# [Holiday Lights Spectacular at Essex County Turtle Back Zoo](https://wknd.app/r/rsj4z2/holiday-lights-spectacular-at-essex-county-turtle-back-zoo)

- When: 2026-11-20 17:00-21:00 (America/New_York), and 31 more dates
- Scarcity: daily
- Cadence: daily
- Where: Essex County Turtle Back Zoo, 560 Northfield Ave, West Orange, NJ 07052 (40.76824, -74.28113)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: free
- Category: exhibit
- Topics: winter-holidays, christmas, evening, outdoor
- About: Walk-through light show at the zoo with more than 50 winter and animal light displays, free Santa meet-and-greets on select nights, and Friday ice-carving demos. Free admission with no reservations; closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
- Source: https://www.turtlebackzoo.com/events/holiday-lights-2025-440/
- Feed: [Holiday events in North Jersey](https://wknd.app/f/mzfw82/holiday-events-in-north-jersey)

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