A beautiful wildlife lantern festival is debuting at this Chicago zoo in the spring

Brookfield Zoo is ditching the daytime animal gawking this spring for Glow Wild—a full immersion into illuminated lantern installations that transform the grounds into something between an art installation and a fever dream. You'll wander glowing pathways lined with larger-than-life creature sculptures, the kind of trippy, Instagram-worthy moment that actually feels magical instead of manufactured. It's all ages, free admission, and honestly the perfect excuse to experience the zoo completely reimagined after dark.