Tickets Now Available for The Wild Center’s Wild Lights

Hopscotch Stickwork installation is illuminated by Wild Lights during the 2021-22 winter season

2025-2026 season features new experiences and musical soundtrack

Tupper Lake, N.Y. – The Wild Center is excited to announce that Wild Lights is returning for its sixth season, opening on Fri., Nov. 28. The evening experience transforms The Wild Center’s 115-acre campus into a winter wonderland, with thousands of bulbs and a variety of activities and displays. Wild Lights will run on Friday and Saturday evenings from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m., with tickets on sale now.

This family-friendly, winter event sets The Wild Center ablaze with thousands of twinkling lights, turning the surrounding area into an illuminated paradise. New this year, visitors can enjoy:

Forest Music: the looped trail with over 130 trees wrapped in colorful lights and a new 5-track musical composition from Eric Sturr & Co.
New Interactive Installation: guests can make their own Wild Lights inside Planet Adirondack with a new installation from Echo, artist and owner of The Station in Onchiota
New Lit Photo Ops: brightly colored hexagonal light tunnels and neon bird wings provide a backdrop for the perfect wintry photo
Synchronized Light and Sound: through the woods, viewers can experience lights that are synchronized with the beats of the music

Also new this year, The Wild Center will feature opportunities to warm up at a hot cocoa bar with a buffet of toppings, a crackling Adirondack fire, and sweet and savory s’mores kits. The Wild Supply Co. will be available for shopping, and indoor experiences will be open, including Planet Adirondack and the Living River Trail, where guests can watch North American River Otters play.

Dates for the 2025-2026 season are as follows:

Fridays and Saturdays from Nov. 28 to Feb. 21
Open nightly during Holiday Week – Dec. 26 to 31
Open nightly during Winter Week – Feb. 13 to 21

Admission to Wild Lights is separate from day-time admission to The Wild Center. Tickets and information are available at: wildcenter.org/wildlights.

Organizations interested in renting the Wild Lights experience for a party or private event may contact Anna Stuckey at astuckey@wildcenter.org or 518-359-7800 x1-144.

Wild Lights is made possible by The Reynolds Group, Adirondack Land Trust, Duff’s Dumpsters, Long Run Wealth Advisors, and Mike Foote Insurance.

Wild Lights is also supported through a Market New York grant awarded by Empire State Development and I LOVE NY, New York State’s Division of Tourism.

The Wild Center invites visitors to discover the story of the Adirondacks, and to explore new ways that people and nature can thrive in the same place. Located in Tupper Lake, NY the center uses science-based experiences, exhibits and program to open new ways to look into the relationship that people have with nature and to promote environmental best practices. A 54,000-square-foot facility, The Wild Center features indoor and outdoor space, live animals, hands-on experiences, and its popular Wild Walk, an elevated trail across the Adirondack treetops. The Center is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visit wildcenter.org to learn more.