Join us for a family holiday festival

A Celebration in Lights
We're celebrating the wildlife we love with animal lantern trails, holiday decor, animated sculptures, holiday train, and much more.

Lantern Trails
Millions of lights and hundreds of wildlife lanterns spread across 7 lantern trails representing almost 100 animal and plant species will connect you to the real wildlife and wild places that WCS staff works to protect through our field programs around the world, and at our zoos and aquarium in New York.

Enchanted Sea
Returning by popular demand! Get your glow on in Schiff Family Great Hall with LED swings, interactive floor projections, ocean-themed interactive light panels that create patterns that mimic ocean life, and a jellyfish celebration in lights.

Light Show Experiences
Holiday Lights includes enhanced light shows that provide perfect photo ops for friends and family. On Astor Court, a towering holiday tree features synchronized musical light performances. And the walk-through Light Tunnel will dazzle you with animal-themed light shows.

Play with Light
Touch, dance, and draw using interactive glowing walls, shimmering flowers, and colored stepping stones, and get into the seasonal spirit with help from snow and bubble machines!

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