Two weeks left to ‘Glow Wild' at Erie Zoo centennial celebration
The festival started back in April and will run through June 15th and features 60 handcrafted lanterns inspired by zoo animals.
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The zoo also has cultural performances two times a night. They expected bigger crowds once kids get out of school.
'As we hit the summer season and the weather turns nice we have had some really beautiful weather lately and we are looking forward to some great weather the next week or so that we are really looking forward to more crowds coming out to experience this,' said Roo Kojancie, president & CEO of the Erie Zoo.
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They encourage you to buy tickets online, but you can also buy tickets at the gates. The event runs Thursday through Sunday from 6 to 10 p.m. and the last day will be June 15.
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