Glendale Glitters
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Where: 5800 W Glenn Dr (Murphy Park), Glendale, Arizona
When: opening weekend Nov 28-29; lights through the season
Hours: typically dusk – 10 PM
Cost: free entry; vendor costs vary
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Glendale Glitters wraps downtown Glendale's Murphy Park district in roughly two million lights, with a holiday market, carolers, Santa visits and fireworks on event nights. Entry is free, one of the state's biggest free light festivals.
Best time to arrive. Sunset in Glendale is around 5:22 PM in mid-December, fully dark by about 5:50 PM. A typical December night here bottoms out near 41°F, so dress for standing around outside.
Other displays nearby
There are 5 other displays within 5 miles of this one, and 51 within 15 miles. Most people make a loop of it rather than driving out for a single house.
- Tianyu Lights Festival
- World of Illumination Cosmic Sleighride
- N 95th Dr & Diana Ave Corner
- Old Town Peoria Holiday Lights
- Westgate Entertainment District Light Show
- Super Nova Light Race
- You Serious Clark?
- Jolly Lolli Lane
Make a night of it. This is stop 1 on our 6-stop Glendale lights loop — about 19.5 miles and 71 minutes of driving in total.