The Birmingham Zoo will host its annual Glow Wild from Nov. 22, 2025, through Jan. 4, 2026. The seasonal event transforms the zoo’s pathways into illuminated trails featuring more than one million lights and roughly 100 handcrafted animal lanterns. According to Director of Marketing and Events Bill Lang, more than 60 percent of this year’s lanterns will be new additions.

A new Holiday Village will debut this season with gingerbread house lanterns, Christmas trees and a 6-and-a-half-foot menorah supported by Temple Emanu-El Sisterhood. “We will have the menorah lit each night of Hannukah,” Lang said. Another addition is a nautical theme in the predator area, where guests can walk through a massive angler fish and under a glowing underwater scene.

The zoo will offer an Adults Only Night on

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