Cincinnati Zoo PNC Festival of Lights

Cincinnati, OH · Holiday

When: November 19, 2026 – January 3, 2027
Where: Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden · Cincinnati · OH
Cost: Not confirmed
Status: Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule

An annual holiday light display at the Cincinnati Zoo running since the 1980s, with millions of LED lights strung through the zoo grounds alongside ice skating, train rides, and nightly visits with Santa. One of the largest zoo light shows in the country, it runs nightly from mid-November through New Year's.

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