What does entry cost without a lantern?

Regular zoo admission: 330 Kč for adults and 250 Kč for kids at the gate, less if you buy an e-ticket online. The 1 Kč entry is only for people who come with their own LED lantern between 4:30pm and 5pm.

Which entrance do we use?

The main entrance only. Entry to the event isn't possible through the other gates.

How do we get home from the end of the parade?

The parade ends at the Dja Reserve by the Sklenářka exit. Bus lines 234, 235 and 236 serve the Zoo Praha Sklenářka stop, in front of the gorilla pavilion.

Upcoming

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Diwali Lantern Parade at Prague Zoo

When: Dates to be announced
Ages: All ages
Price: 1 Kč with LED lantern

Held every November — 2027 dates not announced yet

FestivalPraha 7

Where

Praha 7, Zoologická zahrada hl. m. Prahy

Ages

All ages

Setting

Indoors and outdoors

What you need to know

Bring your own LED lantern: it gets you in for 1 Kč at the meeting time and it's the only kind allowed in the parade, so no candles.
Finishes at the far side: the parade ends at the Dja Reserve by the Sklenářka exit, not back at the main gate.
Come early for the workshops: sari draping and a Bollywood dance school run in the Education Center before the parade gathers.

About

Prague Zoo marks Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, with an evening lantern parade. Families carry LED lanterns along the zoo paths, past the penguins and through Elephant Valley to the ashram, lit up for the night, and finish at the Dja Reserve. Two performances follow the parade. Best for kids happy to walk a fair stretch in the evening.

Schedule

From the 2026 edition — 2027 dates not announced yet.

Sun, Nov 8

4pm–5pm
Sari draping workshop and Bollywood dance school
Companion program in the Education Center.
4:30pm–5pm
Lantern parade meeting point
Parade participants gather. Only LED lanterns are allowed, no candles.
5pm
Welcome
Participants are welcomed.
5:05pm
Lantern parade starts
Route from the Education Center through the Elephant Valley and the lit-up ashram to Dja Reserve.
6pm
First performance
6:30pm
Second performance

1 Kč with LED lantern

2027 dates to be announced

2026 edition

Nov 8, 2026

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Where it is

Zoologická zahrada hl. m. Prahy

U Trojského zámku 120/3, 171 00 Praha 7

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