Glow Wild 2022: An Animal Lantern Celebration

Get ready for the Birmingham Zoo’s larger-than-life illuminated experience, Glow Wild: An Animal Lantern Celebration! This extraordinary event will be held on select nights from 5:00 pm until 9:00 pm during the months of November, December, and January. Watch the Zoo come alive with larger-than-life, jaw-dropping wild animal and sea life lantern creations brilliantly lighting up the night! Take a ride on the Red Diamond Express Train* or go for a spin on the Protective Life Carousel*. Spend all winter long with your Birmingham Zoo and GLOW WILD into the new year! 

*Additional cost

Event Details 

DATES

*Select Nights – please check dates below:

• Wednesday – Sunday
• November 16 – January 16, 2023
• PLEASE NOTE: Glow Wild is a weather-dependent event with nights being subject to cancellation. Admission tickets are non-refundable but are date and time transferable. Email reply to the payment receipt you received after ticket purchase to request date and time transfer. Or email onlinesales@birminghamzoo.com.

TIME

• 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Entry into Glow Wild stops at 8:00 pm
• Please give yourself one (1) full hour to see every lantern and to enjoy the entire event.

Holiday Hours

• Open
  • Monday, December 19
  • Tuesday, December 20
  • Monday, December 26
  • Tuesday, December 27
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Monday, January 16)
• Closed
  • Thanksgiving Day  (Thursday, November 24)
  • Christmas Eve  (Saturdy, December 24)
  • Christmas Day  (Sunday, December 25)