GloWild Festival, KC Zoo
The entrance to the GloWild Lantern Festival
Check out this amazing lantern festival in KC! these are not your typical lanterns. You don’t want to miss this.
Dates
Sept. 1-Dec. 1, 2022
Tickets are limited, so buy them in advance.
General Admission $18-25. (link at the bottom)
Experience
Spend about an hour and a half walking along a mile loop of paved paths through the Kansas City Zoo at night moving from one glorious display to the next.
These exquisite lanterns are like nothing I’ve seen before. You don’t want to miss this opportunity.
Lanterns
Most of the lanterns (each one taller than you are) are of the animals you can find at the zoo as well as some plant life and a KC section. See more photos in the gallery below.
Amazing detail on these huge lanterns
Don’t miss the acrobat performance
Performance
Be sure to plan your time to catch the heart-stopping balancing of the Chinese Acrobats at 6:30pm, 7:30pm, or 8:30pm. They are located in front of the penguin exhibit midway through the route (although you can also cut across to watch them first before starting the route if that timing works out better.
Location
6800 Zoo Drive, Kansas City, MO 64132. In Swope Park.
Parking
Free parking at the zoo, but you may need to tell parking gate attendants you are there for the zoo if they are charging for Starlight Theatre parking.
Links to learn more
GloWild “the largest event of its kind in the Midwest!”
