Asian Lantern Festival: Into the Wild, presented by Publix, returns for 6th year at Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens Event to take place select nights Nov. 14, 2025, to Jan. 18, 2026 Sanford's most dazzling holiday tradition returns at the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens! The magical displays of Asian Lantern Festival: Into the Wild will return on...
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A dazzling display of color, light and sound is now open at the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens. Central Floridians and beyond are invited to celebrate the holiday season at Asian Lantern Festival: Into the Wild. For the second year, the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens presents Asian Lantern Festival: Into the Wild, sponsored by T-Mobile. The festivities...
The Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens is bringing back its wildly popular adults-only evening event, Sunset at the Zoo. On the third Thursday of each month from March through October, adults - 21 and over - can enjoy happy hour at the Zoo. “The Zoo completely transforms in the evenings," said Dino Ferri, the Zoo's CEO. "From the adults-only...
The Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens will transform into an evening wonderland of lights during the Asian Lantern Festival: Into the Wild starting in November. This limited engagement cultural event will dazzle guests with over 30 larger-than-life sculptural LED lantern displays featuring plants, animals, and traditional Asian elements, including a nearly 200-foot-long dragon. “This festival perfectly integrates cultural traditions...
Starting Monday, June 3, ride SunRail to the Sanford Station and catch a ride on Choo Choo to the Zoo, a free shuttle that will take you to the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens! This service will be provided to riders from the Sanford SunRail Station to the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens through Friday, August 9, 2019. Choo Choo...
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You can make a full day of fun at the Central Florida Zoo. Along with the animal exhibits there are giraffe feedings, rhino encounters and animal educational programs, Zoom Air Adventure Park has tree top zip line courses designed for both kids and adults, there’s a kiddie splash park, an old fashioned carousel and mini train ride, and when it’s...
