GUESTS WILL ENJOY FOOD, DRINKS, LIVE MUSIC, VISITS WITH THEIR FAVORITE ANIMALS AND HOLIDAY LIGHTS ON THE MOUNTAIN – Make plans for an adults-only mistle-toast to the season at Electric Moonlight from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Thurs., Dec. 7, at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. There’s nowhere else you can sip cocktails, sample food, enjoy live local music, feed a giraffe and visit Santa in an adults-only atmosphere on the side of a mountain!
Electric Moonlight incorporates all of the magic of Electric Safari, like 50 acres of twinkling lights displays, hand-made light sculptures, enormous animal inflatables, and a drone light show, plus the additions of live music and all-inclusive food and drink samplings (while supplies last). Even Santa himself will be here to listen to grown-ups’ holiday wishes! (Inflatables and drone show are weather dependent.)
Animal demonstrations are back this year! Catch an African lion keeper talk at 6 p.m. in African Rift Valley and a skunk keeper talk at 7 p.m. in The Loft. Select animal habitats will be open for guests to visit, including the giraffe barn, where guests can hand-feed the 16-member giraffe herd for $3 per lettuce bundle or $5 for two bundles.
Attendees can get into the holiday spirit and feel good about purchasing a ticket to this important fundraiser for the Zoo. Cheyenne Mountain Zoo does not receive tax support, so every ticket helps fund animal care, Zoo operations, improvements, conservation and more.
Each Electric Moonlight ticket includes access to most animal areas at the Zoo, live performances by local musicians throughout the Zoo, a souvenir sampling spork and cup, and all-inclusive food and beverage samplings from regional restaurants, breweries, wineries and distilleries (while supplies last). See lists of open animal areas, musicians and attending vendors at cmzoo.org/em.
This event is popular and is subject to selling out. Advance tickets are required, and as of Mon., Nov. 20, there are only a couple hundred tickets left! Don’t wait to secure your spot at the last 21-and-up special event of the year at cmzoo.org/em.
Quick Facts
- 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Thurs., Dec. 7, 2023
- Advance tickets are required and must be purchased at cmzoo.org/em.
- This event is for adults, ages 21 and older, only. No children or infants will be allowed in.
- Each ticket includes a souvenir sampling cup and fork so guests can sample food and drinks from over 25 stations located throughout the Zoo. Local breweries, distilleries, restaurants, vendors and more will have samples available for guests while supplies last.
- Live music will be performed throughout the Zoo by local artists Jason Lee Band, John Spengler Trio, Ryan Flores, SPUR and Westrock.
This waste-wise event is supported by Toyota.
About Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
Cheyenne Mountain Zoological Society was founded in 1926. Today, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, America’s mountain Zoo, offers comprehensive education programs, exciting conservation efforts and truly fantastic animal experiences. In 2023, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo was voted #4 Best Zoo in North America and CMZoo’s Rocky Mountain Wild was named #2 Best Zoo Exhibit in North America by USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards. It is Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s goal to help guests fall in love with animals and nature, and take action to protect them. Since 2008, CMZoo’s Quarters for Conservation program has raised more than $4.5 million dedicated to frontline conservation efforts around the world. Of the 238 zoos and aquariums accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is one of just a few operating without tax support. Cheyenne Mountain Zoo depends on admissions, membership dues, special event attendance and donations for funding.