Background

The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium’s Lantern Festival is a family-friendly, after-hours event celebrating Asian culture through stunning LED lantern displays, interactive installations, live performances, and whimsical after-dark experiences. Now in its second year (following a successful 2024 debut), the 2025 edition expanded with more mythical creatures, interactive elements, and integration into new zoo regions like North America Trek. Produced in partnership with Hanart Culture, it transforms paths across the zoo into a glowing wonderland, best enjoyed after sunset.

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Impression

This is not the first year that the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium has had a lantern festival. Each year they do, it just seems to get better and better!

You can see the lanterns during the day, but I highly recommend going to see them at night for maximum effect.

Just check out the images below to see what you potentially missed out on! If you did miss it in 2025, look out for it again next year in 2026.