Experience Wild Lights: Around the World – with NEW lanterns at the Louisville Zoo! Our popular lantern festival is back in a WHOLE NEW WAY! Experience unique locations from around the world as you stroll through the Zoo under the light of enormous, handcrafted, silk-covered lanterns. Don’t miss the thrilling sights of the region’s largest lantern festival with thousands of lanterns aglow with more than 50,000 LED light bulbs.
Experience Wild Lights: Around the World – with NEW lanterns at the Louisville Zoo! Our popular lantern festival is back in a WHOLE NEW WAY! Experience unique locations from around the world as you stroll through the Zoo under the light of enormous, handcrafted, silk-covered lanterns. Don’t miss the thrilling sights of the region’s largest lantern festival with thousands of lanterns aglow with more than 50,000 LED light bulbs.
Wake up with some of your favorite animals in this program that brings a special look into how our animals start the day. Enjoy an exclusive keeper talk, a variety of breakfast treats, activities, and plenty of fun as we say “good morning” to the Zoo. Subject to change based on the needs of the animals.
Experience Wild Lights: Around the World – with NEW lanterns at the Louisville Zoo! Our popular lantern festival is back in a WHOLE NEW WAY! Experience unique locations from around the world as you stroll through the Zoo under the light of enormous, handcrafted, silk-covered lanterns. Don’t miss the thrilling sights of the region’s largest lantern festival with thousands of lanterns aglow with more than 50,000 LED light bulbs.
Experience Wild Lights: Around the World – with NEW lanterns at the Louisville Zoo! Our popular lantern festival is back in a WHOLE NEW WAY! Experience unique locations from around the world as you stroll through the Zoo under the light of enormous, handcrafted, silk-covered lanterns. Don’t miss the thrilling sights of the region’s largest lantern festival with thousands of lanterns aglow with more than 50,000 LED light bulbs.
The Louisville Zoo will close at 2 p.m. (exit by 3 p.m.) on Saturday, June 10 in order to prepare for our annual Zoofari fundraiser event. For more information on how to participate, please visit LouisvilleZoo.org/zoofari
Enjoy the Zoo at your own pace during this program for Zoo fans that want a quiet, exclusive experience. Participants will enter the Zoo an hour before we open to the public and take a guided Zoo Walk to orient themselves in our space.
Celebrate Dad by treating him to Father’s Day at the Zoo. Enjoy FREE Zoo admission for dads on this special day courtesy of Ford Motor Company. Have a fun day outdoors together as you spend family time with the animal … Find Out More
August 16, 2023 Advance purchase required. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Trivia begins at 7 p.m. Ticket Prices Individual: $25 Team of 4: $80 Team of 8: $160 Join us after-hours for a wild-themed trivia game. These fun-filled evenings … Find Out More
About this topic: Join the conversation as we explore why accredited zoos matter and what it means to be an accredited zoo in 2023. We will look briefly at the history of zoos from menageries to the beginning of the … Find Out More
There’s nothing more classic than a date at the movies! Join us in the Oasis Field at sundown to catch one of these old favorites on our giant screen under the stars. Gate opens at 8 p.m.; movie begins at sundown.
Wake up with some of your favorite animals in this program that brings a special look into how our animals start the day. Enjoy an exclusive keeper talk, a variety of breakfast treats, activities, and plenty of fun as we say “good morning” to the Zoo. Subject to change based on the needs of the animals.