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THE LIGHTS

Lights After Dark Tour

Event Date: September 10, 2022

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Event Day



​September 10, 2022- THINGS GET MAGICAL!

Whether you’ve never done anything quite like this - or if you are a Sky Lantern pro, this info pack contains all the details you need to make sure you have the most magical day of your life. We are expecting a large amount of people, so please read this packet in its entirety to help things run more efficiently.

  • WHERE: BAPS Motor Speedway | 690 York Rd | York Haven, PA 17370 | Map Link
  • WHEN: Saturday, September 10th
  • Time: Gates open at 4:00 PM and close at 7:00 PM - $20 cash parking fee collected upon arrival. Lantern launch happens after dusk.
  • Please come early! Entertainment will be starting shortly after gates open at 4:00 PM. We have booked some amazing local artists! Arrive early to avoid traffic and get the closest parking, your choice of spots among the tiki torches, and the best view of the stage!
  • Planning: We always keep a close eye on the weather. Rain and high winds can postpone any event. The forecast can change a lot in a couple of days. If an event needs to be postponed due to inclement weather, you will be notified (the morning of the event day or sooner) via email, text, and announcements on the Facebook event page. Please be sure you are following that page HERE.  Consider bringing umbrellas, ponchos, good walking shoes, and chairs to sit on. You are welcome to bring wagons to carry your belongings from your car to the event area. Please plan to keep the following day (Sunday) as the possible return date if postponed due to weather. If weather or venue availability does not allow for the event that weekend we will announce the new date. Bring plenty of drinking water.
  • What To Bring: Bug spray, chairs, blankets, food, water, umbrella, plenty of drinking water to help you stay cool & hydrated. A phone or camera to capture the moment. Outside drinks and food are welcome, but alcohol is not permitted. All coolers will be checked when entering our event. Due to COVID, we do not have as many food vendors as typically scheduled, please consider bringing your own snacks.
  • What to Wear: Dress for the weather! Comfortable shoes are suggested.
  • Tickets: Please double check NOW that you have your tickets. We get a lot of emails the day of the event from participants who can't find their tickets and are needing them resent, but our customer service hours are limited on the weekends and we may not get to your request before your event. If you need your tickets resent, please put "RESEND DC TICKETS" in your subject line.
  • Parking: Gates open at 4:00 PM. $20 CASH parking fee collected upon arrival. Many of our venues are located off of smaller roads, and traffic can back up closer to gates closing time (7:00 PM). We ask if you can to please carpool.
  • Check-In Time/packet pickup: Check-in will begin at 4:00 PM on Saturday. Your packet will be handed out with the event lantern during check-in. Remember no outside lanterns are allowed. Our special event lanterns are designed for safety and close landing zones.
  • After the lantern launch, you are welcome to hang-out with us and enjoy more music during our "after party". Because this event is held in a rural area off small back roads, traffic exiting the event can get heavy, so please be patient. Feel free to hang out in the festival area for traffic to lighten up before you head home!
  • Food Options: There will be various food trucks available at the event, however, due to COVID the options will be limited. We suggest all participants bring food with them to the event and plenty of drinking water.

Policies and Rules


THE LIGHTS FEST RULES:

1. Follow all rules and instructions from the online-waiver.

2. No lighting the lanterns before it is time.

3. One strike, you are out. No exceptions.

4. No taking or moving tiki torches from their original spot.

5. No children under 13 can light lanterns.

6. 13-17 year old's need parent supervision when lighting a lantern.

7. No outside lanterns. Our lanterns are event lanterns and are designed with safety in mind.

8. Please pick up all garbage at the festival. Garbage cans will be place throughout the festival area.

9. No outside lighters, matches and weapons of any kind.

Safety and online-waiver: Each participant has signed our online-waiver at checkout.

You warrant and represent by attending the event that you have been notified about the rules and waivers and that you agree to be bound by them - and that you may be personally liable for violating the rules.

Schedule of Festivities

Lantern Launch, weather, and approval to launch


SCHEDULE OF FESTIVITIES:

The Lights Fest is Saturday, September 10th.

Gates will open at 4:00 PM and close at 7:00 PM. Check-in is where participants will receive their lanterns and Swag bag. Other swag will be available for purchase while entering our festival area.

Check-in gates will close at 7:00 PM. Our event typically brings in thousands of participants. You’ll want to make sure you get to the venue early, this will help to minimize traffic and long lines. The lantern launch will be no earlier than 8:00 PM. The launch of the lanterns is 100% dependent on the weather and fire team approval. While the launch is anticipated to happen shortly after sunset, it could be any time after due to waiting for the approval.

We’ll have music and some dancing. Food options will be there to satisfy your hunger, you are welcome to bring food and water as well. Alcohol is not permitted. Several other vendors will also be selling other items.

Once it gets dark, and we get the approval, we will begin the Sky Lantern Launch. We will give a brief description on stage of how to light off a lantern. We will do a quick countdown to launch the lanterns all together. After you have set your lantern to the sky, the festival will continue to play music.

Time Schedule:

Please keep in mind that times are subject to change.

  • 4:00 PM - Check-in will open for participants. The festival area will have music, pre-party fun, food, dancing and so much more.
  • 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM - Relaxing and Announcements
  • 4:30 PM* - Entertainment
  • 7:00 PM - Check-in closes, please arrive by 7:00. Sun sets around 8:20 PM
  • 8:20 PM* - Kids Dance Party
  • 8:45 PM** - Lanterns are released and the magic happens.

*Please note that the actual time of the entertainment and announcements can change.

**Please note that the actual time of the lantern launch will be based on when it is dark and the fire marshal give us the go-ahead to launch.

Charity

We are The Lights Fest and we support Operation Underground Railroad (O.U.R.). We are passionate about this cause and are committed to being involved in the fight against human trafficking.

Join the fight with us and please donate if you can. Any donation, no matter how small, makes a difference. This is such a dark and unimaginable issue, but it is vital to have hope and support the organizations who are making a difference. Please, shine your light with us and let's help O.U.R. bring these children out of the darkness.

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