Alpine Zoo Wild Lights / Holiday Immersive Lights Experience at Big Bear Alpine Zoo

This holiday season, Visit Big Bear invites guests to experience Alpine Zoo Wild Lights, the first immersive, nature-based holiday light walk in the San Bernardino Mountains — an experience that celebrates wildlife, community, and the preservation of Big Bear’s alpine wilderness using nearly 2 million LED and solar lights.

Produced by Visit Big Bear and hosted at the Big Bear Alpine Zoo, Alpine Zoo Wild Lights benefits Care for Big Bear and the Zoo’s ongoing wildlife rehabilitation and conservation programs.

The experience will operate Wednesday through Sunday evenings through January 4, 2026, with expanded hours during Thanksgiving week (Nov. 19–30) and throughout the holiday season (Dec. 17–Jan. 4) — closed on Christmas Day.

“Big Bear has wildlife in our DNA, and the Alpine Zoo is at the heart of it,” said Travis Scott, CEO of Visit Big Bear. “With Alpine Zoo Wild Lights, we’re celebrating the animals that call this mountain home while supporting the Zoo’s rehabilitation work and our Care for Big Bear stewardship mission. Just as important, this is for our community — a place for neighbors to gather after dark, celebrate the season, and help our small businesses shine.”