Christmas Lights At Turtle Back Zoo In West Orange 2025. Step into a magical wonderland of twinkling lights at nj's turtle back zoo this holiday season at the annual holiday lights spectacular. The holiday light spectacular is returning, and the idea is to transform the entire zoo into a winter wonderland.

Take a winter stroll through the essex county turtle back zoo this holiday season under the sparkling lights of over 50 winter and animal characters. Over one million lights will illuminate figures of bears, tigers and elephants, along with holiday lights designed to look like wooden soldiers, stars and winter scenes.