Dallas Zoo Lights: Wild Light Safari
Through Jan 3Nov 13 – Jan 3 · 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM · Select nights Nov 13, 2026 – Jan 3, 2027 (Thursday through Sunday in Nov; daily in Dec except Dec 24–25); 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM nightly (last entry 8:00 PM). Timed-entry reservations every 30 minutes.
Dallas Zoo650 S R L Thornton Fwy, Dallas, TX 75203 · 2.2 mi approx. from Dallas–Fort WorthDirections
All ages (children 2 and under free; paved walking paths are fully stroller and wagon accessible)
From $19Tickets start at $19 general admission ($15 youth 3–12); Dallas Zoo members save 20% (Patron level and above free); children 2 and under free. Parking $15 (free for members).
About this adventure
Presented by Reliant, Dallas Zoo Lights marks its milestone 10th anniversary season by transforming Texas’s oldest and largest zoological park into an illuminated safari wonderland. After the zoo’s animal residents settle in for the evening, more than two million twinkling lights and dozens of towering, handcrafted 3D animal silk lanterns illuminate ZooNorth and the central grounds. Guests marvel at life-sized glowing depictions of African elephants, giraffes, zebra herds, roaring lions, and radiant holiday light tunnels. New for the 10th season, an 8-foot-tall, 600-square-foot interactive holiday maze in The Grove invites kids to explore glowing light-up pathways and interactive sensory floor panels. Families can warm up around crackling fire pits while roasting s’mores, sip gourmet spiced hot chocolate, meet Santa at his North Pole workshop, explore the Destination: Dinosaurs glowing trail, and rent private illuminated VIP igloos for a cozy family basecamp.
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