Separate admission is charged for those who only wish to visit the zoo. Ages 2 and younger free. Hersheypark celebrates Christmas Candylane from mid-November through December. A town celebration featuring more than one-half million twinkling lights, rides, attraction, dining, shopping and more. Christmas Candylane is closed most Mondays and Tuesdays, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
Admission is free.
Creatures of the Night is an alternative family in the form of an educational celebration during the Halloween season at ZooAmerica and a portion of Hersheypark. After dark, guests can interact and observe animals in their nocturnal settings. An admission fee is charged. A five-week reading program. Upon completing reading assignments, children are eligible for free admission to Hersheypark on Literacy Day.