Holiday Lights at the Bronx Zoo

THE BRONX · SELECT NIGHTS, NOVEMBER 21, 2026 – JANUARY 3, 2027

THE STORY

The Bronx Zoo’s signature winter event is back for its 29th year: the zoo’s wooded paths turn into a nighttime lantern festival, and for 2026 the animals themselves join the evening — the Children’s Zoo farmyard and the indoor World of Darkness and World of Reptiles stay open into the night. Every Holiday Lights ticket now doubles as daytime zoo admission from 1 PM.

WHAT’S ON

Six Lantern Safari trails — hundreds of illuminated animal lanterns themed by region: Africa, Asia, North America, Latin America, the Ocean, and the Forest of Color — plus the Holiday Tree at Astor Court with synchronized musical light performances and walk-through light tunnels. Add the Holiday Train, the Freeze Zone snow-tube slide, ice-carving demonstrations, and hot chocolate, warm cider and s’mores throughout the park. Tickets are advance-purchase only, online: date-specific adult admission $37.95, any-night $42.95, children 2 and under free. Rain or shine.

THE DETAILS

Bronx Zoo, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx · Select nights Nov 21, 2026–Jan 3, 2027 · Entry 1–8 PM · Lights on at 4:30 PM · Park closes 9 PM · (718) 220-5100

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