Phoenix Zoolights - 25th Annual Holiday Event

Zoolights at the Phoenix Zoo returns on Wednesday, November 23rd, 2016.

Phoenix Zoolights features millions of lights, the annual holiday event is celebrating its 25th anniversary.

Zoolights creatively displays Christmas Lights shaped as monkeys, lions, giraffes, rhinoceros and more. New displays are added each year to keep the experience fresh for visitors. Viewers of all ages will find the vast array of light displays completely engaging. Bring your family and stroll the zoo while enjoying a cup of hot chocolate or apple cider. Make this a family holiday tradition.

Candy Lane features candy cane light displays and a "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" 4D Experience.




Zoolights 2016 is open from 05:30 PM to 10:30 PM nightly, from November 23rd to January 8th; Including Thanksgiving and Christmas.  Members only nights are on November 21st and 22nd.

Non-peak Nights
$10.95 for members
$12.95 general admission

Peak Nights
$17.95 for members
$19.95 general admission

For a neat way to increase the fun, try Wild Eyes Animal 3D Glasses which create floating animal images on any point of light.

The Phoenix Zoo opened in 1962 and is the largest non-profit, privately owned zoo in the United States. The zoo was founded by Robert Maytag (a member of the Maytag family) and sits on 125 acres of land.  Zoolights is the zoo’s largest fundraiser of the year and the proceeds go to help care for the 1400 animals that live there.