APRIL 27th & 30th ARE SOLD OUT, May 4th still has availability. If a date you want is not available, you can be added to our waitlist here.

Sensory Hour at Glowing Wild is an inclusive program for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder and other sensory processing needs to enjoy the Glowing Wild Lantern Festival with their families. From 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm, registrants will get to experience large, beautiful animal-shaped lanterns with limited capacity, decreased volume, and lower contrast lighting conditions. All participants have the option to enjoy walking the pathways and food and drink before gates open to the public at 7:00 pm. Families are welcome to stay until the Gardens close at 10:00 pm. 

The Glowing Wild Lantern Festival will take place rain or shine. Exchanges will not be available as dates for this event are limited and fill up quickly. In the event of severe weather, rescheduling may not be possible for this special program.

Free parking is available at the Sundial Bridge Parking Lot at 844 Sundial Bridge Drive with overflow parking at the Civic Auditorium. To enter you will need to cross the Sundial Bridge and check in at the entrance tent. If anyone in your group has limited mobility please know that this is a walking path of over a half-mile and though it has benches will require a lot of walking. Please bring mobility aides if you believe you might need them.

Pets and animals are not allowed with the exception of working service dogs.

For questions or more information, call Melissa Maney at (530)242-3108 or email at: [email protected]