Commerce Bank Wild Lights at the Saint Louis Zoo
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Where: Saint Louis Zoo, 1 Government Dr, St. Louis, Missouri
When: Select nights November 28 - December 28; sensory-friendly night December 8
Hours: 5-8:30 p.m.
Cost: $15
millions of lights with animal themes40-foot walk-through lighted treethemed zones: Frosted Forest, Butterfly Grove, Toy Town, Arctic Alley, Peppermint Pathway, Gingerbread Laneseasonal 4-D theater movieSanta appearancessensory-friendly nightattraction
The zoo's after-hours walk-through fills the grounds with millions of animal-themed lights and a new 40-foot lighted tree visitors can walk through, organized into zones like Frosted Forest, Toy Town, and Arctic Alley. Admission is $15 for select nights, with a seasonal 4-D movie, Santa visits, and a sensory-friendly evening on December 8.
Best time to arrive. Sunset in St. Louis is around 4:41 PM in mid-December, fully dark by about 5:11 PM. A typical December night here bottoms out near 25°F, so dress for standing around outside.
Other displays nearby
There are 2 other displays within 5 miles of this one, and 8 within 15 miles. Most people make a loop of it rather than driving out for a single house.
- Garden Glow at Missouri Botanical Garden
- Brewery Lights at Anheuser-Busch
- Ameren Missouri Festival of Lights
- Citygarden Holiday Lights
- Dutchtown Bells
- Winter Wonderland at Tilles Park
- Holiday Lights at Grant's Farm
- WonderLight's Christmas
Make a night of it. This is stop 2 on our 8-stop St. Louis lights loop — about 25.7 miles and 94 minutes of driving in total.