Over the years, my family and I became regular attendees of Luminarias and each time we've gone it's been different. It is still a good time well spent but there are much fewer venues and less time to wander in the garden.
The first time when we went in 2011 there were 40 venues and we were able to fully enjoy many of them. We had started our venture that year at 6 PM and stayed till the very end. And we discovered then so many artists and musicians such as Traveler. Because of our lollygagging, we missed 2012. So, I guess in that time, much had changed because when we went back last year there were only 14 venues! Even though we know we can't see them all in that one night, it was the adventure of being lost in the cool night at the garden following the sounds of music that beckoned for us to come.
And this year it was just 10 venues present plus a time restriction. We could either purchase tickets for a 5:30 PM or a 7:30 PM session. Mind you, the event was scheduled to end at 9:30 PM. My complaint is that two hours is not enough to see all the venues nor sit long enough to enjoy one or two venues in peace. So, we felt rushed and paid way too much for a short visit.
This event is known world wide and now it's getting over-flooded with visitors which is causing the event to change drastically in an unfavorable way. Too bad.