If you want a hippopotamus for Christmas, look no further than The Cincinnati Zoo!
Open through Jan. 7, 2024
Sunday – Thursday: 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.; Friday – Saturday: 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.
The Zoo is closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day. Last night to visit with Santa is Dec. 23.
PNC Festival of Lights activities begin at 4 p.m., the Zoo opens at 10 a.m.
Details at cincinnatizoo.org/events/festival-of-lights.
The bright and beautiful bloat of Tucker, Bibi, Fiona, and Fritz is shining at the 41st annual PNC Festival of Lights.
Visitors will also find five Fiona fairies in Fairyland, enjoy a blacklight puppet show, and snack at the S’mores-n-More stands, all while admiring the beauty of 4 million LED lights,
New this year, the Wild Lights Show is an interactive experience that syncs your phone’s flashlight to the lights. You can download the CUE app and help light up the Zoo.
Because it’s the zoo, you will also be able to see animals inside multiple indoor heated buildings. Ambassador animals that you can meet will be at Manatee Springs, Discovery Forest, and Club House.
The zoo has set up multiple photo opps, ideal for Instagram-worthy photos, at the snowflakes at Eagle Overlook, the ornaments and the sleigh in Santa’s Village, and the ornament people across from black rhino habitat.
You can share your PNC Festival of Lights pictures on social media using #cincyzoopic for a chance to be featured in future Zoo marketing materials.