Rise Festival

The Rise Festival is a three day unified  lantern release out in the Mojave.  Your lantern means something unique to you, signifying your individual hopes and dreams, released with thousands of others wishes in one beautiful display.

The 6th annual RiSE Festival is being held in the beautiful Mojave desert this October 4th, 5th and 6th. Join 30k like-minded people in letting go and setting new intentions in the worlds largest sky lantern release.

Enjoy live music all day long followed by 2 lantern releases.  This year, we will be enjoying performances from Ry X and others live artists prior to the lantern release. Friday and Saturday’s event begins at 3:15pm, Sunday starts at 5:15pm.

Our lanterns are fully biodegradable and we also recover 100% of them along with all pre-existing litter, leaving the desert better than we found it.

There will be over a dozen unique and delicious local food truck options on site and a fresh food market serving:

Fresh fruit
Chips
Almonds
Trail-mix
Cookies
Candies
ABK Beer
Red and white wine
Rekorderlig Hård Äpple Cider and more!

Tickets start at $79 for Sunday tickets for NV locals (with ID), $99 for non-locals Sunday tickets, and $119 for adult Friday or Saturday tickets.  Children aged 4-10 are $69.  Each ticket comes with 2 lanterns, a marker for your lantern, and a sitting mat. You will pick up your participant kit right after you enter the ticket gates.  There is also a $29 parking pass that must be purchased when you buy your tickets.

Located in the Mojave Desert 25 miles south of Las Vegas on the Jean Dry Lake bed. Parking is available on Jean Dry Lake Bed with purchase of a $29 parking pass. Parking passes must be purchased online at the time you purchase your event ticket.

If approaching from the south on I-15 , take exit 12 for Jean Goodsprings and follow signage and traffic management to Jean Dry Lake Bed. If approaching from the North on I-15, take exit 25 for Sloan and follow signage and traffic management to the venue.

They are partnered with MGM Resorts to offer all RiSE participants the guaranteed best available pricing on their family of resorts when you book through the Rise festival website.

Shuttles will run from Mandalay Bay – Shark Reef Entrance.  Shuttle passes will be electronic and delivered VIA email at the time of purchase.  Shuttles will depart approximately every 30 minutes from 2:30 pm to 6:30 pm. Shuttles from the event back to the hotels run from 8:30pm to 11:00 pm. They will leave continuously once they are full.

Sunday event only: Shuttles will depart every 30 minutes from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm. Shuttles from the event back to the hotels run from 8:30pm to 11:00 pm. They will leave continuously once they are full.

Please see their FAQs page to answer event questions you may have.  No pets (other than service animals) and no RV’s in the parking area.

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