Photo Gallery: Water Lantern Festival Lights Up Night At Trinity River

Arlington TX

18 October, 2021

7:32 PM

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By Cristian ArguetaSoto, Fort Worth Report October 18, 2021 Messages of encouragement, personal goals and silly doodles glowed in the Trinity River on Oct. 16 during the Fort Worth Water Lantern Festival. Dallas resident Nayetzi Palma, 25, her boyfriend Alejandro Guevara, 25, and her longtime friend, Alex Rodriguez, 21, attended the festival to reconnect after a difficult year. Palma decorated her lantern in honor of her deceased relatives. "We've dealt with the loss of family, and this is a good way for us to remember them, and, also, to just connect with each other," Palma said. "I miss my little sisters and grandma so much, and this is a good way for me to remember them." Rodriguez lost his grandmother and then his grandfather not too long after. The group of friends planned to get together for the event nearly a month ago. They were among the hundreds who gathered at the Panther Island Pavilion to decorate and release their lanterns into a small section of the Trinity River. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.