Kannapolis Celebration of Lights & Winterland Express
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Where: Village Park, Kannapolis, North Carolina
When: November 15 - December 30, 2025 (closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day)
Hours: typically dusk – 10 PM
Cost: free (train and carousel rides $2 each)
Winterland Express train ridescarousel ridesanimatronic Leonard Bearstein Symphony OrchestraSanta visitscarolingmarshmallow roastingattraction
Kannapolis' Village Park glows for the season with free walk-through lights plus $2 rides on the Winterland Express train and carousel. Highlights include the animatronic Leonard Bearstein Symphony Orchestra, Santa visits, and marshmallow roasting.
Best time to arrive. Sunset in Kannapolis is around 5:11 PM in mid-December, fully dark by about 5:39 PM. A typical December night here bottoms out near 31°F, so dress for standing around outside.
Other displays nearby
There is 1 other display within 5 miles of this one, and 15 within 15 miles. Most people make a loop of it rather than driving out for a single house.