Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo Glow Wild Lantern Festival
December 12, 2024 @ 5:30 pm - March 2, 2025 @ 10:30 pm
An event every week that begins at 5:30 pm on Sunday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, repeating until December 15, 2024
Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo continues to offer guests enchanting Centennial Year experiences! Beginning September 26 and continuing through December 15, 2024, “Glow Wild,” a brilliant, illuminated Lantern Festival will be held at the Zoo Thursday through Sunday evenings.
Back for its third year, the Zoo will host a larger-than-life Lantern Festival inspired by our wild world. This incredible evening festival will showcase more than 35 large-scale illuminated sculptures that will amaze guests of all ages.
The Glow Wild Lantern Festival is designed for everyone to enjoy, whether a family outing, romantic date, or coworker get together. The festival will run from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays. Timed tickets should be purchased online at beardsleyzoo.org in advance, offered in half-hour increments. A small number of tickets may be available at the door, depending upon Zoo capacity.
- Adult tickets (ages 12 +) are $22
- Children (11 and under) are $20
- Children age 2 and under and adults age 76 and older are free
- Zoo members are eligible for $2 off of their ticket purchase.
Wheelchairs and strollers will be available to rent. Food will not be available for purchase but guests may bring their own.
