Las Noches De Las Luminaries

Las Noches De Las Luminaries at Phoenix’s Desert Botanical Garden gives you a romantic edge to holiday bliss. Each night of Luminaries, the Garden comes to life with a soft glow from more than 8,000 hand-lit luminaria bags. Enjoy a hot cup of cider on your stroll and listen to the soft hymns of Dickens Carolers as well as the sounds of hand bells. This year marks the 33rd year of the event. Tickets are $25. Las Noches De Las Luminaries takes place Dec. 9-30, 5:30-9:30 p.m.  www.dbg.org.

ZooLights

Spend some quality time with the critters at the Phoenix Zoo. Sponsored by SRP and powered by Earth Wise Energy, the wildlife at the Phoenix Zoo presents the largest holiday light display in Arizona. Instillation, which begins in late August, took 12 weeks to complete and features more than 3.5 million lights. Lighting includes: rope lights, LED lights, light strands, black light, fiber optics, lasers, gobos, strobes, lights programmed to music and net lighting in trees and shrubbery. More than 270,000 guests come out each year to see the eye-popping light presentations, as well as the polar slide, wagon rides and camel rides. The event runs Nov. 25 through Jan. 9, 6-10 p.m. Tickets are $12. www.phoenixzoo.org.