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Best Holiday Light Displays Around Seattle, the Eastside and South Sound

From free to fancy, where to bask in winter sparkle in 2023

Nancy Chaney
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Published on: November 14, 2023

Best Holiday Light Displays Around Seattle, the Eastside and South Sound

WildLanterns holiday light display at Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo features creature lanterns
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One of the featured lanterns at WildLanterns at Woodland Park Zoo in 2023. Credit: Nancy Chaney

WildLanterns at Woodland Park Zoo

Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo brings back its popular holiday light show, WildLanterns. Guests walk the zoo paths, which are lined with huge and colorful lanterns in shapes of animals from across the zoo and the globe. Journey into different themed zones featuring insects, pandas, mythical creatures and more. Book tickets in advance. Daytime admission to Woodland Park Zoo is not included with WildLanterns tickets.

Dates: WildLanterns opens Friday, Nov. 10, 2023, and runs through Jan. 14, 2024. The show is closed on select Mondays, Nov. 23 (Thanksgiving Day) and Dec. 24–25. Nightly hours are 4–9 p.m. Sensory-friendly nights are scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 15; Wednesday, Dec. 6; and Thursday, Jan. 11.

Cost: Tickets cost $29.95–$36.95 for adults and teens ages 13 and older; $25.95–$31.95 for children ages 3–12, depending on the night; tots ages 2 and younger enter free. Zoo members receive a 20-percent discount. Book your timed-entry tickets online. Parking in the zoo’s lots costs $6.

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