Taylor S.
12/25/2025
The lanterns and lights are beautiful!!! They really make the experience worth it It did feel slightly disorganized in certain parts. Entry went very smoothly (although I was surprised they...
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3001 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20008
ZooLights is a free event held at the National Zoo each year. From November's light-up launch day into early January, evenings at the zoo become a lot brighter. Colourful fairly lights are strung up around its paths and rest areas, with glowing animal and creature sculptures set around the park. Delightful for children especially, there is a light show set to music to be enjoyed each night. Everyone can appreciate the live musical performances scattered through the festivities, along with holiday stalls set up for shopping, getting a quick bite, or warming hands around hot cider or cocoa. Over 500,000 (environmentally-friendly!) LED lights dazzle, making the park a wonderland.
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3.5(111)
Hammed A.
1/17/2026
ZooLights is a good experience for families and individuals. I remember when ZooLights was free and a casually put together lights exhibit. Now, there's more interest in it being a valuable family...
Munsa M.
1/11/2025
Came here with friends and we loved it!! I love how there different themes for each if the park sections and my favorite was the Sakura cherry blossoms at the end!! It wasn't too crowded when we...
Jen J.
12/24/2024
Wow, the zoo has upped their game this year! The light displays were amazing and totally worth the $6 entrance fee per person. Get your tix ahead of time--when we arrived, we were glad that we had...
Claire G.
12/21/2025
Traffic and parking SUCKS. Spent over an hour just trying to find the entrance to the parking spot as the directions they sent were INCORRECT. Then the disorganization of the parking lots were...
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