Rihanna wants you to shine bright like a diamond, and Katy Perry wants you to own the night like a firework on the Fourth of July. That’s cool and all, but here in SoFlo, there’s an annual festival that’s shining a light on the 305. Deco’s going wild and getting illuminated at Luminosa.
Glow with the flow, and take a walk on the wild side.
Luminosa is back for its fourth year, and it’s ready to light up the night at Jungle Island.
Netzach Sanchez: “It’s actually a Chinese lantern festival, and it includes a bunch of hundreds of different lanterns of different shapes and sizes that’ll be displayed throughout Jungle Island.”
But these aren’t your average, traditional lanterns.
Netzach Sanchez: “Every single lantern is made using about 160 tons of steel, 200,000 feet of fabric and 58,000

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