Decorated lanterns will float along the pond in the Gene Leahy Mall Saturday night as Omaha hosts the Water Lantern Festival for couples, families and friends.Â
Laura Recker and Atticus Dick take a selfie as lanterns float on the water during the Water Lantern Festival on the Gene Leahy Mall in Omaha in July 2023.
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Sarah Siems, right, helps her son, James, 3, center, place his lantern in the pond as Kellen, 4, and Bobby Bittick, left, watch on during the Water Lantern Festival on the Gene Leahy Mall in Omaha in July 2023.
Photos: Lanterns fill Gene Leahy Mall pond during Water Lantern Festival
Lanterns float on the pond's surface during the Water Lantern Festival on the Gene Leahy Mall in Omaha on Saturday.
Lanterns are placed in the pond during the Water Lantern Festival on the Gene Leahy Mall in Omaha on Saturday.
Groups sit on the sidewalk and benches as they write on their lanterns during the Water Lantern Festival on the Gene Leahy Mall in Omaha on Saturday.
Tony Lopez of Omaha, writes on his lantern as he sits with Devan Ridenoure during the Water Lantern Festival on the Gene Leahy Mall in Omaha on Saturday.
Jr. Perez and Lesly Quiorz write on their lanterns during the Water Lantern Festival on the Gene Leahy Mall in Omaha on Saturday.
Jocelyn Burt and Jackson Redden sit along the pond as they write on their lanterns during the Water Lantern Festival on the Gene Leahy Mall in Omaha on Saturday.
Hundreds gather along the pond before placing their lanterns on the water during the Water Lantern Festival on the Gene Leahy Mall in Omaha on Saturday.
Sarah Siems, right, helps her son, James, 3, center, place his lantern in the pond as Kellen, 4, and Bobby Bittick, left, watch on during the Water Lantern Festival on the Gene Leahy Mall in Omaha on Saturday.
Lanterns float on the pond's surface during the Water Lantern Festival on the Gene Leahy Mall in Omaha on Saturday.
Lanterns float on the pond's surface during the Water Lantern Festival on the Gene Leahy Mall in Omaha on Saturday.
Kendall Reed and Cole Lange place their lanterns in the pond during the Water Lantern Festival on the Gene Leahy Mall in Omaha on Saturday.
Lanterns float on the pond's surface during the Water Lantern Festival on the Gene Leahy Mall in Omaha on Saturday.
Lanterns float on the pond's surface during the Water Lantern Festival on the Gene Leahy Mall in Omaha on Saturday.
Laura Recker and Atticus Dick take a selfie as lanterns float on the water during the Water Lantern Festival on the Gene Leahy Mall in Omaha on Saturday.
