 p.m: Tianyu Stage Performances
Other Activities: Fan craft, Conservation activity
Saturday, March 28
Performances:
6:30 p.m: Tianyu Stage Performances
7 p.m: Lion Dance performance by the Chinese Cultural Center
7:30 p.m: Tianyu Stage Performances
Other Activities: Glitter tattoos, Fan craft, Conservation activity, Portable Planetarium
Sunday, March 29
Performances:
6:30 p.m: Tianyu Stage Performances
7:30 p.m: Tianyu Stage Performances
Other Activities: Glitter tattoos, Fan craft, Conservation activity