Winter Lantern Festival

CRITIC’S PICK: Here’s something bright and cheerful for the holidays: 1,000 handmade lanterns of painted silk cloth draped over frames filled with LED lights, spread across six acres in Gwinnett County, inspired by Chinese myths, legends, and zodiacs. Making its Georgia debut following successful runs in New York and Washington D.C., the festival depicts an animal kingdom, a sea world, and a theme park. There will be “majestic creatures including mammoths, polar bears, penguins, and a 50-foot-tall lantern display of Sun Wukong, the Monkey King,” a press release says. Kids will also be able to ride illuminated swings and seesaws. The whole tour takes a couple of hours. Sounds lovely. — Kevin C. Madigan