Spring in East Tennessee will shine a little brighter this month as Zoo Knoxville plans to reopen Smoky Night Lights. The 360-degree nighttime show is set to return at the end of March after storm ...

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Smoky Night Lights, a popular Zoo Knoxville experience that showcased the zoo after dark, will return this spring.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Zoo Knoxville is reopening Smoky Night Lights after the experience was damaged by a storm in December, just over a month after opening. The show will reopen on Friday, March ...