Wild Lights Festival to illuminate Blank Park Zoo this spring Share Updated: 10:51 AM CST Feb 19, 2021
Wild Lights Festival to illuminate Blank Park Zoo this spring Share Updated: 10:51 AM CST Feb 19, 2021
TRACKING THE COVID-19 VACCINE Share Updated: 10:51 AM CST Feb 19, 2021 A new festival will light up the grounds of Blank Park Zoo in the spring.Blank Park Zoo announced during a news conference Friday that its Wild Lights Festival will feature 35 massive handmade animal-shaped Asian lanterns.“This amazing festival is designed to wow you, and it’s unlike anything that has been in Iowa before,” Blank Park Zoo President and CEO Anne Shimerdia said in a news release. “Incredibly talented artisans design and fabricate lighted displays that incorporate Asian themes into a festival of light and culture.The festival, scheduled to run from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. April 1 to May 31, will implement a face-covering requirement and limited attendance.S