# Low Sensory Nights at WildLanterns — Woodland Park Zoo

> Event for families in the Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue area (WA). Times are Pacific Time.

- When: Sun, Nov 15 (+2 more dates) · 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Where: Woodland Park Zoo, 5500 Phinney Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98103
- Ages: designed for sensory comfort for all guests and families
- Price: Timed WildLanterns tickets bought online; members receive a 20% discount; buy-early-and-save discount on full-priced timed adult and child admission
- For kids with sensory or other needs: Sensory-friendly. Low-sensory adaptations: music and sound effects turned down, flashing lights reduced, calmer atmosphere; Zoomazium Nightlights low-sensory indoor space (dim lighting, gentle sounds) with themed activities at 6:30 p.m.; WildLanterns social narrative; guest map with sensory-friendly identifiers; sensory items to check out at Guest Services; specialized docent carts at Zoomazium and Discovery Loop on these nights only. ASL interpretation or sighted guides on advance request. Timed tickets online.
- Organizer: Woodland Park Zoo
- Official page: https://tickets.zoo.org/events/0197f61b-a37e-4e6e-75c9-6ba761d94ab8
- Last checked: Tue, Oct 27

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## About

Woodland Park Zoo sets aside three evenings of its WildLanterns holiday light festival as Low Sensory Nights for guests who prefer a quieter, more relaxed visit: Sunday, November 15, Tuesday, December 1, 2026, and Sunday, January 10, 2027, from 4 to 9 p.m. On these nights the zoo lowers the volume of music and sound effects, reduces flashing lights and keeps a calmer atmosphere along the paths of glowing, custom-made animal lanterns, which this year follow a trip around the world from penguins and orcas to snow leopards, the African savanna and an underwater scene. Inside, Zoomazium becomes Zoomazium Nightlights, a low-sensory indoor space with dim lighting and gentle background sounds, with themed activities such as neon coloring and a rotating activity each night at 6:30 p.m. The zoo publishes a WildLanterns social narrative and a guest map that marks sensory-friendly spots, lends sensory items at Guest Services, and stations specialized docent carts at Zoomazium and the Discovery Loop on these nights only. It is a good fit for children with autism or sensory sensitivities, toddlers, and anyone who finds the regular nights too intense.

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