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Wildlights 2026

When

Through Jan 3 · 12:00 PM–9:00 PMSunday-Thursday 12 p.m.-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 12 p.m.-10 p.m.

Where

Columbus Zoo and Aquarium4850 W Powell Rd, Powell, OH 43065Open in Google Maps ↗

Ages

Check age guidance

Cost

Admission to Wildlights is included with your regular Zoo admission or Columbus Zoo membership.Light sensitivity warning for animated light shows.

Organizer

Columbus Zoo and Aquarium

Holiday light event with millions of LED lights, animated musical light shows, Starlight Safari sculptures, Bricktopia LEGO builds by OhioLUG, free 12 Days of Wildlights train rides, reindeer corral, Santa in Polar Frontier (no photos after 12/23), free 1914 carousel rides, a holiday 4-D movie and the Yule Tide Boat Ride (through Dec. 31). Arrive before 4 p.m. to see animals such as gorillas before they go to sleep. Light-sensitivity warnings apply to the light shows.