Zoo Lights!

One of the things I enjoy most about the holiday season are all of the different, fun events which zoos host to tie in Christmas. At the Utah Hogle Zoo, they hold the annual Zoo Lights. If you haven't been before, it's a great way to get outside and enjoy the holiday season at a zoo by seeing all of the fun lights set up. Though some animals may be sleeping during this time, not all of them are! So if you're looking for a fun Christmas activity to do as a family, with a significant other, or just to get outside and enjoy your local zoo, I'd recommend checking your local zoo to see if they're hosting any type of special holiday event.

In researching what events other zoos hold around this season, I was thrilled to see that many also hold zoo lights as well as other fun events.  Here's a list of holiday events at some zoos around the U.S. Have fun!

• Utah Hogle Zoo (Salt Lake City, UT): Zoo Lights (http://www.hoglezoo.org/promo/zoo_lights/)

• San Diego Zoo (San Diego, CA): Jungle Bells (http://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/junglebells)

• Woodland Park Zoo (Seattle, WA): Wild Lights (http://www.zoo.org/wildlights#.UrHRIPRDuSo)

• Lincoln Park Zoo (Chicago, IL): Zoo Lights & Ice Skating: (http://www.lpzoo.org/events/calendar)

• Saint Louis Zoo (St. Louis, MO): Wild Lights; Dinner & Breakfast with Santa (http://www.stlzoo.org/events/calendarofevents/)

• Columbus Zoo (Columbus, OH): Wild Lights (http://colszoo.org/default.aspx)

• Brookfield Zoo (Brookfiled, IL): Holiday Magic; Breakfast & Brunch with Santa (http://www.brookfieldzoo.org/CZS/Brookfield/events)

• Smithsonian National Zoological Park (Washington D.C.): Zoo Lights (http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ActivitiesAndEvents/Celebrations/ZooLights/)

• Como Park Zoo (St. Paul, MN): Reindeer Cam (http://www.comozooconservatory.org/news/live-247-action-of-como-zoos-reindeer-is-just-a-click-away/)

• Denver Zoo (Denver, CO): Zoo Lights; Santa at Zoo Lights; Kwanzaa at Zoo Lights (http://denverzoo.org/)

• Houston Zoo (Houston, TX): Breakfast with Santa (http://www.houstonzoo.org/plan-your-visit/events-calendar/)

• Oregon Zoo (Portland, OR): Zoo Lights (http://www.oregonzoo.org/visit/zoolights)

• Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo (Omaha, NE): Holiday Happenings and Supper with Santa (http://www.omahazoo.com/about/special-events/)

• Phoenix Zoo (Phoenix, AZ): Zoo Lights (http://phoenixzoo.org/event-items/zoolights/)

• Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden (Cincinnati, OH): PNC Festival of Lights (http://cincinnatizoo.org/events/)

• Minnesota Zoo (Apple Valley, MN): Family Zoo Adventure with Holiday Animals (http://www.mnzoo.org/education/education_kidsFamilies_zooAdventures4to8.asp)

• Milwaukee County Zoo (Milwaukee, WI): Breakfast and Lunch with Santa (http://www.milwaukeezoo.org/events/blsanta.php)

• Albuquerque Biological Park (Albuquerque, NM): Holiday Enrichment (http://cabq.gov/culturalservices/biopark/zoo/events/holiday-enrichment/)

• Oakland Zoo (Oakland, CA): Zoo Lights (http://www.oaklandzoo.org/Calendar_Item.php?i=589)

• Roos-N-More (Moapa / Las Vegas, NV): Holiday Lights and Christmas Special (http://www.roosnmore.org/events.php)
  

*This blog is in no way associated with any zoo.