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Zoo Lights

Denver, CO · Holiday

When

December 1, 2026 – January 4, 2027

Where

Denver Zoo, City Park · Denver · CO

Cost

Not confirmed

Status

Approximate: based on past editions, not announced yet

Denver Zoo strings more than a million lights across its grounds for a winter Zoo Lights event on select nights from early December into early January. It has run for more than three decades. Exact 2026-27 dates follow last season's pattern and had not yet been posted by the organiser.

The history within reach

• Boo at the Zoosame spot

  Denver Zoo turns family-friendly for Halloween on select October nights, with trick-or-treat stations and after-hours animal encounters rather than a haunted attraction.

• Zoo Lightssame spot

  Denver Zoo strings more than a million lights across its grounds for a winter Zoo Lights event on select nights from early December into early January.

• Denver Film Festival0.8 mi

  Denver Film's flagship festival screens more than 140 new films over ten days with visiting directors and actors at the Sie FilmCenter and other downtown venues.

• Blossoms of Light1.4 mi

  Denver Botanic Gardens strings its York Street grounds with over a million holiday lights each winter, closed only on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.

• Denver March Powwow1.5 mi

  A gathering of dancers and drum groups from more than 100 tribes at the Denver Coliseum each March.