# Event Details - **Event Name**: Christmas for the Animals + Zoo Lights! - **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 21 Dec, 2025 at 10:00 am – Sun, 21 Dec, 2025 at 08:00 pm - **Event Description**: Join us Sunday, December 21st for this annual tradition dating back to the zoo's early days! Christmas for the Animals on December 21st: 10am-5pm for event activities and stocking stuffing for zoo animal food donations. Be sure to bring your food donations before 5pm. Zoo Lights will be 5-8pm. Entry: ~ Zoo members: You will have free access to Christmas for the Animals and Zoo Lights on this day! We appreciate your support as a zoo member. ~ Non-members: ? COLD WEATHER DEAL ? FREE ZOO ENTRY this Sunday 12/21 at our annual Christmas for the Animals event IF you bring a bag or sled full of food donations to stuff the animal stockings! If you arrive at 5pm or later, entry will be Zoo Lights rates ($25/person ages 3+). Now is a GREAT time to become a zoo member, too! Description: Christmas for the Animals is our longest-running Alaska Zoo tradition, dating back to the 1970’s. We gather to enjoy a bonfire, photos with Santa, holiday activities, and most important - visitors bring food donations to stuff large stockings at all of the animal habitats. Bring a sled, load it up with food items from our animal donation list and stuff stockings to support the animals. This event is truly a Christmas for the Animals celebration as we ask visitors to bring frozen fish, frozen meat, produce and other items from our donation list. Bring your donations on a sled, then take them to the large stockings hung with care at the animal habitats. Stuff their stockings and wish them a happy holiday. Large or heavy donation items can be dropped off in a cart near the admissions entrance. Volunteers will stop picking up donations and stockings will come down at 5pm. Please bring your donations by 5pm. Partner: Best Beginnings will be hosting a candy cane scavenger hunt with prizes and Storytime with Santa. Timeline: ~ 10am-5pm: Trendy Eats food truck behind Greenhouse, with seating and warm ups for guests in the Greenhouse. ~ 1-3pm: Petting Zoo. ~ 2-4pm: Photos with Santa in the Discovery Center. ~ 2pm & 4pm: Santa Storytime in the Discovery Center. ~ 10am-8pm: Bonfire by old admissions. ~ 10am-5pm: Visitors stuff the stockings for animals at their habitats. ~ 1-5pm: Candy Cane Scavenger Hunt hosted by Best Beginnings. ~ 5-8pm: Zoo Lights brought to you by ConocoPhillips Alaska, GCI and Morgan Stanley ~ The Kape Espresso Tayo Zoo Coffee Shop will be open for business. ~ The Zoo Gift Shop will be open for shopping outside of the zoo entrance. Zoo members have the usual 10% off with their membership and we are a donation location for new toy donations for Toys for Tots! Buy a new toy or gift in our shop, support the zoo and drop it off in the donation bin for kids in need. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/anchorage/christmas-for-the-animals-zoo-lights/200029385992501 - **Event Categories**: nonprofit, christmas, kids, food-drinks, pictures-with-santa, holiday, shopping - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details ## Event venue details - **city**: Anchorage - **state**: AK - **country**: United States - **location**: 4731 O'Malley Rd, Anchorage, AK, United States, Alaska 99507 - **lat**: 61.12368 - **long**: -149.79121 - **full address**: 4731 O'Malley Rd, Anchorage, AK, United States, Alaska 99507 ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Christmas for the Animals + Zoo Lights! - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/cdc7e8768eee143094790854d4057d6276b03bc7139d1fd842830ca17a6e2483-rimg-w1200-h800-dc607891-gmir?v=1766278430 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Christmas for the Animals + Zoo Lights! being held? - **A:** Christmas for the Animals + Zoo Lights! takes place on Sun, 21 Dec, 2025 at 10:00 am to Sun, 21 Dec, 2025 at 08:00 pm at 4731 O'Malley Rd, Anchorage, AK, United States, Alaska 99507. - **Q**: Who is organizing Christmas for the Animals + Zoo Lights!? - **A:** Christmas for the Animals + Zoo Lights! is organized by The Alaska Zoo. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Christmas for the Animals + Zoo Lights! is ideal for foodies, craft beverage enthusiasts, and festival fans looking for the best local flavors and experiences. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Anchorage, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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