Illuminights returns to gentle up Zoo Atlanta
Illuminights is again at Zoo Atlanta for the second 12 months, displaying greater than 80 gorgeous hand-made Chinese language lanterns unfold all through the 40-acre property.
ATLANTA – Chinese language lantern competition returns to Zoo Atlanta:
When Zoo Atlanta unveiled Illuminights on the Zoo: A Chinese language Lantern Pageant final 12 months, staffers informed us they hoped it could turn out to be a brand new vacation custom for native households.
And now that Illuminights is again for a second 12 months, it seems just like the crew is nicely on its manner towards making that dream a actuality.
This morning, we made a return go to to Zoo Atlanta to take a look at the gorgeous Chinese language lantern show, which options greater than 80 hand-made lanterns unfold all through the 40-acre property. Once we chatted with Jennifer Smith — the zoo’s VP of Strategic Partnerships & Initiatives — final 12 months, she informed us extra concerning the beautiful glowing lanterns.
“We partnered with an organization referred to as Hanart Tradition. They’re a Chinese language firm who really hand makes all of those lanterns,” mentioned Smith. “They’re all metal body, coated in silk, after which hand-painted and airbrushed and delivered to us from there.”
Smith says the lanterns are all lit utilizing LED lights, which aligns with the zoo’s message of conservation and mission to be environmentally pleasant.
This 12 months’s Illuminights on the Zoo: A Chinese language Lantern Pageant opens to the general public Monday, Nov. 21 and runs by Jan. 15; hours are 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. each day. Normal admission tickets begin at $20.99 for adults and $17.99 for kids ages 3 to 11. For extra info tickets and instances, click on right here.
And for a take a look at a few of this 12 months’s gorgeous lanterns, click on the video participant on this article!
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