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/ October 17, 2026
The Dominion Energy Garden of Lights brings more than 1.5 million lights to Norfolk Botanical Garden in Norfolk, Virginia, for a holiday tradition the garden says has lit up the season for over 30 years. The 2026 event runs from Friday, November 6, 2026 through…
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/ October 17, 2026
Holiday LIGHTS at Cheekwood turns the gardens of this Nashville estate into a one-mile walk through more than a million twinkling lights, running from November 20, 2026 through January 3, 2027 with nightly hours from 4:30pm to 10pm. New for 2026 is a heated igloo…
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/ October 17, 2026
Blossoms of Light is the annual winter light show at Denver Botanic Gardens’ York Street location in Denver, Colorado, and it is consistently ranked among the country’s top holiday light displays. For the 2026-2027 season the gardens confirm the show runs from Friday, November 20…
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/ October 17, 2026
A Longwood Christmas is the long-running holiday display at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, and in 2026 it runs from November 20, 2026 through January 10, 2027, open daily from 10:00 am to 11:00 pm. The 2026 edition takes on a cosmic theme, with…
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/ October 17, 2026
Lightscape is the after-dark illuminated trail at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, a mile-long walking route through lit sculptures, lantern displays and lighting effects projected onto the Garden’s trees, architecture and water features. The 2026-2027 run is set for November 20, 2026 through January 3, 2027, with…
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/ October 17, 2026
Illumination returns to The Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois for its 14th season, running Saturday, November 14, 2026 through Saturday, January 2, 2027, with trails open nightly from 4:30 to 9:30 p.m. For 2026 the Arboretum is adding four new installations, including an aurora borealis-inspired…
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/ October 17, 2026
Lightscape is a walk-through holiday lights trail at the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe, Illinois, running from November 13, 2026 through January 3, 2027 on select nights from 4:30 to 10:30 p.m. (some evenings close earlier, at 9:30 p.m., with last entry 8:45 p.m. or…
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/ October 17, 2026
Wild Lights is the holiday lantern event at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden in Columbia, South Carolina, the successor to the zoo’s longtime Lights Before Christmas tradition. For 2026 the zoo has confirmed select nights from November 20, 2026 through January 10, 2027, with gates open…
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/ October 17, 2026
Christmas in the Wild turns ZooTampa at Lowry Park in Tampa, Florida into an after-hours holiday walkthrough with one of Tampa Bay’s largest light displays, illuminated animal sculptures, and themed zones spread across the zoo’s grounds. The 2026 run opens with a Member Preview Night…
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/ October 17, 2026
The Memphis Zoo Lantern Festival lights up the zoo grounds in Memphis, Tennessee for a second year, running on select nights from November 13, 2026 through February 14, 2027. Built with Tianyu Arts & Culture and presented by Truist, the festival replaced the zoo’s older…
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/ October 17, 2026
TXU Energy Presents Zoo Lights turns the Houston Zoo in Hermann Park into a nighttime holiday walk, with illuminated animal displays, light tunnels and festive treats spread across the grounds. The 2026 season runs November 19, 2026 through January 3, 2027, nightly from 5:30 to…
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/ October 17, 2026
Zoo Lights transforms the Denver Zoo into a winter wonderland on select nights from November 23, 2026 through January 3, 2027, with more than three million lights spread across the zoo’s 80 acres. The event runs 4:30 to 9:00 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 4:30…
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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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