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Columbus Zoo Lantern Festival

Name: Columbus Zoo Lantern Festival
Start: 2026-09-19T23:30:00+00:00
Location: Columbus Zoo & Aquarium

The Columbus Zoo Lantern Festival lights up Saturday and Sunday nights with 60–70 handcrafted lantern displays, rain or shine.

Columbus Zoo Lantern Festival lantern display (Amanda Carberry/Columbus Zoo and Aquarium)

When: Saturday, September 19, 2026 · 11:30 PM
Where: Columbus Zoo & Aquarium, 4850 W Powell Rd, Powell, OH
Cost: $25.99 adult / $22.99 child

Sat 9/19 & Sun 9/20, 7:30–10:30 PM (dark Friday for the zoo gala) @ Columbus Zoo & Aquarium, 4850 W Powell Rd, Powell ($25.99 adult / $22.99 child non-members; free parking). 60–70 handcrafted lantern displays, rain or shine. Source: https://columbuszoo.org/blog/what-know-you-go-columbus-zoos-lantern-festival