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Event · Outdoors

Boston Lights: A Lantern Experience at Franklin Park Zoo

When
Through Nov 8 · 5:00 PM–10:30 PMNightly through November 8, 5:00–10:30 p.m. (last entry 9:30 p.m.)
Where
Franklin Park ZooOne Franklin Park Road, Boston, MA 02121Open in Google Maps ↗
Ages
All ages; children under age two free
Cost
Online Plan-Ahead Pricing (amounts not printed; gate prices higher). Children under two free. MA EBT/WIC: $17 per ticket for up to four. Groups 20+: $20 per person.EBT/WIC $17 tickets
Organizer
Zoo New England

Boston Lights, Franklin Park Zoo's annual summer and fall lantern festival, returns with large illuminated lantern displays, interactive activities and themed areas inspired by wildlife and habitats around the world. Open nightly through November 8, 5:00–10:30 p.m., last entry 9:30 p.m. Tickets are sold separately from daytime admission; children under age two are free. Standard ticket prices are not printed (online Plan-Ahead Pricing; gate prices higher). Massachusetts EBT and WIC cardholders pay $17 per ticket for up to four tickets. Groups of 20+ pay $20 per person. Library passes are not valid for Boston Lights.

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EBT/WIC $17 tickets

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Event page says 'Through November 8' without a year; the Franklin Park Zoo hours page lists 'October through November 8 ... Boston Lights runs nightly, 5:00 - 10:30 p.m.' for the current season and the header image is named bostonlights26. Start date recorded as the first day of the research window.