One Of The Largest Lantern Festivals In The Country, Wild Lights At Louisville Zoo Is Absolutely Magical

If you're the kind of person who lives for the lights and festivities of the holiday season, then you'll be thrilled by a Kentucky lantern festival that takes place every year at Louisville Zoo. One of the largest lantern festivals in the country, Wild Lights at Louisville Zoo is absolutely magical. The pageantry of these boldly colored, larger-than-life animal luminaries is something truly spectacular; a delightful dose of holiday magic in the middle of spring. Let's take a look at this magnificent lantern festival in Kentucky.

Louisville Zoo is an absolutely wonderful place to visit.

Home to some of the most wondrous animals on the planet, Louisville Zoo is a 134-acre oasis for a truly wondrous world of species.

And right now, the zoo has been transformed into a place of pure fantasy.

At this lovely festival, you can delight in bright lights and glowing luminaries all throughout the zoo.

One of the largest lantern festivals in the nation, Wild Lights at Louisville Zoo features thousands of handcrafted, silk-covered lanterns illuminated with more than 50,000 LED light bulbs.

Seeing these colorful Chinese lanterns illuminated at once really is quite breathtaking.

This year, you'll find 70 brand-new lantern displays along the 1.4-mile paved walkway through Louisville Zoo,

Whimsical and winsome, these animal luminaries are truly a sight to behold.

You may even come across some prehistoric beasts, as well.

The zoo is a wild place, after all!

Of course, if you need yet another reason to visit the zoo, we have one (or two?): the new, toe-toed sloths.

Two Linnaeus’s two-toed sloths recently arrived at Louisville Zoo: a two-year-old male named Sebastian and a 2.5-year-old female called Sunni.

Between the luminaries and animals at Louisville Zoo, we promise, you'll be utterly charmed.

Take a look at some of the intriguing displays:

Wild Lights at Louisville Zoo runs Wednesday to Sunday nights in May. Check with the official website for this year's hours and to get tickets. It's one of the most fun things to do in Kentucky!

For more spring fun in The Bluegrass State, you'll definitely want to check out Wilson Nurseries, the largest butterfly house in Kentucky!