🌙 Creatures After Dark

When the sun goes down, Hope & Joy comes alive in a whole new way!

Grab your flashlight and join us for Creatures After Dark, a special after-hours adventure through Hope & Joy Sanctuary.

As daylight fades and nighttime settles in, you'll explore the sanctuary while discovering what our animals are doing after dark. Learn about nighttime behaviors, incredible animal adaptations, and how different species use their senses to navigate the world when the sun goes down.

🔦 Your After-Dark Adventure Includes

🐾 After-hours access to Hope & Joy Sanctuary

🌙 Explore the sanctuary after dark

🔦 Flashlight exploration

🦊 Observe some of our animals during their evening hours

🐾 Special animal ambassador appearances

🌙 Nighttime animal facts & keeper talks

🔎 Creatures After Dark Flashlight Scavenger Hunt

📸 Nighttime photo opportunities

🔥 S'mores under the stars

🔦 IMPORTANT FLASHLIGHT GUIDELINES

Please bring a flashlight, but NO LED flashlights.

For the comfort and well-being of our animals, we ask guests to bring a traditional, non-LED flashlight with a soft or warm light.

Please remember:

No LED flashlights
No high-powered or tactical flashlights
No flashing or strobe lights
Never shine a flashlight directly at an animal or into an animal's eyes
Keep flashlight beams directed toward the pathways and ground
Children should use flashlights with adult supervision

These guidelines help us create a fun nighttime experience while keeping the animals comfortable.

🌙 Saturday, October 10
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

📍 Hope & Joy Sanctuary
19861 North River Road
Alva, FL 33920

Space is limited to keep this a smaller and more personal nighttime experience.

Wear comfortable closed-toe shoes, bring your non-LED flashlight, and get ready for a side of Hope & Joy you don't normally get to see!

🌙 When the sun goes down...the WILD adventure begins! 🐾

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