# Pre-Zoo Lights at the Discovery Museum

> Event for families in the Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro area (OR / WA). Times are Pacific Time.

- When: Fri, Nov 13 · 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- Where: Discovery Museum, World Forestry Center, 4033 SW Canyon Road, Portland, OR 97221
- Ages: Check age guidance
- Price: Reduced admission from 4–5 p.m. with a Zoo Lights ticket ($5 adults, $3 kids)
- Organizer: World Forestry Center
- Official page: https://worldforestry.org/event/pre-zoo-lights/2026-11-13/1/
- Last checked: Mon, Nov 9

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## About

The World Forestry Center keeps its Discovery Museum open an extra hour this winter so families heading to Zoo Lights can warm up and explore forest exhibits first. Guests showing a Zoo Lights ticket get reduced admission in the last hour, with complimentary hot cocoa and tea.

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