Dallas Zoo Lights

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Dallas Zoo Lights

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🎃 Seasonal · Dallas

2 hours · $$ · Reservation required

age fit
0–1 yr
★ 3.0
1–3 yrs
★ 4.0
3–5 yrs
★ 4.0
5–10 yrs
★ 4.0
  • 🚗
    About 35 min drive
    From Plano · Parking: Zoo lot about $12/car; or the DART Red Line to Dallas Zoo station
  • 🍼
    Stroller-friendly
    Flat surfaces — bring the stroller
  • 🌳
    Some shade
    Good on cool days · Fine on cold days
  • ⏱️
    Typical visit: 2 hours
    Best seasons: Winter

On evenings from mid-November to early January, the Dallas Zoo's paths are strung with more than a million lights and giant animal lanterns, plus a light tunnel and color-changing trees, with some of the nocturnal animal houses open — a lap around feels like a glowing storybook zoo.

💡 Tips
Timed tickets are about $20, buy online, check the website; weekend evenings sell out, so book early. Gates open around 5:30pm, and the earliest arrivals get the thinnest crowds. Dress warm and bring a stroller; the lights ticket is separate from daytime admission.

What this place offers

✓Christmas lights
✓animal lanterns
✓zoo
✓hot cocoa
✓timed tickets
✓November to January
✓restrooms

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This weekend's weather in Dallas

Forecast at the destination itself (coast and hills often differ from home)

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Sat 10/17
Overcast · 52–67°F · 0% rain
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Sun 10/18
Overcast · 56–73°F · 0% rain

Location

Dallas, Texas

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