Toronto: Chinese Lantern Festival

The 2007 Rogers Chinese Lantern Festival at Ontario Place is the largest event of its type ever produced and Toronto, which is the only place in the world that it is staged.

We started at the entertainment stage where the beating of drums introduced the first act featuring a masterful performance by Chinese acrobats - truly amazing. There will be many acts from China and Canada performing over the course of the festival.

Just behind the stage is the brand new Marketplace where we found cuisine and food demonstrations from the four regions of China represented at the festival.

The nearby Craft Market offers lessons in paper cutting, palm leaf weaving, candy making and many other Chinese art forms, many of which are available for sale.

Forty new Chinese Lantern are on display during the 2007 festival. While they are stunning during the day and early evening, they are amazing after dark. Come early, stay late, you will have memorable evening.

[James]

What is the exact numbers of lanterns at the festival

[love2travel]

This year there are forty lanterns! It is truly an amazing, not to be missed, experience.