# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Lights of the Wild at the Hattiesburg Zoo
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 23 Dec, 2025 at 06:00 pm – Tue, 23 Dec, 2025 at 08:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Selected as one of USA Today’s Top 10 Best Zoo Lights in 2024, the Hattiesburg Zoo’s Lights of the Wild is a holiday must-do for friends and families! ?

Enjoy dazzling light displays featuring super-sized animals, larger-than-life flowers and plants, and festive holiday décor. There’s truly no better way to ring in the season than with the magic and splendor of Lights of the Wild! ?

? Event Dates: December 5–7, 12–14 & 19–23
⏰ Time: 6:00 PM– 8:30 PM
?️ Tickets: $16 online / $18 at the gate (Children under 2 are free)
?️ Purchase tickets here → hattiesburgzoo.connectngo.com/en/tag/special-events
Online ticket sales end daily at 5 p.m. Season passes do not apply for this special event.

In addition to the Zoo’s beautiful lights and lanterns, enjoy: 
? Photos with Santa in the Africa Pavilion
? Story Time with Mrs. Claus in the Asbury Discovery Center
? Animal encounters throughout the Zoo
? Unlimited rides on the Northern Lights Express Train & Candy Cane Carousel
? Holiday treat stations featuring themed foods and seasonal beverages
✉️ Letters to Santa Station where kids can write their wish lists and send them off to the North Pole
❄️ SNOW every night! Enjoy white flakes falling at the Splash Pad and Mt. Everest (Bug Hub), no matter the Mississippi temps!

Please note: There is a nightly ticket capacity limit, and ticket availability at the gate is not guaranteed. “Lights of the Wild” is an outdoor, rain-or-shine event and tickets are non-refundable.

Follow us on social media for updates, weather alerts, and all the festive fun!

? Presented by PriorityOne Bank.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/hattiesburg/lights-of-the-wild-at-the-hattiesburg-zoo/200029395797753
- **Event Categories**: holiday, kids, pictures-with-santa
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 21

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Hattiesburg
- **state**: MS
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 107 S 17th Ave, Hattiesburg, MS, United States, Mississippi 39401
- **lat**: 31.32456
- **long**: -89.31442
- **full address**: 107 S 17th Ave, Hattiesburg, MS, United States, Mississippi 39401

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Lights of the Wild at the Hattiesburg Zoo being held?
  - **A:** Lights of the Wild at the Hattiesburg Zoo takes place on Tue, 23 Dec, 2025 at 06:00 pm to Tue, 23 Dec, 2025 at 08:30 pm at 107 S 17th Ave, Hattiesburg, MS, United States, Mississippi 39401.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Lights of the Wild at the Hattiesburg Zoo?
  - **A:** Lights of the Wild at the Hattiesburg Zoo is organized by Hattiesburg Zoo.

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