STUDENT LANTERN DESIGN CONTEST

The Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival Student Design Contest welcomes area youth the opportunity to design a lantern for the 2025 Festival.

Children ages 8-14 are invited to submit a drawing of a snake to celebrate the Chinese New Year: Year of the Snake. Winning snake drawings will be crafted into lanterns and displayed throughout the Festival, June 20 through August 31, 2025.

• Deadline for submissions is May 20, 2025, midnight.

• Only one design per participant is permitted.

• Design should include name, age, grade, and hometown.

• Please include student name, phone number, and e-mail for parent or guardian.

• Contest winners will be announced in June and listed in a Lantern Festival press release.

• Winners and their families will be invited to the Festival Opening Night on June 20th and receive 10 tickets to come back to the festival.

SUBMIT BY E-MAIL: info@historicphiladelphia.org,with subject line “Student Design Contest.”

BY MAIL: Historic Philadelphia, Inc., 601 Walnut Street, Suite 130E, Philadelphia, PA 19106