Enjoy the Season!
There are a few events and dates remaining for the list of City holiday activities. They are:
LA Zoo Lights: Animals Aglow
When: 6-10 p.m. nightly through Jan. 22
(closed most Mondays and Tuesdays, plus Christmas Eve and Christmas).
Where: LA Zoo and Botanical Gardens, Griffith Park, 5355 Zoo Dr.
Parking: Free
Cost: $27-$39 (daytime Zoo admission extra).
Value nights: Some nights are lower cost; some are premium cost. Check the Website.
City sponsor: LA Zoo.
Information: (323) 644-6042 or www.LAZoolights.org
The after-hours attraction, which requires a separate ticket from the Zoo’s regular day hours, is a self-guided 90-minute walking tour of tens of thousands of LED lights, flurries of illuminated snowflakes, 3-D animated projections, a musical light-and-water show and glittering light tunnels. Animal characters brought to “life” include mischievous animated monkeys, a gigantic glowing snake coiled on a roof, animated elephants and much more.
Holiday Light Festival Train Ride
When: 5-8 p.m. weeknights; 5-9 p.m., Fri-Sun. through – Jan. 6
Where: 4400 Crystal Springs Dr., Griffith Park
Cost: $7
City sponsor: Rec and Parks
Information: (323) 662-9678, www.griffithparktrainrides.com
Guests can take an evening train ride around the festively decorated one mile of track. Magical scenes and tens of thousands of lights are set to captivate families and set the mood for a wonderful holiday season.
The trains operate every night until Dec. 23, then resumes Dec. 26-Jan. 7. The trains do not operate in the rain.
