Southern Lights Holiday Festival

✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season

Southern Lights Holiday Festival in Lexington, Kentucky
Photo: McCurdy, Robert M. (Robert Morrill), b. 1878 Coulter, Edith M. (Edith Margaret), 1880-1963 · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Where: Lexington, KY, Lexington, Kentucky

When: November 28 - December 31 (closed Christmas Day)

Hours: typically dusk – 10 PM

Cost: free

drive-through holiday festivaldrive-thru

A drive-through holiday light festival in Lexington running November 28 through December 31, closed on Christmas Day. Flagged as worth the trip from Louisville.

Best time to arrive. Sunset in Lexington is around 5:19 PM in mid-December, fully dark by about 5:49 PM. A typical December night here bottoms out near 28°F, so dress for standing around outside.

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