The NEW Zoo & Adventure Park is preparing to make this holiday season sparkle – and we need your help! As we get ready for our annual Merry & Bright Canopy Lights events, we’re asking the community to donate used holiday lights – whether they’re working or not! – to help us create a dazzling holiday experience for everyone to enjoy.

All donated lights will be put to good use. Working lights will help illuminate the Neil Anderson Canopy Tour during the event, and non-working lights will be recycled responsibly, helping to reduce waste and support sustainability efforts. A collection bin is conveniently located just outside the main entrance of the Zoo’s Visitor Center building, allowing donations to be dropped off any time between now and February 1^st.

“The Merry & Bright Canopy Lights event brings the community together to celebrate the joy and wonder of the holiday season,” says Nathaniel Wagner, Adventure Park Supervisor. “When you donate your old lights – whether they work or not – you’re helping us brighten the holidays for our guests and helping us keep recyclable materials out of landfills.”

Any type of lights can be donated! The NEW Zoo & Adventure Park will accept all used or new string lights, either working or non-working, including both indoor or outdoor varieties, and all colors and lengths of strings. Your donations will help make the Merry & Bright Canopy Lights events a truly magical experience. Together, we can light up the season in the most sustainable way!

For more information about lights donations, please contact Nathaniel Wagner, Adventure Park Supervisor at 920.662.2148 or at nathaniel.wagner@browncountywi.gov