Light Up St. Matthews / Brown Park Christmas Lights
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Where: Brown Park, Louisville, KY, St. Matthews, Kentucky
When: Lighting event December 6; display lit December 6-31 (through New Year's)
Hours: typically dusk – 10 PM
Cost: free
Christmas musicletters and photos with Santatrain ridesice skatingfree cookies and hot chocolatewalk-through park displayattraction
A long-standing City of St. Matthews tradition at Brown Park that draws thousands, with Santa letters and photos, train rides, ice skating, and free cookies and hot chocolate at the kickoff event. The park's light display then stays lit nightly through New Year's for walk-through visits.
Best time to arrive. Sunset in St. Matthews is around 4:23 PM in mid-December, fully dark by about 4:53 PM. A typical December night here bottoms out near 24°F, so dress for standing around outside.
Other displays nearby
There are 9 other displays within 5 miles of this one, and 36 within 15 miles. Most people make a loop of it rather than driving out for a single house.