The Dragon Lights Festival is coming back to the Wilber D. May Arboretum and Botanical Gardens at Rancho San Rafael Park.

The festival will be returning to town starting on September 26 and running through Thanksgiving weekend, ending on November 30.

New nightly hours are being introduced at this year's festival. From the opening until November 1, the festival will be open from 6:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. nightly. After November 2 through the end of the festival, patrons will have an extra hour to enjoy the sights, as the festival will be open from 5:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m.

The 2025 theme is "Odyssey of Waves & Woods" - the festival will feature displays fusing the mystery of the ocean and the magic of the forest.

Tickets go on sale on August 18, and will be available on the Dragon Lights Reno website.