Philadelphia Zoo's LumiNature Light Exhibit Opens For Holidays

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Zoo is once again sparkling for the holidays as it has opened its massive LumiNature light display.

Now through Jan. 9, the zoo will transform into a winter wonderland with lights, music, sounds, and more.

LumiNature features 14 illuminated experience zones that will feature themed displays, newly-enhanced installations and hundreds of thousands of twinkling lights.

Highlights include a 100-foot-long aquarium tunnel, enormous jellyfish, a brand-new octopus tree, a 21-foot-tall colored snake, hundreds of illuminated penguins, giant cat eyes glowing in the dark of night, a 22-foot-tall Butterfly Tree, a new Wilderness Express Train, and a 25-foot tree made entirely of lit flamingo lawn ornaments.

LumiNature is a nighttime experience, with timed entrance tickets available every half hour from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Tickets are $25 for those 12 and older and $20 for kids 2 to 11.

Get tickets and more information online here.

LumiNature first debuted in November 2019, and represented the first evening and holiday program in Philadelphia Zoo's long history. The inaugural event drew tens of thousands of enchanted visitors.