Dragon Lights Reno

Dragon Lights Reno

Year of the Dragon

Dragon Lights Reno

Year of the Dragon

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General Event Information

Tickets go on sale July 1st at 12:00am. Click the link to book your tickets.

Tickets purchased online for weekdays will be: General Admission – $20 (age 12 and above)；Children – $15 (age 3-11)；Family 4 Pack (2 adults and 2 children) – $60.

Tickets purchased online for the weekend will be: General Admission – $25 (age 12 and above)；Children – $18 (age 3-11)；Family 4 Pack (2 adults and 2 children) – $73. 

Infants and small children under 3 years old are free to enter.

Groups discounts are available for groups of 10 people or more. Group discounts only apply to General Admission tickets. Discounts will be applied automatically when the number of tickets reaches 10 or more.

Location: Wilbur D. May Arboretum and Botanical Garden within Rancho San Rafael Park

Address: 1595 N Sierra St, Reno, NV 89503

Date: September 27th to November 30th, 2024.

Opening hours: Sunday to Thursday: 5:00-9:30PM
Friday and Saturday: 5:00-10:00PM

Yes, we offer free parking onsite on a first come first serve basis. Close up parking at the Wilbur D. May Center is reserved for ADA only. There is limited closeup parking at the arboretum parking lot, and more parking space at the west end of Rancho San Rafael Park. Please follow signs and instructions of our parking staff.

Free shuttle buses are available at the west end parking lot at Rancho San Rafael Park Thursday to Saturday. Shuttle bus runs every 15 minutes. The first shuttle bus starts at the sound end parking lot at 4:45PM. The last shuttle bus leaves the festival entrance at 9:45PM on weekdays and 10:15PM on weekends.

Yes. We have several food vendors serving Asian and western food options in the festival. Both cash and card are accepted.
The route is less than 1 mile, and the path is mostly even. It takes on average an hour and a half to fully enjoy the experience.

ADA parking is right next to the festival entrance – please use the parking lot at the Wilbur D. May Museum. Please be advised that there are some dirt trail surfaces at the festival, roughly 1000′ in the food court, interactive playground area. We recommend using wheelchairs with thicker tires.

Yes, wheelchairs and kids’ wagons and strollers are allowed in the festival grounds. We don’t have wheelchairs for rent at the event.

Yes, we encourage you to film as much as you like (and post them on social media!). Tripods are allowed at the festival, but no drones. Photographing or videotaping for commercial purposes must obtain prior consent of the event organizer.

Once you enter the festival grounds, you may stay until 10:00pm on Friday and Saturday or 9:30pm from Sunday to Thursday when the festival closes for the night.

No outside food or beverage is allowed in the festival ground except for special diets and food for infants. We also have a wide selection of food and drinks on sale in the festival. Food vendors take both cards and cash.

For the safety of your pet(s) and the safety of others, no pet(s) will be allowed in the festival ground inside the arboretum.

Ticket Related Questions

Yes. Our onsite box office is located next to the festival entrance and will be open nightly from 5:00PM – 9:00PM. Visitors can purchase tickets at the box office on the day of the event with either cash or card. However, there’s a limited number of tickets available at the box office, and the event organizer may close the box office early if the event has reached its capacity limit on the day of the event. There’s also an up-charge of $5-$15 for tickets purchased at the box office.
After buying your ticket online, you will get a confirmation email with a barcode and QR code. We can scan your ticket directly from your mobile device, or you can print your ticket at home and bring it with you to be scanned at the entrance.

As stated in our Terms and Conditions, all sales are final and non-refundable.

If you are unable to attend a show due to an unexpected and unavoidable issue, you may change the date and time of your ticket an hour prior to the event start time. Ticket holders will need to log into their Universe account and go to the My Ticket Page to change the date and time of their tickets. Tickets can only be moved if the same ticket type at the same price is offered, and if capacity allows.

You may also transfer the ticket to another person by following instructions on this link HERE.

We think the gift of time with the ones you love most is the best gift you can give! You will need to know the date and time you would like to visit in order to reserve a ticket, so keep this in mind when planning a ticket purchase as a gift. Instead of using your own email address as the ticket email, please enter the email of your intended recipient. Unfortunately, gift cards are not offered at this time.

In case of inclement weather or other unforeseeable reasons when the event must be canceled, all tickets of the day will be refunded to ticket holders. Please allow 24 – 48 hours for the refunds to be processed.

In your inbox, search for an email from [email protected] with the subject [Dragon Lights Reno] The email will contain your ticket for the event in the body, however, there will also be a PDF that you can download and show at the door.
To view your order details and receipt on Universe, log in to your Universe Dashboard. Tickets can be found under ‘My Tickets’. If you did not create a Universe account upon checkout, please contact us and we can resend your confirmation email.

For more information on how to find your tickets, please read our guide: Find your tickets

All ticket sales are final, and tickets are non-refundable. Ticket holders may change the date and time of their tickets an hour prior to the event start time. There’s no refund for unused tickets. In case of inclement weather when the event must be cancelled or closed early, tickets will be refunded to all ticket holders automatically.

We cannot guarantee entry to the festival if you show up late; however, entry might still be allowed if the festival ground does not exceed its capacity limit.

If you have questions regarding the event contact Dragon Lights Reno at [email protected]
If you need support regarding your purchase, please contact Universe directly.