Zoolights Lights up Your Holiday Season
In its 20th year, Zoolights at Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium celebrates the Holiday Season with its display of over a half million lights in designs sure to bring out the oooooohs and aaaaaaaahs in all of us.
What do half a million lights look like?
There are 70 displays and 27 miles of lights. And for those of you who enjoy trivia information, it takes 7 miles of extension cords to get these lights lit up. Some of the displays you’ll see this year include beluga whales, elephants, owls, reindeer, dinosaurs, and the traditional flame tree (in photo above). The replica of the new Tacoma Narrows Bridge (below) is sure to be a hit this year as well.
While walking through Zoolights, you’ll get to enjoy live entertainment, holiday music and refreshments. You can check out the special events schedule here.
Don’t miss the Paul Titus Carousel, a recreation of a 1917 carousel with horses and endangered species hand-carved by the Washington Antique Carousel Society. Take a little time and visit the aquarium, too.
Location: Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, 5400 North Pearl Street in Tacoma (map it)
Dates & Times: November 23rd – January 1st, 5 – 9 pm. Closed November 26 – 28th, December 3rd – 5th, & 24th.
Admission: $5 when purchased in advance, and on Thursdays (at the gate as well). $7 Friday – Sunday at the gate. Children under 2 are free. Tickets may be purchased in advance at the zoo (before 4 pm), online, and at Bartell Drugs.
Photo credit: Zoolights/Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
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