Animal Lantern Festival at Oakland Zoo

November 11-13, 16-23, 25-27, 30, 2022 | December 1-23, 26-31, 2022 | January 1-8, 11-15, 18-22, 25-29, 2023

All Ages

5:00pm – 9:00pm

Adults: $24

Children (2-14)/Seniors (65-75): $20

Under 2 and over 76: Free

Parking: Free

Tickets for November 11-December 7 are now on sale! Tickets go on sale 28 days (four weeks) in advance on a rolling basis.

This year's experience features new displays including a walkabout through the land down under with kangaroos and koalas, icons of the California coastline including whales, otters, and jellies, exotic animals of the tropical rainforest, and a trip to the past with a towering t-rex and a megalodon shark tunnel!

Finish your experience with a ride on the train through a fantasy wonderland full of fabled creatures like fairies, unicorns, and more mythical beasts!

Make sure to visit Santa in the Rides Area Fridays - Sundays in November and every night December 1-23 from 6:00pm to 9:30pm (line closes at 9:15pm).

It really is fantastic.

Get tickets in advance at the Oakland Zoo website.