ZooLights 2009 - Holiday Lights at the National Zoo

ZooLights at the National Zoo in Washington, DC is a winter holiday event that is sure to be fun for the whole family. The National Zoo presents a display of thousands of sparkling lights featuring sculptures of many of the Zoo’s most popular animals, including giant pandas, Asian elephants, gibbons, a sea lion, an octopus, and a Komodo dragon. Visitors at ZooLights will enjoy winter-themed crafts, ice sculpting demonstrations, choral groups, and storytellers.

See Photos of ZooLights

Keeper talks and interactive activities will highlight animals’ cold-weather adaptations and how the Zoo cares for its animals in winter. Other activities will include cookie decorating, storytelling, and puppet shows. Live entertainment and activities will vary each night.

Animal Houses Open During ZooLights

• Small Mammal House
  
• Great Apes
  
• Reptile Discovery Center
  
• Think Tank
  
• Kids Farm

Dates and Times
December 4-13, 2009 (Friday through Sunday nights) and December 18-January 2 (every night except Dec. 24, 25, and 31) from 6-8:30 p.m.

Tickets
$5 for FONZ members
$8 for nonmembers
$20 for a member family pack of four tickets
Kids under two are free.

Military Nights (Dec. 6, 11, 13, 20-23, Dec. 27 - Jan. 1), admission is free for military personnel and their spouses and children (military photo ID required).

Tickets are available at the Zoo's Visitor Center or by Ticketmaster.

Location
National Zoo
Rock Creek Park
Washington, DC