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Join us as we light up the zoo! Celebrate the first night of Hanukkah with NHS and the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden with donuts, hot chocolate, music, a special visit from an animal friend and, of course,  lighting the zoo's hanukkiah!

Please note: Zoo admission is required. Please let us know if this presents a difficulty for your family as cost should never be a barrier to attending an NHS program! 

Schedule

• 5:30-5:45 Enjoy Krispy Kreme donuts & a hot chocolate bar in the Treetops event center (see map)
• 5:45-6:15 A visit from an animal friend*
• 6:15-6:30 Menorah lighting at the Gan Shalom (The Garden of Peace)
  Near the Wings of the World exhibit (see map)
• 6:30 Join us back at Treetops or explore the zoo's "Festival of Lights" on your own!

*Cincinnati Zoo Animal Encounters may consist of a snake, lizard, turtle/tortoise, or hissing cockroaches. We are unable to choose an animal for our event,  as it is all up to which animal wants to come out that day!

Please RSVP below for what promises to be an evening of fun and LIGHT!