Holiday Reflections at Union Station
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Where: 30 W Pershing Rd, Kansas City, Missouri
When: November 21 - January 4
Hours: typically dusk – 10 PM
Cost: free
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Union Station's walk-through holiday village, in its fifth year for 2025, features singing reindeer and penguins, animated shop windows, and a historic ride-on train. More than 10,000 square feet of model trains plus a gingerbread village round out the indoor experience.
Best time to arrive. Sunset in Kansas City is around 4:57 PM in mid-December, fully dark by about 5:27 PM. A typical December night here bottoms out near 23°F, so dress for standing around outside.
Other displays nearby
There are 4 other displays within 5 miles of this one, and 46 within 15 miles. Most people make a loop of it rather than driving out for a single house.
- Mayor's Christmas Tree at Crown Center
- Christmas in the Park at Longview Lake
- Coleman Christmas Show
- Country Club Plaza Lights
- 48th Street Christmas Display
- Deckard Family Christmas Display
- County Line Road Nativity
- Timberline Drive Lights
Make a night of it. This is stop 2 on our 6-stop Kansas City lights loop — about 35.2 miles and 109 minutes of driving in total.