Lowry Park Zoo Celebrates Summer Sunsets

Tampa, FL — Tampa Bay area residents who’ve ever wondered what Lowry Park Zoo’s animals do after dark will get the chance to find out this summer. The zoo has announced the debut of a Sunset Celebration on select weekend nights.

Scheduled to begin on Friday, July 8, the short-term special engagement is meant to allow visitors the opportunity to see what happens at the zoo after the sun sets.

Guests will be able to “stroll the park as the sun sets and enjoy the wildlife, discover special experiences in scenic areas, groove to live music performed by talented bands, and encounter a wide range of roving entertainment,” the zoo explained in an email to media. The event also offers access to the zoo’s new beer and wine garden and dining locations. Each evening event will be topped off with a light show finale.

Zoo staff members have been busy preparing for the debut of Sunset Celebration. Visitors will find a number of new foods and refreshments have been whipped up just for the event. In addition, the zoo recently illuminated several of its Asian habitats to offer visitors the ability to see Malayan tigers, Indian rhinos, clouded leopards and other critters at night.

The new Sunset Celebration will be staged Friday and Saturday nights July 8 through Aug. 6. The celebration is included in all annual zoo memberships and is part of the ZooperPass (pay for a day, come back all year tickets). General admission tickets purchased on the day of the event also provide access to the after-hours celebration.

The zoo will stay open until 10 p.m. on Sunset Celebration nights. For more information about the special event or tickets, visit Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo online.

Photo courtesy of Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo