3 Twilight At The Zoo Tips

Go ahead and make your party animal jokes. But with more than 15 bands spread across the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo’s 183 acres, Twilight at the Zoo is always a wild time. As the summer food and music bash marks its 25th anniversary Aug. 3, we swing into the festivities with a few tips.

Snap a selfie with Sam. 
Nearly 20 life-size Sam Adams cutouts are scattered across zoo grounds for primetime party pics. But act fast: guests pilfer these party favors throughout the evening. 

Jam with these animals. 
Blues bands Armstrong Bearcat and Joe Bell & the Swing Lizards have been performing at Twilight every year since the first celebration in 1993.

Bask in the glow. 
Add a little culture to your night with 40 larger-than-life, lantern-lit sculptures throughout the park for the zoo’s Asian Lantern Festival, which runs thru Aug. 19.