Successful applicants will automatically be awarded parking passes and $24.00 will be charged to the same credit or debit card used for the application fee (collected on ) to help cover the cost of viewing supplies and nightly personnel to manage the viewing opportunity near Elkmont Campground.įireflies (also called lightning bugs) are beetles. All lottery applicants will be notified that their application was SUCCESSFUL (and are awarded vehicle parking confimation) or UNSUCCESSFUL (and were not awarded vehicle parking confirmation) **Lottery applicants will be charged a $1.00 application fee. During the lottery application, you may choose two dates you would like to attend-your preferred choice and an alternate date. Parking Confirmation will be distributed via a lottery on – Firefly Event page.
June: Annual firefly viewing opportunity. Mid-May: All lottery applicants will be notified if their application was successful or unsuccessful. Early-May: Lottery for vehicle passes closes. 
Late-April: Firefly viewing dates announced and lottery for vehicle passes opens. Please check back here next spring for final details about the 2024 event.Įstimated information for the 2024 annual firefly viewing opportunity. 15.The annual firefly viewing opportunity for Great Smoky Mountains has ended for the 2023 season. The remaining night markets will be held on Saturdays: Sept. “I think it’s pretty cool to be with a community of other people who celebrate the same thing as you and who understand you.” “I’ve been learning from my family about different Vietnamese cultures because we’re Vietnamese,” she said. “I always remember my family having a bunch of them around the house during Mid-Autumn Festivals, so it’s a big thing for us.”Īs the two girls went on a hunt for their favorite dessert, Isabella said it was nice to be out with family and friends. It actually tastes really good, and I can eat a lot of them.” “It’s a pastry that usually has a sweet filling in it,” Julia said. Andrew Dung-Lac Parish in West Hartford, Connecticut, Sept, 3, 2022. They get to have fun.”Ĭonnecticut Public Isabella Nguyen, 13, and her friend Julia Ng, 12, of West Hartford look over a vendor's fish-shaped chocolate pancakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival celebrated by St. “She was asking me, where are we going today? And I told her it’s the Mid-Autumn Festival and she’s like, ‘What’s that?’ We explained that you’ll get to see lion dancing, you’ll get to hold your lantern and parade it, and get good food,” she said. She said it was important for her 4-year-old daughter to experience the family’s heritage. 
Nguyen drove up from East Lyme with her family specifically for the festival. Twice a month starting from May to October, the church’s parking lot is transformed into a typical street market that’s popular in Vietnam and many other regions in Asia.
Mark the Evangelist Church led by Father Andy Mai. Andrew Dung-Lac Parish, a Vietnamese Catholic community that worships at St.
#Mid autumn festival lantern fish series#
The Mid-Autumn Festival was a special occasion as a part of an ongoing night market series organized by the St. Andrew Dung-Lac Parish in West Hartford, Connecticut, Sept. Connecticut Public Family and friends fill the tables and tents for food during the Mid-Autumn Festival celebrated by St.
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