Reply The Roger Williams Park Zoo is a glowing wonderland after the suns goes down. (Rachel Nunes/Patch) PROVIDENCE, RI — Starting Thursday night, Roger Williams Park Zoo will come to life after the sun goes down, lighting up the night. No, this isn't the annual Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular, instead a new holiday tradition in the making. Rhode Islanders young and old can celebrate the season while stay socially distanced in their cars during the new drive-through Holiday Lights Spectacular. Guests enter a tunnel of lights as they head into the light display (Rachel Nunes/Patch) More than 1.5 million bulbs line the walkways of the zoo, taking the shape of snowmen, dinosaurs, butterflies — even Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. The new holiday event was made possible through a grant by Rhode Island Commerce's HArT Recovery Grant Program. Zoo Director Jeremy Goodman said it will be here to stay in years to come in the form of a walkthrough similar to that of the jack-o-lanterns.