Zoo Lights opens Thanksgiving Day

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Zoo Lights
Queen Creek resident Jon Pew and his 2-year-old son, Evan, above, take in the sneak preview of Phoenix Zoo’s ZooLights.

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Zoolights
Ninety-five percent of the lights at Zoolights at the Phoenix Zoo are all LED, she said, and that new armatures are added each year, shaped to look like an array of animals, creatures and desert cacti.

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Zoolights
Ninety-five percent of the lights at Zoolights at the Phoenix Zoo are all LED, she said, and that new armatures are added each year, shaped to look like an array of animals, creatures and desert cacti.
Posted: Monday, November 25, 2013 5:56 pm
Zoo Lights opens Thanksgiving Day Tribune East Valley Tribune
Immerse yourself in a wilderness aglow with 3.7 million lights, including more than 700 light sculptures of lions, tigers, spiders, monkeys and a host of other critters. This light show is one of the largest in the state and is an annual holiday destination for many. Adult beverages will be available for purchase Fridays and Saturdays.
DETAILS >> 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 28; open 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays and 6 p.m. to midnight Fridays and Saturdays through Jan. 12. Phoenix Zoo, 455 N. Galvin Parkway. $9-$14, free for children two and younger. (602) 914-4333 or phoenixzoo.org.
Posted in Outdoors, Get out, Tempe on Monday, November 25, 2013 5:56 pm.