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/ October 26, 2026
The NHL Winter Classic is the league’s marquee outdoor regular-season game, played annually on or near New Year’s Day since its 2008 debut. The first edition pitted the Buffalo Sabres against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, New York, where Sidney…
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/ October 25, 2026
Howl-O-Scream is an annual Halloween haunt event hosted by United Parks & Resorts, running on select nights each October at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Busch Gardens Williamsburg, SeaWorld San Antonio, SeaWorld Orlando, and SeaWorld San Diego. The event debuted in 1999 simultaneously at Busch Gardens…
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/ October 24, 2026
Safari Lights is the Oklahoma City Zoo’s annual holiday light show, pairing a drive-thru cruise past illuminated wildlife sculptures with a walk-thru course of interactive lights, photo stops and seasonal treats. The 2026 season runs nightly from November 14, 2026 through January 3, 2027, from…
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/ October 23, 2026
Christkindlmarket Chicago is an annual German-style Christmas market held in Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago, inspired by the centuries-old Christkindlesmarkt of Nuremberg, Germany. Organized by the German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest, the market debuted in 1996 at Pioneer Court before Mayor Richard…
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/ October 22, 2026
Each December 31st, the eyes of the world turn to a single sphere perched atop One Times Square in Manhattan. The Times Square Ball has served as the centerpiece of New York City’s New Year’s Eve celebration since its first descent on December 31, 1907…
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/ October 21, 2026
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is an annual tradition that winds through the streets of Manhattan every Thanksgiving morning, filling the city with giant character balloons, elaborate floats, marching bands, and performances that lead straight into the holiday season. Organized by the Macy’s department store…
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/ October 20, 2026
The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree has stood as one of New York City’s most recognizable holiday traditions since construction workers put up a modest 20-foot balsam fir on the site in 1931, decorating it themselves with cranberries, paper garlands, and tin cans during the depths…
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/ October 18, 2026
Zoo Lights Drive-Thru is the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium’s winter lights event in Highland Park, where guests tour the zoo grounds from inside their own vehicle to see illuminated animal displays, yuletide scenes and Pittsburgh-themed light sculptures. The zoo has confirmed 2026 dates: select…
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/ October 18, 2026
The Radio City Christmas Spectacular is the long-running holiday stage show starring the Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. First staged on December 21, 1933, just a year after the Music Hall itself opened, it has grown into one of the…
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/ October 18, 2026
Safari Lights is the Oklahoma City Zoo’s annual holiday lantern and light event, held on the zoo grounds in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. For 2026 it runs nightly from Saturday, November 14, 2026 through Sunday, January 3, 2027, from 5:30 to 11 p.m. with last check-in…
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/ October 17, 2026
The Candlelight Processional is a holiday stage show performed at Epcot’s America Gardens Theatre every November and December as part of the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays. The performance retells the nativity story through scripture narration paired with a live orchestra and a massed…
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/ October 17, 2026
Holidays at the Garden transforms the Daniel Stowe Conservancy (the garden formally dropped “Botanical Garden” from its name in April 2025) in Belmont, North Carolina, into a nightly winter walk of over one million lights and dancing fountains across its gardens and lake. For 2026…
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/ October 17, 2026
Dallas Zoo Lights Presented by Reliant turns the Dallas Zoo in Marsalis Park into a walk-through holiday display each winter, with more than two million lights, illuminated lantern displays and the zoo’s Destination: Dinosaurs trail glowing after dark. For 2026 the event runs select nights…
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/ October 17, 2026
Wild Lights at the Fort Wayne Zoo is a nighttime walk-through holiday lights event at the Fort Wayne Zoo, known as the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo until a January 2025 rename, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The 2026 season is confirmed for November 13, 2026 through…
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/ October 17, 2026
Zoo Lights, Powered by CPS Energy, turns the San Antonio Zoo into a nighttime walk-through of illuminated tunnels, lantern-style animal displays and a synchronized light show reflected over Big Lake each winter. The zoo has confirmed that the 2026 season will run from November 14…
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/ October 17, 2026
ZooLights is the holiday light event at Utah’s Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City, where the zoo stays open after dark on select nights each winter so guests can walk through lit-up pathways, animal silhouettes, and festive decorations. It’s a low-key, cold-weather tradition built around…
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/ October 17, 2026
LumiNature is the Philadelphia Zoo’s holiday light show, presented by PNC, turning the 42-acre zoo into a glowing nighttime walk with wildlife-themed light displays, a light tunnel, and a 110-foot Pherris Wheel. The Philadelphia Zoo has confirmed LumiNature 2026 runs most nights from November 19…
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/ October 17, 2026
Wild Winter Lights Presented by NOPEC turns Cleveland Metroparks Zoo into a holiday walking trail every winter, stringing more than 1.5 million lights across themed sections of the zoo for a season that typically runs mid-November through early January. The zoo has not released 2026…
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/ October 17, 2026
Lights Before Christmas is the Toledo Zoo’s long-running holiday lights event, held each winter in Toledo, Ohio, and widely considered one of the best zoo light displays in the Midwest. As of this writing, the Toledo Zoo has not yet released 2026 dates, hours, ticket…
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/ October 17, 2026
Wild Lights is the Akron Zoo’s annual holiday light display in Akron, Ohio, and the 2026 run marks its 10th anniversary season. It runs select nights from November 20 through December 27, 2026, with the zoo open from 5 to 9 p.m. (last entry 8:30…
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