Citygarden Holiday Lights
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Where: Citygarden sculpture park, downtown, St. Louis, Missouri
When: Through February 16
Hours: Nightly; vendor pop-ups 5-8 p.m. Fridays
Cost: free
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Downtown's two-block sculpture garden wraps its artworks in thousands of warm white lights nightly through mid-February, free to wander. Upgraded LEDs in the Spray Plaza run to a nightly music playlist, and Friday-evening pop-ups bring local vendors and seasonal drinks.
Best time to arrive. Sunset in St. Louis is around 4:41 PM in mid-December, fully dark by about 5:11 PM. A typical December night here bottoms out near 25°F, so dress for standing around outside.
Other displays nearby
There are 5 other displays within 5 miles of this one, and 9 within 15 miles. Most people make a loop of it rather than driving out for a single house.
- Dutchtown Bells
- Winter Wonderland at Tilles Park
- Ameren Missouri Festival of Lights
- Brewery Lights at Anheuser-Busch
- Garden Glow at Missouri Botanical Garden
- Commerce Bank Wild Lights at the Saint Louis Zoo
- WonderLight's Christmas
- Holiday Lights at Grant's Farm
Make a night of it. This is stop 4 on our 8-stop St. Louis lights loop — about 25.7 miles and 94 minutes of driving in total.