Seasonal & Holidays

Holiday Lights Spectacular Returning To Roger Williams Park Zoo

The event, featuring festive and dazzling displays, is even bigger and brighter this year with more than 3.5 million illuminated lights.

The annual Holiday Lights Spectacular at Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence will open Nov. 24.
The annual Holiday Lights Spectacular at Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence will open Nov. 24. (Roger Williams Park Zoo)

PROVIDENCE, RI — The annual Holiday Lights Spectacular at Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence will open Nov. 24.

The event, featuring festive and dazzling displays, is even bigger and brighter this year with more than 3.5 million illuminated lights to transform the zoo into a winter wonderland. With the exception of Christmas Eve and Christmas, the lights will be open every night from 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Nov. 24 through Dec. 31.

The 40-acre experience will also feature alcoholic drinks, hot chocolate, and s'mores. For the little ones, Santa will be at the spectacular on Friday nights in December, until Christmas. The visit is free to families with a same-night ticket for the 5 p.m. or 6 p.m. time slots.

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Tickets for the lights must be purchased in advance online.

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