HELLO PANDA FESTIVAL
TAKES OVER CITI FIELD
BY JENNA BAGCAL
The Hello Panda Festival
kicked off a season of lanterns,
food and holiday festivities
last Friday.
Deemed “the largest lantern
arts event in North
America,” the Citi Field festival
boasts more than 120
giant illuminated displays
handcrafted by 60 renowned
artisans. The jaw-dropping
displays include a 60-foot-tall
Christmas tree — the tallest
in North America — a 98-foot
panda-themed light tunnel,
motorized dinosaurs and
serene underwater-themed
scenes.
Festival organizers, CPAA
North America, have iterations
of the popular festival
in Vernon, N.J., and the
Catskills. Since the company’s
inception in 2013, they
have co-produced events in
Lincoln Center and the Kennedy
Center including stage
productions of “Mulan,”
“Dragon Boat Racing” and
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“Wedding of Erdos.”
“The growing popularity
of lantern festivals is
due to the role of social media
in today’s world,” said
Winston Wang, general
manager of CPAA North
America. “Our Hello Panda
Festival has been designed
to stir the senses and inspire i
maginations.”
In addition the world-class
lanterns, Hello Panda will
also feature international
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cuisine and a full-service bar
with cocktails curated by The
World’s Fare vendors, contemporary
art exhibits, nightly
live performances and photoops
with Santa on select days.
Click here to get more details
on everything to see and do at
Hello Panda.
Bundle up and head out
to Hello Panda, which runs
from 5 to 10 p.m. every day
until Jan. 26, 2020. Tickets
are $22 to $28 minus tax and
service fees. To learn more,
visit www.hellopandafest.
com or follow @hellopandafest
on Instagram and Twitter
and Facebook.
Reach reporter Jenna Bagcal
by e-mail at jbagcal@qns.
com or by phone at (718) 260-
2583.
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