Zoo Lights at Tucson's Reid Park Zoo is back for the holiday season
The annual Zoo Lights celebration opened to the public this week.
Take a walk through the zoo after hours and gape at thousands of twinkling lights and lighted animal displays.
There's snow, live music, hot chocolate and treats. Carousal rides are also available for an additional fee.
The celebration sticks around until Dec. 23 with appearances by none other than Santa. Encore Nights will run after Christmas, from Dec. 26 to Dec. 30, though Santa won't be in attendance as "he will have returned to the North Pole," the zoo says.
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An inflatable of Jack Skellington, in Christmas togs, overlooks one of the side walks festooned in lights for Members Only Night at Zoo Lights at Reid Park Zoo, Wednesday, December 5, 2018, Tucson, Ariz. Zoo Lights opens to the public on December 6th and runs through the 23rd and picks up again on the 26th through the 30th for Encore Nights, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. On Community Nights from December 7th through the 19th, receive 1$ off admission with a donation of toys for children, pet items or select food items for this year's partners: Humane Society of Southern Arizona, Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona and the Tucson "A" List.
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A singing Santa and a few of his famous reindeer serenade entrants under a cloudy sunset on the Members-Only Night, kicking off this year's Zoo Lights at Reid Park Zoo, Wednesday, December 5, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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A pair of colorful lighted butterflies over head at Zoo Lights at Reid Park Zoo, Wednesday, December 5, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Entrants pass under an arch of zoological themed decorations for Members-Only Night at Zoo Lights at Reid Park Zoo, Wednesday, December 5, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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The Reid Park Zoo Trains gets in on the light-action, making its way through the parking lot Zoo Lights at Reid Park Zoo, Wednesday, December 5, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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