# China Lights: Legends Come Alive > Event for families in the Milwaukee–Waukesha area (WI). Times are Central Time. - When: Sat, Oct 24 (+7 more dates) · 5:30 PM – 10:00 PM - Where: Boerner Botanical Gardens, 9400 Boerner Drive, Hales Corners, WI 53130 - Ages: Guests of all ages - Price: Ticketed; prices on the ticket page (not opened) - Organizer: Tianyu Arts & Culture Inc. (China Lights Wisconsin) - Official page: https://chinalights.org/tickets/ - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/china-lights-legends-come-alive--listing-34c18b9182452a940d6346e0 ## About The final week of China Lights Wisconsin at Boerner Botanical Gardens: more than 40 handcrafted, larger-than-life lantern displays on the theme 'Legends Come Alive', from ancient Chinese tradition to enchanted oceans and fantasy realms. Live Asian folk art and acrobatics are staged nightly at 6:15, 7:30 and 8:45 p.m.; there is an expanded interactive playground and interactive displays to pose with, and a free audio tour on your phone tells the stories behind the lanterns. Two food courts sell East-West snacks and meals. Open Tuesday to Sunday evenings through November 1; billed as family-friendly for all ages. ## Similar picks in Milwaukee - [Halloween Legends & Lore at Old World Wisconsin](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/halloween-legends-and-lore-at-old-world-wisconsin--listing-2ffe29fcb1585abe8ad72a2b) — Sat, Oct 24 · 5:00 PM – 9:30 PM · Old World Wisconsin, Eagle · Paid · checked Oct 24. An after-dark Halloween evening in the historic Crossroads Village, billed as a night of family fun: supernatural tales and old legends brought to Wisconsin by 1800s immigrants… - [Pumpkin Party! Drop-in Pumpkin Carving at Pike Lake](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/pumpkin-party-drop-in-pumpkin-carving-at-pike-lake--listing-6c423955f03d9d2624efe86e) — Sat, Oct 24 (+1 more date) · 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Pike Lake Unit (Office), Hartford · checked Oct 24. Family-friendly drop-in pumpkin carving at the Pike Lake Unit office under the fall forest canopy, with pumpkins donated by the Friends of Pike Lake and available while supplies… - [Annie at Sunset Playhouse](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/annie-at-sunset-playhouse--listing-cc0bf1807e261446bd96248d) — Oct 24 – Nov 8 · 2:00 PM · Sunset Playhouse — Furlan Auditorium, Elm Grove · From $15 · checked Oct 24. Elm Grove's community playhouse stages the Broadway classic Annie: the red-haired orphan's journey from Miss Hannigan's orphanage in 1930s New York to the home of billionaire… - [Go, Dog. Go! / Ve Perro ¡Ve! at First Stage](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/go-dog-go-ve-perro-ve-at-first-stage--listing-ce792e655434780366e5e102) — Sat, Oct 24 (+3 more dates) · 11:00 AM · Milwaukee Youth Arts Center (Goodman Mainstage Hall) · Ages 3+ · Paid · checked Oct 24. First Stage's bilingual English-Spanish musical version of P.D. Eastman's picture book, full of roller-skating, bicycle-riding and car-driving dogs, and the song 'Do You Like My… - [Sugar Skull! A Día de Muertos Musical Adventure](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/sugar-skull-a-dia-de-muertos-musical-adventure--listing-19182409676a07d8da7cfa2d) — Fri, Oct 30 · 7:00 PM · Uihlein Hall, Marcus Performing Arts Center · Paid · checked Oct 24. A touring bilingual, bicultural musical for young audiences and families that uses traditional regional music and dance from Mexico to tell the story of twelve-year-old Vita… - [PNC Mobile Learning Adventure at Discovery World](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/pnc-mobile-learning-adventure-at-discovery-world--listing-fe64d6324d3568278017c137) — Sat, Oct 31 (+1 more date) · 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Discovery World · With admission · checked Oct 24. PNC's traveling early-learning exhibit parks at Discovery World for Halloween weekend. Young children gather at the Story Tree for imaginative play, pose at a 'When I Grow Up'… ## More for families - [This weekend in Milwaukee](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/this-weekend) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/this-weekend.md) - [Things to do with kids in Milwaukee](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee.md)