Photos: ZooLights at Reid Park Zoo
ZooLights is shining at Reid Park Zoo through December 23, 6-8:30 p.m., and on Encore Nights December 26-January 4, 6-8 p.m.
Wesson Dailey tries to capture a snowflake or two on his tongue in the artificial blizzard falling on ZooLights at Reid Park Zoo, December 9, 2025, Tucson, Ariz. ZooLights runs through December 23, 6-8:30 p.m. and picks up for Encore Nights December 26 through January 4, 6-8 p.m. More info can be found at https://reidparkzoo.org/event/zoolights-2025/
The flamingos wade in the reflected glow of ZooLights at Reid Park Zoo, December 9, 2025, Tucson, Ariz.
A young sightseer dashes by a wall of lights along one of the paths in Reid Park Zoo during ZooLights, December 9, 2025, Tucson, Ariz.
Sofia Valenzuela takes the mic as the Roskruge Mariachi Pumas perform for a crowd during ZooLights at Reid Park Zoo, December 9, 2025, Tucson, Ariz.
One of the common squirrel monkeys eyes one of the night’s patrons trying to make a connection during ZooLights at Reid Park Zoo, December 9, 2025, Tucson, Ariz.
A giraffe peers over the wall of its enclosure just as the sun sets over ZooLights at Reid Park Zoo, December 9, 2025, Tucson, Ariz.
An LED giraffe is one of the first displays inside the gates of Reid Park Zoo for the annual ZooLights exhibition, December 9, 2025, Tucson, Ariz.
Kelly Presnell
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