When is Wild Lights at the Akron Zoo? [Video]

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Post author By Curator
Post date November 9, 2024

The holiday lighting event will begin on Nov. 29 and continue on select nights through Dec. 30.

AKRON, Ohio — The Akron Zoo’s Wild Lights, an annual Christmas staple, will return for the 2024 holiday season, the zoo announced Thursday.

The holiday lighting event will begin on Nov. 29 and continue on select nights through Dec. 30. In a press release the zoo boasted a “refreshed look” for the light displays this year.

The event will be open to visitors from 5-9 p.m. Here are all the dates Wild Lights will be running:

Nov. 29-30, Dec. 1
Dec. 6-8
Dec. 13-23
Dec. 26-27
Dec. 29-30

The zoo will be decorated in more than 1,000,000 lights, officials said. Guests can also take pictures with Santa Claus on all dates through Dec. 23, and can visit the Grinch every night of the event, the zoo said.

For those who want to enjoy the holiday fun without large crowds, loud music or …