While we make every effort to ensure events are up-to-date, some may have been postponed or canceled. We recommend checking with the venue or organization before attending any of the following events.
Wild Lights
December 24
An event every day that begins at 12:00 am, repeating until December 30, 2025
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Wild Lights, the Akron Zoo’s popular holiday lighting event, runs Nov. 28 through Dec. 30. The zoo is decorated in more than one million lights, with a refreshed look for this year. Guests can visit with Santa through Dec. 30, and the Grinch will be onsite every evening.
The Akron Zoo will also offer Wild Lights Safari Tours, exclusive golf cart tours available on all Wild Lights dates. Tours are at 5, 5:15, 6 or 6:15 p.m. and include a 45-minute staff-led tour, admission to Wild Lights, complimentary light-up necklace and s’mores kit. Prices include up to five people and are $250 for Akron Zoo members and $275 for non-members.
A special Santa Express tour is also available at 4 or 4:15 p.m. This includes all Safari Tour benefits, plus private time with Santa Claus. Prices are $300 for Akron Zoo members and $325 for non-members.
Tickets are available at akronzoo.org/wild-lights. All Wild Lights Safari Tours can be booked online at akronzoo.org/wild-lights-safari-tour
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