Woodland Park Zoo to hold lights festival

Woodland Park Zoo will hold its first-ever winter lights festival, WildLights, from Nov. 23 to Jan. 1.

Woodland Park Zoo will hold its first-ever winter lights festival, WildLights, from Nov. 23 to Jan. 1.

The after-hours event, from 5:30-8:30 nightly (except for Dec. 24-25) will feature approximately 375,000 energy-efficient LED lights that recreate wild animals and wild places in two and three dimensions along the zoo’s pathways and North Meadow.

Admission is $8.50 for adults, $6.50 for children ages 3 to 12 and free for toddlers ages 0-2. From Dec. 14 to Jan. 1, admission will increase to $9.50 for adults.

Tickets will go on sale in the fall and will be available online at www.zoo.org/wildlights daily. Night-of-event tickets will be for sale at the zoo’s West Entrance only, if not sold out.