Carolina Holiday Light Spectacular at Ballantyne's Backyard
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Where: 11611 N Community House Road, Charlotte, North Carolina
When: November 28 - December 30, 2025 (closed Christmas Day, closes early Christmas Eve)
Hours: 5:30 to 10 p.m. nightly
Cost: $10-$25
over a million twinkling lightssnow globesWinter Wonderland Carnival with ridesSanta nightly through December 23drive-thru
Now in its fourth year, this Ballantyne drive-through packs over a million lights and giant snow globes into Ballantyne's Backyard, paired with a Winter Wonderland Carnival. Santa appears nightly through December 23, and tickets start at $10.
Best time to arrive. Sunset in Charlotte is around 5:13 PM in mid-December, fully dark by about 5:41 PM. A typical December night here bottoms out near 32°F, so dress for standing around outside.
Other displays nearby
There is 1 other display within 5 miles of this one, and 26 within 15 miles. Most people make a loop of it rather than driving out for a single house.
- 4300 Rounding Run Road Display
- Hillwood Court Holiday Lights
- Carowinds Winterfest
- 3520 Selwyn Avenue Light Show
- Michaud Family Christmas
- Lights on Mountain Laurel
- Christmas on the Farm
- Lights on Bluebonnet Lane
Make a night of it. This is stop 20 on our 21-stop Charlotte lights loop — about 44.6 miles and 191 minutes of driving in total.