Celebrate the holiday season with local events, light shows, and attractions

Illuminate your holiday season with ZooLights, a magical event featuring millions of lights, hundreds of stunning displays throughout the zoo, and family-friendly activities and performances. The feature-exhibit this year will be the Dinosaurs in the Desert exhibit, which features life-size dinosaurs around the park. The event also offers a nightly snowfall and festive food and drinks. Admission prices are as follows:

• With Dinos in the Desert: $21.95 for peak nights or $16.96 for non-peak nights
• Without Dinos in the Desert: $17.95 for peak nights or $12.95 for non-peak nights
• See website for peak and non-peak nights

When: Daily Nov. 22 – Jan. 14 | 5:30 PM – 10:30 PM

Where: Phoenix Zoo | 455 North Galvin Parkway, Phoenix, AZ

An award-winning holiday lighting event, Glendale Glitters has become a family tradition across the state. The event features a stunning display of 1.5 million lights across 16 blocks of Historic Downtown Glendale—it is the largest free holiday light display in Arizona. The festivities include events in downtown Glendale each Friday and Saturday through December 16. We’ve listed the events below.

• Nov. 24-25: Glendale Glitters Spectacular Weekend
• Dec. 1-2: Glendale’s Jingle Bell Rockin’ Nights
• Dec. 8-9: Glendale’s Winter Wonderland Weekend
• Dec. 15-16: Glendale’s Spirit of Giving Weekend

When: Daily Nov. 24 – Jan. 6 | 6 PM – 10 PM

Where: Downtown Glendale | 58th and Glendale Ave, Glendale, AZ

Get into the spirit by skating on a real ice rink in the heart of downtown Phoenix. For the season, CityScape will be transformed into a huge ice skating rink with a massive 36-foot holiday tree with hundreds of twinkling lights placed in the center. Hot coca will be available, as well as photos-with-Santa opportunities every Saturday and Sunday from 4 PM – 8PM. Admission is $15.

When: Daily Nov. 25 – Jan. 7 | Broken into sessions, see website for details

Where: CityScape | 1 E Washington Street Phoenix, AZ