Zoo Lights at the Houston Zoo
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Where: Houston Zoo, Museum District, Houston, Texas
When: November 21, 2025 - January 4, 2026
Hours: 5:30-10:30 p.m. (last entry 9:30 p.m.)
Cost: free
Enchanted ForestIridescent ImmersionWild Wonder LightsNeon Playgroundattraction
The Houston Zoo's annual after-dark light walk, presented by TXU Energy, features themed zones including an Enchanted Forest, Iridescent Immersion, Wild Wonder Lights, and a Neon Playground. Tickets are the same price for adults and children; ages 2 and under enter free.
Best time to arrive. Sunset in Houston is around 5:24 PM in mid-December, fully dark by about 5:50 PM. A typical December night here bottoms out near 46°F, so dress for standing around outside.
Other displays nearby
There are 12 other displays within 5 miles of this one, and 14 within 15 miles. Most people make a loop of it rather than driving out for a single house.
- Briargrove
- Christmas Village at Bayou Bend
- Deck the Hall
- Lights in the Heights
- Prestonwood Forest
- River Oaks Christmas Lights
- Shepherd Park
- Uptown Holiday Lights (Post Oak Boulevard)
Make a night of it. This is stop 13 on our 15-stop Houston lights loop — about 29.6 miles and 131 minutes of driving in total.