Asian Lantern Festival is back at Central Florida Zoo this November

The Asian Lantern Festival all-ages holiday event heads back into the wild world of Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens for its sixth year this fall.

Asian Lantern Festival: Into the Wild takes place on select nights starting Nov. 14 and runs through Jan. 18, 2026. As always, this year’s iteration will feature handcrafted lanterns situated on a 3/4-mile loop around the zoo, lit up by more than 10,000 LED lights.

Last year’s event broke its previous attendance record with 120,000 tickets sold, the zoo says…

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