# Dallas Zoo Lights: Wild Light Safari > Event for families in the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington area (TX). Times are Central Time. - When: Nov 13 – Jan 3 · 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM - Where: Dallas Zoo, 650 S R L Thornton Fwy, Dallas, TX 75203 - Ages: All ages (children 2 and under free; paved walking paths are fully stroller and wagon accessible) - Price: Tickets 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). - Organizer: Dallas Zoo Management Inc. - Official page: https://www.dallaszoo.com/zoolights/ - Last checked: Wed, Nov 4 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 11, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-10), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/dallas-zoo-lights-wild-light-safari--listing-a5f78ca3b3919617adc091a9 ## About 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. ## Similar picks in Dallas–Fort Worth - [Dallas Zoo Lights 2026](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/dallas-zoo-lights-2026--listing-d9e9562b2fda4debf6c8074e) — Nov 13 – Jan 3 · 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM · Dallas Zoo · All ages · From $19 · checked Oct 16. 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