8 Festivals That Are Full of Color and Life (3 of 5)

5. Electric Forest Festival | United States

First begun in 2011, this four-day music festival hosted by the Double JJ Resort in Rothbury, Michigan features electronic music and jam bands. But this isn’t just any run-of-the-mill music festival with a big stage and field; this one takes place in a forest that is lit up with psychedelic lasers and colorful ornaments. This creates an unforgettable, surreal experience that you can’t get anywhere else. 

4. Lantern Festival | China

A Chinese festival of great importance that goes all the way back to the Western Han Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago, it falls on the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese calendar, or around February/early March on the Gregorian calendar, with the last day signifying the Chinese New Year. Cities all around China are decorated with lanterns that light up the night; most notably red ones, although animal-shaped lanterns have become common in modern times. This holiday is also celebrated as a holy Buddhist day of observance.