Imaginarium at Cal Expo
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Where: Cal Expo, Sacramento, California
When: through Jan. 5
Hours: Wed, Thu, Sun 5-10 p.m.; Fri-Sat 5-11 p.m.
Cost: ticketed
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This large ticketed holiday festival at Cal Expo advertises 5 million lights across themed areas including a Fairytale Garden, Enchanted Fantasyland Forests, and Infinity Mirrors. Beyond the lights it offers circus shows, ice skating, carnival rides, games, and live entertainment, with cheaper pricing for early ticket purchases.
Best time to arrive. Sunset in Sacramento is around 4:46 PM in mid-December, fully dark by about 5:16 PM. A typical December night here bottoms out near 38°F, so dress for standing around outside.
Other displays nearby
There are 15 other displays within 5 miles of this one, and 44 within 15 miles. Most people make a loop of it rather than driving out for a single house.
- 1232 43rd Street display
- 2032 South Avenue display
- Governor's Mansion State Historic Park
- 3037 Sand Dollar Way display
- 2901 Tigoa Way display
- 6558 Benhamn Way display
- Brick Mason Circle
- California State Capitol Christmas Tree
Make a night of it. This is stop 13 on our 22-stop Sacramento lights loop — about 49.6 miles and 207 minutes of driving in total.