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Photos: Chattanooga Zoo lights up for the holidays

Staff photo by Troy Stolt / The Chattanooga Zoo is seen during Holiday Lights on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The zoo's holiday event will run from 5-8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday until Dec. 19. — Staff photo by Troy Stolt / The Chattanooga Zoo is seen during Holiday Lights on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The zoo's holiday event will run from 5-8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday until Dec. 19. Staff photo by Troy Stolt / The Chattanooga Zoo is seen during Holiday Lights on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The zoo's holiday event will run from 5-8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday until Dec. 19.

By Staff photographer Troy Stolt December 10, 2020 1 min read

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Holiday Lights at the Chattanooga Zoo

Staff photo by Troy Stolt / Four-year-old August Riseden, left, holds her father Elwood's hand as her one-year-old sister Annie is pushed in a stroller by her mother Jessica as the family walks through the Chattanooga Zoo during Holiday Lights on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The zoo's holiday event will run from 5-8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday until Dec. 19.

Staff photo by Troy Stolt / The Chattanooga Zoo is seen during Holiday Lights on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The zoo's holiday event will run from 5-8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday until Dec. 19.

Staff photo by Troy Stolt / The Chattanooga Zoo is seen during Holiday Lights on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The zoo's holiday event will run from 5-8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday until Dec. 19.

Staff photo by Troy Stolt / The Polar Express runs through the Chattanooga Zoo during Holiday Lights on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The zoo's holiday event will run from 5-8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday until Dec. 19.

Staff photo by Troy Stolt / The Chattanooga Zoo is seen during Holiday Lights on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The zoo's holiday event will run from 5-8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday until Dec. 19.

Staff photo by Troy Stolt / The Mosteller family walks through the Chattanooga Zoo during Holiday Lights on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The zoo's holiday event will run from 5-8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday until Dec. 19.

Staff photo by Troy Stolt / Lauren and Jackson Mosteller walk through the Chattanooga Zoo during Holiday Lights on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The zoo's holiday event will run from 5-8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday until Dec. 19.

Staff photo by Troy Stolt / Henry Gruetzemacher looks out the window of the Polar Express as he goes for a ride during Holiday Lights at the Chattanooga Zoo on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The zoo's holiday event will run from 5-8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday until Dec. 19.

Staff photo by Troy Stolt / After being asked to exit the Polar Express by one of Santa's helper's, Henry Gruetzemacher refuses and shuts the door to his train car during Holiday Lights at the Chattanooga Zoo on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The zoo's holiday event will run from 5-8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday until Dec. 19.

Staff photo by Troy Stolt / The Chattanooga Zoo is seen during Holiday Lights on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The zoo's holiday event will run from 5-8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday until Dec. 19.

Staff photo by Troy Stolt / The Chattanooga Zoo is seen during Holiday Lights on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The zoo's holiday event will run from 5-8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday until Dec. 19.

Staff photo by Troy Stolt / Two people walk through the Chattanooga Zoo during Holiday Lights on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The zoo's holiday event will run from 5-8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday until Dec. 19.

Staff photo by Troy Stolt / The Chattanooga Zoo is seen during Holiday Lights on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The zoo's holiday event will run from 5-8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday until Dec. 19.

Staff photo by Troy Stolt / Luis Munoz pushes his sons Sebastian, 3, and Nathaniel, 1, in a stroller through the Chattanooga Zoo during Holiday Lights on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The zoo's holiday event will run from 5-8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday until Dec. 19.

Chattanooga Zoo’s Holiday Lights includes a walk-through wonderland, animal enrichment, a scavenger hunt, train rides and take-home crafts.

The event will run from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday until Dec. 19.

Tickets must be bought in advance.