Zoo Lights – Memphis Flyer

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Happy holidays!

The holiday season is in full bloom all over Memphis. Events across town — new and old — celebrated with bright lights and merry made.

Crosstown Concourse celebrated with tubas playing host to the 50th anniversary of TUBACHRISTMAS. It sounds exactly like you think.

Zoo Lights drew throngs to the Memphis Zoo for wonder, s’mores by the fire (like above), and a walk through the giant tunnel of lights.

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Speaking of wonder, Memphis Botanic Garden brought it again this year with its Holiday Wonders exhibit. Yes, it did make the season merry and bright.

Deck the Diamond is a brand-new entrant to the Memphis holiday spectacle. It brought so many to AutoZone Park for lights and all the rest but also ice-skating on the field and fireworks.

The Memphis Zoo is sure to dazzle when SunTrust Zoo Lights kicks off Friday, November 23rd.

Boasting more than a million lights — including $100,000 worth of new light features and activities — visitors can tour the display on Friday and Saturday evenings through December 8th and nightly from December 14th to 23rd and December 26th to the 30th.

Among the new features are a Victorian village and a Christmas Around the World display, along with a riverboat, swans, carolers, butterflies, a menorah, a castle, and a fishing Santa. The right jolly old elf will be on hand for photographs with his two live reindeer, Dasher and Dancer. Other activities include a ride on the zoo’s train, the North Pole Express, which is free with admission to the zoo. Horse-drawn carriage tours and the new motion simulator ride “Glacier Run” will be available for $3 per person.

For more information, visit the zoo’s website.