Floating Lanterns at Lake Junaluska

As part of Lake Junaluska's multi-day Independence Day Celebration, staff and volunteers will place floating lanterns on the lake on Friday, July 4, 2025, at dusk (between 9:15 and 9:45 p.m.). Each lantern carries a name in remembrance or in honor of a loved one. All are welcome to the lakeside to enjoy, celebrate and admire this enchanting and meaningful display.

To have a loved one’s name placed on a lantern, you make a donation of $40 per lantern using the online giving form: https://lakejunaluska.com/events-calendar/floating-lanterns/

The lanterns will be released in the main part of the lake between the pool on Memory Lane and the lighted Lake Junaluska Cross on the hill. The event is free and visitors may watch the lanterns from the lakeshore. Please park in any of the Lake Junaluska parking areas. Guests may watch from their cars or bring a blanket or chair to watch from the lawn.

To help keep the lake clean, the lanterns are biodegradable and staff and volunteers help gather as many lanterns as possible from the lake after the event as soon as conditions allow.

You may also like the following events from Lake Junaluska:

• This Saturday, 14th June, 07:30 am, Lake Junaluska Flea Market in Lake Junaluska
• This month, 24th June, 09:00 am, Soul Power Dance in Lake Junaluska
• This month, 25th June, 06:00 am, Lake Junaluska Day in Lake Junaluska

Also check out other Nonprofit events in Lake Junaluska.