Now's your chance to book a spot to see one of the best light shows that nature offers. Congaree National Park has opened its 2026 Synchronous Firefly Event lottery and is taking entries until 10 a.m.

Congaree National Park’s rare synchronized firefly show is drawing huge interest again as this year’s lottery opens.

Congaree National Park is home to a light show like no other.

In central South Carolina, the largest tract of old-growth bottomland hardwood forest lies between the Congaree and Wat ...

GATLINBURG, TN – They came out one by one and then all at once, swarming the underbrush and pooling in the hollows, blinking crazily like fiber optic filaments in a planetarium or outer space-themed ...

Great Smoky Mountains Great Smoky Mountains National Park will host its annual synchronous firefly viewing in 2026. Learn how to enter the lottery.

COLUMBIA — It won’t be long before the synchronous fireflies will light up the forest at Congaree National Park. And those ...

FOREST COUNTY, Pa. — It all started as these stories sometimes do—by accident. “We didn't know that they were on the property,” said Peggy Butler who, along with her husband Ken, lives on a rural ...

Though the coronavirus pandemic has robbed thousands of the chance to see one of the Smoky Mountain's most stunning natural phenomena in person, a non-profit group plans to stream the event online for ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park will host its annual viewing opportunity for synchronous fireflies in June despite some operational changes. Vehicle lottery and peak view dates are expected to be ...

May, a mesmerizing natural light show takes over Congaree National Park as synchronous fireflies flash in perfect harmony. This rare and breathtaking spectacle draws visitors from around the world, ...

Elkmont, Tenn. — Elkmont, Tenn. - On Thursday, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will start shuttling thousands of lucky people to the highly anticipated synchronous firefly show in Elkmont. The ...