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/ October 17, 2026
Zoo lights and botanical garden light shows run from mid November into early January, and this page lists every one ThrillZing has a full guide for, sorted by state. Each row links to the event guide with the verified 2026 dates, ticket prices, what is…
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/ October 17, 2026
Glow Wild is Nashville Zoo’s new holiday light show, running nightly from November 13, 2026 through January 3, 2027, from 5pm to 9pm at the zoo’s Grassmere campus in Nashville, Tennessee. It replaces Zoolumination, the zoo’s previous Chinese lantern festival, which was canceled for 2026…
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/ October 17, 2026
Wild Lights is the Milwaukee County Zoo’s annual holiday lights event, turning the zoo’s forests and pathways into a glowing, mile-long walking route of animal-themed light displays. For 2026 the event runs from November 20 through December 31 (with select closed dates), from 5:30 p.m.
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/ October 17, 2026
Glow in the Wild is Toronto Zoo’s after-dark lantern walk, running from September 3, 2026 through January 3, 2027, primarily Thursday through Sunday nights (a preview opening took place September 2), with the zoo at 2000 Meadowvale Road lit up well past the holiday season…
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/ October 17, 2026
Holiday at the Arboretum is the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden’s annual winter event on the shore of White Rock Lake in Dallas, Texas. For 2026 it runs November 11, 2026 through January 3, 2027, with daytime hours from 9am to 4pm and Holiday at…
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/ October 17, 2026
Las Noches de las Luminarias: A Holiday Escape takes over the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix for select nights from November 27, 2026 through January 3, 2027, with gates open from 5 to 9:30 p.m. each night. For 2026 the Garden is billing it as…
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/ October 17, 2026
Enchanted: Forest of Light returns to Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge, California, for its tenth season, running November 22, 2026 through January 9, 2027. The nightly walk through the gardens’ oak woodland and camellia forest runs from 5:30 pm to 10 pm, with the…
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/ October 17, 2026
Winter Walk of Lights is a half-mile, self-guided lighted trail through Meadowlark Botanical Gardens in Vienna, Virginia, run by NOVA Parks. The 2026 season runs November 11, 2026 through January 3, 2027, with nightly hours of 5:30 to 10:00 pm from November 11 to December…
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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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