1. Consultation
We discuss your venue, theme, budget and opening date — then propose concepts, scale and display layout.
Design, engineer and manufacture custom Chinese lanterns, light sculptures and themed installations for your venue — made to order in Zigong, China.
Custom lantern displays are one-of-a-kind illuminated installations designed, engineered and manufactured to a client's specific brief. Unlike standard festival lanterns bought from a catalog, a custom lantern display is built around your venue, your theme, your story and your space. It can be a single bespoke centerpiece — a 12-meter dragon, a giant flower, a branded mascot — or an entire themed light festival with dozens of coordinated custom lanterns, tunnels and interactive pieces.
The craft behind custom Chinese lanterns is centuries old. In Zigong — the birthplace of the Chinese lantern festival — each lantern begins with a hand-bent steel frame, is covered with premium silk or fiberglass, is hand-painted by master artisans, and is finished with modern LED lighting engineered for outdoor, all-season operation. The result is a display that works as sculpture by day and as pure spectacle by night.
Zigong Lantern Festival Manufacturer Co., Ltd. has designed and manufactured custom lantern displays since 2002. With an in-house design studio, 30,000 m² of production workshops and delivery to 50+ countries, we offer a complete custom lantern design service — from the first consultation to on-site installation and switch-on.
Custom lantern displays are used across an extraordinary range of venues: zoo and wildlife park trails, theme park night events, hotel and resort gardens, shopping mall atriums, city squares, museum exhibitions and corporate brand installations. Because every piece is built to order, the custom lantern design service covers everything from structural engineering and wind-load calculation to electrical planning, marine-grade crate packing and on-site installation. That makes bespoke lanterns a strong choice for organizations that want a display no other venue can copy — a genuine signature attraction for your space.
A clear, five-stage process that takes your idea from consultation to a working custom lantern display.
We discuss your venue, theme, budget and opening date — then propose concepts, scale and display layout.
Our artists deliver concept art for every custom lantern — colors, characters, detailing and story.
A photorealistic 3D preview plus structural and electrical drawings — approved before production.
Steel framing, silk covering, hand painting and LED installation — with progress photos shared weekly.
Marine-crated shipping, on-site assembly, electrical connection and full night testing before opening.
Every dimension of a custom lantern display is adjustable to your brief.
From 2-meter garden lanterns to 80-meter monumental installations — sized to your site and sightlines.
Dinosaurs, dragons, flowers, marine life, fairy tales, cultural heritage, brand mascots — any theme.
Silk, fiberglass or metal finishes in any palette — hand-painted to match brand or seasonal identity.
Static, color-changing, music-synchronized or interactive lighting controlled by DMX or smart systems.
Indoor, semi-outdoor or permanent outdoor builds with IP65 waterproofing and wind-load engineering.
Structures designed for re-theming and multi-season reuse to protect your long-term investment.
Artists, engineers and craftsmen work under one roof — your vision is never lost between vendors.
No agency layers. You pay the factory that designs, builds and ships your custom lanterns.
Custom lantern festivals and displays delivered worldwide with turnkey logistics since 2002.
CE/RoHS certificates, engineering drawings and export paperwork included with every project.
Indicative investment ranges for bespoke custom lantern projects.
Individual pieces — a themed centerpiece, branded character or garden sculpture.
$3,000 – $20,000
Coordinated groups of custom lanterns forming a themed area or entrance experience.
$30,000 – $100,000
Complete custom lantern festivals with dozens of pieces, tunnels and show systems.
$100,000 – $300,000+
Every custom lantern display is quoted individually. Send your theme, venue photos and opening date — receive a concept and detailed quotation within 48 hours.
Individual custom lanterns typically start around $3,000, while a complete bespoke lantern festival with dozens of themed pieces, lighting and installation usually ranges from $30,000 to $300,000 or more depending on size, quantity and complexity.
A typical project takes 3 to 6 months: consultation and concept in weeks 1–3, 3D rendering and engineering in weeks 3–6, production in weeks 6–14, shipping in weeks 14–18, and installation just before your opening date.
Share your theme and vision — receive a custom lantern concept and quotation within 48 hours.
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