California Travel Tips
Extend the Holidays, See a Light Show
Published on: December 25, 2025
Most of California’s spectacular holiday lights attractions run from November through December when they go dark on or around December 31. However, a few of them continue into the new year. It’s a great way to linger and keep the holiday spirit alive a little longer.
Zoo Lighted Lantern Displays
- Bakersfield’s CALM Zoo Holiday Lightasmic thru Jan.3, 2026
- Santa Barbara Zoo’s ZooLights thru Jan.11, 2026
- LA Zoo’s Animals Aglow thru Jan.11, 2026
- Big Bear Alpine Zoo Wild Lights thru Jan.4, 2026
- Buellton’s Santa Ynez Valley Holiday Lights
- Folsom City Zoo Sancutary’s Wild Nights, Holiday Lights
- Fresno Chaffee Zoo IllumiNature thru Jan.31, 2026
- Oakland Glowfari Wildly Illuminating Light Festival thru Jan.25, 2026
- San Diego Zoo Jungle Bells thru Jan.4, 2026
- Eureka’s Sequoia Park Zoo Lights
Botanic Garden Lights
- Palos Verdes Peninsula’s South Coast Botanic Garden Astra Lumina
- Encinitas Lightscapethru Jan.4, 2026
- Woodside’s Fililo Holiday Lights thru Jan.11, 2026
- Redding’s McConnell Arboretum Garden of Lights thru Jan.4, 2026
- San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden Nature Nights
Also check out Imaginarium with limited time engagements throughout California, plus the many drive-through light attractions and several missions.
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