Cincinnati Zoo kicks off 35th annual Festival of Lights this weekend

The Cincinnati Zoo is making spirits bright this holiday season with one of the Tri-State’s longest running holiday traditions: the 35th Annual PNC Festival of Lights. The event kicks off with a special preview event on Friday, when Santa Claus will illuminate the tree and 3 million LED lights around the zoo. If you liked Festival of Lights last year, they promise this year's will be even better. In fact, the holiday display was voted as the No. 1 best zoo light show by USA Today in 2015. The Cincinnati Zoo is making spirits bright this holiday season with one of the Tri-State’s longest running holiday traditions: the 35th Annual PNC Festival of Lights. The event kicks off with a special preview event on Friday, when Santa Claus will illuminate the tree and 3 million LED lights around the zoo. If you liked Festival of Lights last year, they promise this year's will be even better. In fact, the holiday display was voted as the No. 1 best zoo light show by USA Today in 2015.