‘Asian Lantern Festival: Into the Wild’ Returns for the Holidays to Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens

- Michelle Snow

Asian Lantern Festival: Into the Wild

“Asian Lantern Festival: Into the Wild,” one of the most popular holiday events of the past few years, returns to the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens in Sanford on select nights from November 17, 2023 to January 14, 2024.

The festival features dazzling, larger-than-life handcrafted lanterns illuminated in the night by thousands of LED lights.

This year’s event will include all-new lanterns, including a section featuring dinosaur lanterns, so even those who have attended in the past will have a whole new experience.

Asian Lantern Festival: Into the Wild

Situated around the Zoo on a 3/4-mile loop, they delight visitors with an incredible display of color, light and sound celebrating traditional Asian lantern festivals.

“We’re thrilled to offer those in Central Florida the opportunity to enjoy this spectacular event for a fourth time. Almost every lantern is new again this year,” said CEO Richard E. Glover, Jr. “This is a cornerstone event for us at the Central Florida Zoo, and it truly is a community event. Collaborating with Publix again makes this year’s event even more special.”

Publix is the presenting sponsor this year.

Tickets are now available at CentralFloridaZoo.org, and I recommend not waiting to purchase them, as they have sold out on some dates in the past.

 

About Michelle Snow

Michelle is the owner and editor of CitySurfing Orlando. She also owns Zengrrl.com, is a freelance writer specializing in travel and entertainment, has authored/co-authored four guidebooks on Orlando and Florida, and was head editor/writer at TheDisneyBlog.com for 10 years. She's lived in Orlando near Walt Disney World since 1995, and still finds there's so much fun to be had in Central Florida.
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