SM City Pampanga’s Biggest Lantern of Hope shines brighther this Christmas
Now on its third year, SM City Pampanga’s Biggest Lantern of Hope shines even brighter this holiday season with its new exciting features in the province known as the Christmas Capital of the Philippines.
Pampanga is also the birthplace of the dazzling giant lanterns that light up the holiday skies. Symbolizing the Star of Bethlehem, each handcrafted lantern stands about 20 feet and features more than 5,000 lights. They are a sight of behold as with each parol displaying a kaleidoscope of light, music, and color.
For this years’ celebration, SM City Pampanga’s Biggest Lantern of Hope transforms the Pampanga Eye, the biggest and tallest ferris wheel in the Philippines, into a gigantic parol and lights up the night sky in a big way.
The 65 meter (or 213 feet) tall ferris wheel sparkles with 12,232 dancing led lights as well an on-ground and aerial fireworks. Gondala Lights are also now twinkling, dancing and synced with music. Like the star of Bethlehem that led the three Kings to Jesus, the Biggest Lantern of Hope will also have a STAR icon at in the middle of the ferris wheel. And on December 1, park guests can enjoy a spectacular 10- minute pyro technic musical show, as well as joyous performances of local chorales. This will take place from 6PM to 12 MN.
The launch of The Biggest Lantern of Hope was even merrier this season of giving as SM City Pampanga also gave gifts to 80 kids to its partner community, the Autism Society of the Philippines (Pampanga Chapter).
The Sky Ranch at SM City Pampanga is the first amusement park in North Luzon, brings great family fun with exhilarating rides, and exciting games where, park guests can bring home stuffed toys and other prizes. The park is open to the public from 12NN to 12 Midnight on weekends and 3 PMand 12 Midnight on weekdays.
The Biggest Lantern of Hope, with support from the Department of Tourism, is one of the many exciting holiday attractions of SM City Pampanga.