LOCAL FAMILY FUN
Merry & BRIGHT! New & Returning Holiday Happenings
BY LINDSAY CUOMO. PHOTOS PROVIDED.
Safari Lights Oklahoma City Zoo Nightly Nov. 6-Jan. 9, 5:30-11 p.m.
Whether your family loves the glittering lights, holiday productions, cold weather fun or unique experiences of this season, Oklahoma City offers something for everyone. Holiday happenings are back in a big way this year, with expansive new events and reinvented favorites leading the way for family fun. We wish you a season of memory making with those you love best!
It’s been nearly 30 years since the Oklahoma City Zoo had a holiday light attraction but that’s changing this year! Families are invited to enjoy Safari Lights, a drive-thru and walkable holiday experience inside the zoo. The drive-thru display is wildlife-themed, of course, with interactive features celebrating endangered animals and the animals at the zoo. The mile drive into the zoo wraps around the zoo’s perimeter, passing Dog Row, the animal hospital, continuing behind Sanctuary Asia and exiting by the education building east of the zoo entrance. Families have the option to park and head back inside for more lights, the chance to meet Santa and lots of fun photo opportunities.
On the weekends, Santa will be hanging out at The Canopy restaurant to pose for pictures. There will be fun displays
and photo opportunities in the Children’s Zoo area as well as crafts and snacks available in the restaurant. “We’ll have s’mores kits, hot chocolate and fun seasonal snacks, and the gift shop will be open so families can pick up some unique gifts during their visit,” said Candice Rennels, director of public relations for the zoo.
To cap it all off, the zoo’s entry plaza will feature a synchronized light show designed by the Miranda family, Edmond residents and 2019 contestants on ABC’s The Great Christmas Light Fight. A bonus for families visiting: Dino Safari has been extended and is included in Safari Lights admission. The drive-thru experience is $60 per car, $50 for Zoofriends members, and four tickets are included for the walkable activities in the Children’s Zoo and The Canopy restaurant. Families can opt for just the walkable activities for $12 per person, $10 for Zoofriends members, for ages 3 and up. Timed tickets are required, and families can make their reservations for the night they would like to visit in advance at okczoo.org/tickets.
THE OKC ZOO BRINGS BACK A HOLIDAY LIGHT ATTRACTION FOR THE FIRST TIME IN NEARLY 30 YEARS.
10 METROFAMILYMAGAZINE.COM / NOV-DEC 2021
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