As the days grow shorter and the temperatures drop lower, excitement starts rising for WildLights at Woodland Park Zoo. It’s the wildest holiday lights festival in the city – more than 800,000 colorful energy-efficient LED lights recreate wild animals and wild places across the zoo, turning it into a sparkling winter wonderland.
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While taking in the vivid lights, sights and sounds of WildLights, enjoy magical animal encounters, faux snowball fights, delicious warm treats and so much more! Take a night ride on the festively lit Historic Carousel, or head to Zoomazium for some family winter fun, including indoor faux-snowball fights!
Getting chilly? Check out the Winter Warm-Up, where guests 21 and older can enjoy a selection of beer, wine, mulled wine and spiced hot cider while cozying-up under the covered space. Guests of all ages can fill up with food options, including a hot bowl of chowder and pizza. Keep warm with winter favorites including hot chocolate and fresh, hot donuts. Plus, enjoy the toasty heat of the WildLights fire pits.
While the zoo’s animals will be tucked in for the night, select indoor exhibits will be open to explore, such as the Adaptations Building, home to meerkats and nocturnal animals such as sloths and fruit bats. Get up close and personal with one of the zoo’s ambassador animals, which will make appearances on weekends throughout WildLights.
Whether it’s a festive family outing, romantic date night, or hangout with friends, WildLights is a holiday tradition you can feel great about: funds from each ticket sold directly support the zoo’s excellent animal care as well as wildlife conservation projects in the Pacific Northwest and around the world.
WildLights begins November 29 through January 5; closed December 2, 3, 9, 10, 24 and 25. Tickets go on sale October 29—buy your tickets early and receive an Early Bird discount! For more information, visit zoo.org/wildlights. Plus, for a limited time, ENTER TO WIN a set of 4 tickets.
