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/ October 17, 2026
ZooLights is the Phoenix Zoo’s annual holiday lights display, held on the zoo’s grounds in Phoenix, Arizona. For 2026 the event runs from November 25, 2026 through January 15, 2027, open nightly from 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. New for this season is an expanded Lake…
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/ October 17, 2026
Jungle Bells is the San Diego Zoo’s holiday season celebration in Balboa Park, San Diego, California. For 2026 it runs from December 18, 2026 through January 3, 2027, skipping December 24, with the zoo open 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and three Holiday Light Treks…
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/ October 17, 2026
L.A. Zoo Lights lights up the Los Angeles Zoo in Griffith Park from November 20, 2026 through January 10, 2027 on select evenings, with the box office open from 5:45 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. on event nights. For 2026 the zoo says the lantern displays…
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/ October 17, 2026
Glowfari is Oakland Zoo’s winter lantern festival, where walking paths and exhibits across the zoo fill with illuminated animal sculptures after dark. The seventh edition runs November 6, 2026 through January 31, 2027 in Oakland, California, with timed entry between 4:30pm and 6:30pm and all…
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/ October 17, 2026
Zoolights lights up Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington, for its 39th year, with the 2026 run set for November 27, 2026 through January 3, 2027 from 4:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. nightly, except for a closure on December 24 and 25. The…
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/ October 16, 2026
WildLanterns returns to Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle for the 2026 holiday season, running November 13, 2026 through January 17, 2027, nightly from 4:00 to 9:00 p.m. with last entry at 8:30 p.m. For 2026 the event is built entirely around a new seven-continents theme…
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/ October 16, 2026
ZooLights lights up the Oregon Zoo in Portland’s Washington Park from November 20, 2026 through January 3, 2027, opening nightly at 4:30 p.m. (the zoo is closed November 17 to 19, November 24 to 26, and December 25). The zoo’s event page says more 2026…
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/ October 16, 2026
The Winter Light Spectacular returns to the Lehigh Valley Zoo in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, for its 13th year, running from Friday, November 13, 2026, through Saturday, January 2, 2027. The zoo strings 1.7 million lights along its paths, and this season adds a Candy Land zone…
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/ October 16, 2026
ZooLights takes over Stone Zoo in Stoneham, Massachusetts, turning the zoo’s roughly 24 acres into a walk-through display of lights, lanterns and lit-up animal exhibits. The 2026 season runs from November 20, 2026 through January 3, 2027, nightly from 4:00 to 9:30 p.m. (last entry…
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/ October 16, 2026
Holiday Lights returns to the Bronx Zoo in the Bronx, New York, running on select nights from November 21, 2026 through January 3, 2027. The lanterns switch on at 4:30 p.m. and final entry is at 8 p.m. New for 2026, the zoo is opening…
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/ October 16, 2026
Christmas at the Zoo, presented by Indiana Members Credit Union, turns the Indianapolis Zoo into a glowing winter wonderland from November 21, 2026 through January 3, 2027. Evening festivities begin daily at 5 p.m., and guests can wander twinkling light displays, sip hot cocoa by…
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/ October 16, 2026
Wild Lights is the Saint Louis Zoo’s holiday lantern and light display, running on select nights from November 27 through December 30, 2026, from 5 to 8:30 p.m. with last entry at 8 p.m. The event is presented by Commerce Bank and was known in…
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/ October 16, 2026
Wild Lights is the Detroit Zoo’s annual holiday light display, running select nights from November 21, 2026 through January 3, 2027 at the zoo’s Royal Oak campus. Gates open at 5 p.m. each night, with closing time stretching to 10:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays…
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/ October 16, 2026
Wildlights is the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium’s annual holiday lights tradition in Powell, Ohio, just outside Columbus. For 2026 the event runs November 20, 2026 through January 3, 2027, open nightly within regular zoo hours (12 to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 12 to…
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/ October 16, 2026
The PNC Festival of Lights is the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s annual holiday lights event, now in its 44th year. For 2026 it runs from November 19, 2026 through January 3, 2027, with the zoo open nightly from 10am and holiday activities starting at…
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/ October 16, 2026
ZooLights is the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute’s annual winter lights event in Washington, DC. For 2026 it runs select nights from November 20, 2026 through January 3, 2027, with the Zoo open 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 5…
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/ October 16, 2026
Holiday Magic turns Brookfield Zoo Chicago’s grounds in Brookfield, Illinois into a nighttime display of LED lights, illuminated animal sculptures and light tunnels. For the 2026 season the festival runs on select nights from November 21 through January 3, 2027, with the zoo open from…
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/ October 15, 2026
Fright Nights is the annual Halloween event hosted by Warner Bros. Movie World on Australia’s Gold Coast in Queensland. What began in 2006 as a single-night “Halloween Family Fun Night” built around a Scooby-Doo theme sold out so quickly that organizers extended it to three…
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/ October 14, 2026
Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses has been spooking visitors on a 65-acre farm in Ulster Park, New York, since September 20, 1992, when founders Michael and Nancy Jubie opened the attraction just a month after buying the property. Michael Jubie, a former undercover NYPD…
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/ October 8, 2026
Holidays at Universal Studios Hollywood returns from Saturday, November 21, 2026 through Sunday, January 3, 2027, running daily for the full stretch rather than on select nights. The celebration centers on three themed experiences spread across the park: Grinchmas in Universal Plaza, Christmas in The…
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