ZooLights, the popular holiday event featuring thousands of lights, returns this Thanksgiving to Stone Zoo in Stoneham, Mass. Visit Yukon Creek, which features festive holiday lights, bald eagles, porcupines, lynx, a gray fox, and a pair of reindeer. Children can enjoy a visit with Santa Claus at Santa's Castle, and then enter a holiday world of fairy tale characters and dancing plush animals. Santa will be available for photos through December 23. Come see what draws thousands of people to ZooLights each year.

Thursday, Nov. 22 thru Sunday, Dec. 30 (except Dec. 25), nightly from 5 pm to 9 pm
$4 per person, $3 for members, children under 2 admitted free
Santa photos and carousel rides available for an additional fee
Stone Zoo, 149 Pond Street, Stoneham
(617) 541-5466
stonezoo.org

Photo courtesy Stone Zoo