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Asian Lantern Festival at Central Florida Zoo
11/17/2023 @ 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
$4 – $61
Asian Lantern Festival: Into the Wild, one of the most popular holiday events of the past few years. The event, a Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens tradition, will run on select nights from November 17, 2023 to January 14, 2024.
The festival features dazzling, larger-than-life handcrafted lanterns illuminated in the night by thousands of LED lights. Situated around the Zoo on a 3/4-mile loop, they delight visitors with an incredible display of color, light and sound celebrating traditional Asian lantern festivals.
SANTA IS VISITING THIS EVENT ON DECEMBER 16TH AND 20TH.
Guests can purchase tickets here or visit https://www.centralfloridazoo.org/lanterns/ for more information. Guests are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance in order to lock in the best rates and secure preferred dates and times. The event has grown in popularity each year, and nearly every night sold out in 2022.
This year’s event will include all-new lanterns, including a section featuring dinosaur lanterns, so even those who have attended in the past will have a whole new experience.
Select Dates:
November 17-22, 24-26, 30
December: Thursday through Sunday Nights, 12/18-20, 26-27 (Excludes Christmas Day)
January 1-7, 11-14
Hours: 6pm, 7pm and 8pm
