Cincinnati Zoo wins Best Zoo Lights in national poll

CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s PNC Festival of Lights is receiving national recognition.

The Festival of Lights was voted the Best Zoo Lights in USA Today’s 2021 Readers’ Choice poll.

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This marked the fourth consecutive year that the Cincinnati Zoo took the top spot in the 10Best poll.

Thane Maynard, zoo director, said in a release that so much goes into hanging 4 million lights for the Festival of Lights.

“Our core lighting team starts hanging in August and then it’s all-hands-on-deck leading up to opening night,” Maynard said.

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Festival of Lights kicked off in the middle of November and runs through Jan. 9, 2022.

Santa will be at the Cincinnati Zoo through December 23.

More information on the Festival of Lights can be found here.

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