COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — A nationally recognized festival made a stop right here in southern Colorado. The water lantern festival returned to Prospect Lake on Saturday evening.
Gates opened at 5:30 p.m. before the lanterns were launched closer to sunset.
The festival also features live music, food trucks, and other vendors.
A music performance and a meditation ceremony lead up to the lantern release at eight thirty at night.
Attendees personalized lanterns with a special message or drawings of their choosing.
"Yeah, I just wrote like what I want for the future, what I hope, and who I hope to become."
Right around 8:30 p.m., people set adrift their lanterns across Prospect Lake as they floated with all their personalized messages.
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