Light Creatures at Adelaide Zoo

Step into the dazzling and curious night-time world of Light Creatures and experience our wonderful natural world in a whole new light!

Light Creatures at Adelaide Zoo as part of Illuminate Adelaide, brought to you with presenting partner SA Power Networks #EmpoweringSA,  is where enormous animatronic Giant Pandas roll playfully across the Central Lawns, where a gigantic dreamtime skink sits high from atop the hill, where giraffes are so tall their heads graze the stars and an underwater wonderland wriggles with jellyfish and sways with vivid, colour-changing coral.

See the Map

Encounter brilliant interactive pathways and trails that will guide you around the zoo in this all-new after dark world

When it’s time to rest, you can soak up a winter market experience with warming food and drink.

For the first time ever at Adelaide Zoo, art, light and technology come together and come to life shining a light on conservation and allow you to see, think and feel nature through a truly unique lens.

An immersive experience for all, let your imagination run free and your winter nights turn wild at Light Creatures.

All ticket sales are final and non-refundable. Ownership of the ticket is transferable but the date on the tickets cannot be changed, nor can the tickets be refunded or exchanged for other Zoos SA products. Member tickets may only be transferred to existing members.

Indulge in a variety of your favourite winter foods and beverages!

With multiple food stations throughout the event, enjoy yummy winter warmers like hot loaded fries, fragrant curries, tasty hot donuts and more.

Plus a full bar, espresso coffee, hot chocolate and spicy mulled wine!

Please note, bars and food stations will be cashless and EFTPOS only for the safety of visitors and staff.

Pre-order a dinner box full of house-made goodies!

Skip the lines and pre-order a delicious dinner box with a freshly made roast beef or roast vegetable ploughman’s roll, salt ‘n’ vinegar popcorn, vanilla, pumpkin and chai muffin and more.

Collect on the night, children’s, gluten free and vegan options available.

Pre-book your dinner

Take home a piece of Light Creatures

We have a wild range of limited edition Light Creatures and Elizabeth Close merchandise plus a whole range of sustainably sourced items and toys that support conservation projects locally and worldwide.

Items will be available for purchase on the night and during the day during the Light Creatures event!

Lantern Creation

We’ve teamed up with A Blanck Canvas, Elizabeth Close, Jack Buckskin and Monkeystack to bring you larger-than-life installations over sixteen nights this July.

Find out more about the artists and creative producers bringing this exciting project to life, plus take a look into the design process of these magical illuminations.

Meet the makers

Animal welfare during the event

Wondering how we made sure the event is fun for visitors but still comfortable for our animals?

Hear from Adelaide Zoo Curator Mark and Senior Keeper of Birds Chad in this video to find out how we planned the route, positioned the lanterns and monitored the soundscapes to make sure there’s minimal impact for our animal residents.