ZooLights at the Phoenix Zoo
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Where: 455 N Galvin Pkwy, Phoenix, Arizona
When: Nov 26 - Jan 16
Hours: typically dusk – 10 PM
Cost: ticketed
4,000,000 lightsfloating treewildlife lanternss'mores pitsSanta meet-and-greetsattraction
The Phoenix Zoo's signature ZooLights features some four million twinkling lights, a floating tree on the lake, glowing wildlife lanterns, s'mores pits and Santa meet-and-greets. It's the Valley's longest-running large-scale holiday lights event.
Best time to arrive. Sunset in Phoenix is around 5:22 PM in mid-December, fully dark by about 5:49 PM. A typical December night here bottoms out near 41°F, so dress for standing around outside.
Other displays nearby
There are 9 other displays within 5 miles of this one, and 66 within 15 miles. Most people make a loop of it rather than driving out for a single house.
- Las Noches de las Luminarias
- Fantasy of Lights Street Parade and Tree Lighting
- World of Illumination Rockin' Christmas & Enchanted Safari
- Tempe Marketplace Holiday Lights
- Christmas at the Princess
- Grayhawk AZ Christmas
- Scottsdazzle Holiday Extravaganza
- Voltaire Avenue Lights
Make a night of it. This is stop 31 on our 40-stop Phoenix lights loop — about 81 miles and 354 minutes of driving in total.