ZooLights | FREE Lights Festival at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo
Updated for 2018
ZooLights at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, DC is a holiday event transforming the zoo into a winter wonderland. Lights will illuminate the Zoo’s trees, walkways and buildings. Life-sized animal silhouettes, dancing trees and a laser light show make ZooLights unique. Admission is FREE.
The annual lights festival twinkles from November 23, 2018 through January 1, 2019 (except Dec. 24, 25 and 31) from 5PM to 9PM.
Parking for ZooLights is $15 for FONZ members and $25 for non-members. Food and beverages, including gingerbread, hot chocolate, coffee, eggnog, mulled cider and more will be available for purchase throughout the park.
Please note that ZooLights does not feature the Zoo’s animals. All indoor animal exhibits will be closed to allow animals to get a full night’s rest.
For more information about ZooLights, visit the Zoo’s website.
The National Zoo is located at 3001 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20008. Like all Smithsonian Institution sites, admission is completely FREE. If you are driving to the zoo, there is a fee to park. The National Zoo is located on Metro’s Red Line, in between the Cleveland Park metro stop and the Woodley Park/National Zoo metro stop. Get off at the Cleveland Park stop when going to the zoo: head south, on Connecticut Avenue, and the walk will be downhill. When you leave, head south again (also downhill) toward the Woodley Park stop.
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