Zoo Lights Returns to the Palm Beach Zoo on November 20 With a Reimagined 'Magic in the Wild'
The Palm Beach Zoo's signature holiday event returns for an eighth year on Nov. 20 with its most notable transformation yet — three immersive sections from a Holiday Wonderland to a polar projection experience and a bioluminescent farewell — and tickets are on sale now.
The Palm Beach Zoo's signature holiday event is coming back transformed. Zoo Lights: Magic in the Wild opens Friday, Nov. 20 and runs on select nights through Jan. 3, 2027, in what the zoo calls the most notable transformation in the event's history, according to the Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society's announcement.
This year's route leads guests from one immersive section to the next. A Holiday Wonderland carries the traditional Zoo Lights — twinkling light displays, light sculptures along the pathways and a visit with Santa. A Polar Wonderland projects images of the Arctic, Antarctic and the aurora borealis in an immersive projection experience, and a Glowing Farewell sends guests off with a bioluminescence display. The Palm Beach Post's season guide notes the event returns for an eighth straight year at the zoo at 1301 Summit Boulevard in West Palm Beach.
Tickets are already on sale: member tickets went on sale Sept. 15 and general sales opened Oct. 1, the zoo said, with Florida Power & Light and the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County among the event's major sponsors. Because Zoo Lights runs on select nights and popular dates sell out, the zoo directs visitors to its official Zoo Lights page for the night-by-night calendar, times and prices before they go.
