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Washington, DC · Holiday
- When
- November 21, 2026 – January 3, 2027
- Where
- Smithsonian National Zoo · Washington · DC
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Approximate: based on past editions, not announced yet
The National Zoo strings its grounds with hundreds of thousands of lights and animal-shaped lanterns for a free, timed-entry winter evening event on select nights from late November through the New Year. The Smithsonian has run it as a holiday tradition for over a decade.
The history within reach
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The National Zoo strings its grounds with hundreds of thousands of lights and animal-shaped lanterns for a free, timed-entry winter evening event on select nights from late November through the New Year.
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Created expressly to save the American bison from extinction, after the Smithsonian's taxidermist went west for specimens and found almost none left.
Eighteenth Street NW shuts down for DC's longest-running neighborhood festival, with live music stages, an international food row and vendor booths reflecting Adams Morgan's immigrant communities.
A bullet ricocheted off the limousine and lodged an inch from Reagan's heart.
An Italianate cascade in exposed aggregate concrete, an experimental technique at the time.