Normally at this time of year the Smithsonian National Zoo is lit up with a myriad of lights all over the park for ZooLights. Mixed with hot chocolate, fun slides and a merry-go-round, and you have the makings of a really fun night as you walk around the park and look at the holiday lights. With the, you know, Covid pandemic, the zoological park is closed for patrons.

Instead of inviting you into their home, the National Zoo is bringing a little piece of the holiday lights to you. Kinda. It’s called “ZooLights Express.”

The Zoo will have a truck driving around Ward 4 on Saturday, December 5th from 6 to 8pm.

You can track the progress of the lights on an interactive map.

If you take a picture and tweet it out, tag @Petworthdcnews and we’ll retweet! Let us know what you think of the holiday float.