See millions of lights without leaving your car. These ticketed trails and light parks are verified for the 2026 season.
Arizona
Desert Diamond Casino (West Valley) · Glendale, Arizona
Nov 14 - Jan 4 · typically dusk – 10 PM
ticketeddrive-thruanimated drive-through light showcelestial holiday theme
World of Illumination's Cosmic Sleighride is a drive-through animated light show with a celestial holiday theme, staged at Desert Diamond Casino. Visitors experience the show entirely from their cars.
5 other displays within 5 miles
✓ Last confirmed for the 2024 season
455 N Galvin Pkwy (Phoenix Zoo) · Phoenix, Arizona
Jan 18 · typically dusk – 10 PM
ticketeddrive-thrudrive-through200-foot light tunnelmillions of lights
A drive-through version of the Phoenix Zoo's ZooLights, letting visitors roll past millions of lights and through a 200-foot light tunnel from the car. Held as a special date after the walk-through season.
7 other displays within 5 miles
✓ Last confirmed for the 2024 season
Desert Diamond Casino (Glendale) & Tempe Diablo Stadium · Tempe, Arizona
Nov 15 - Dec 29 · typically dusk – 10 PM
ticketeddrive-thruthemed drive-through light parks
World of Illumination runs two additional drive-through light parks — Rockin' Christmas and Enchanted Safari — at Desert Diamond Casino and Tempe Diablo Stadium. Each is a themed, animated show viewed from the car.
8 other displays within 5 miles
✓ Last confirmed for the 2024 season
Florida
215 Sydney Washer Road · Dover, Florida
November 28 - December 29 · typically dusk – 10 PM
$30 per carload (up to 8 people); $20 on drive-through-only nightsdrive-thrutwo miles of drive-thru Christmas lightswalk-through Santa's VillageSanta visitsgames and holiday shopping
The Hillsborough County Fairgrounds runs two miles of drive-through Christmas lights paired with a walkable Santa's Village offering games, shopping, and Santa visits. A carload of up to eight people pays one flat price, discounted on nights when only the drive-through operates.
1 other display within 5 miles
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Miami-Dade County Fairgrounds, 10901 SW 24th St · Miami, Florida
December · typically dusk – 10 PM
Freedrive-thruwalk-through and drive-through options
The county fairgrounds host a holiday light event that can be experienced either on foot or from the car, filled with bright, colorful displays.
4 other displays within 5 miles
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Central Winds Park, 1000 East State Road 434 · Winter Springs, Florida
December 14-19, 2025 (drive-thru); December 20 walk-through · Drive-thru 4-8pm; walk-through 5-8:30pm Dec 20
Freedrive-thrudrive-through light route12-foot vehicle height limitSanta meet-and-greet and food trucks on walk night
Winter Springs turns Central Winds Park into a free drive-through light route built by the city and local organizations, capped by a December 20 walk-through night with Santa, food trucks and an outdoor movie. Expect long car lines.
8 other displays within 5 miles
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Georgia
Earle May Boat Basin, Bainbridge · Bainbridge, Georgia
Nov. 27 - Dec. 31, 2025 · typically dusk – 10 PM
Freedrive-thruone mile of themed displaystune to 99.3 FMSouthwest Georgia Tinsel Trail
A mile of themed displays winds through the Earle May Boat Basin in Bainbridge, tuned to 99.3 FM and paired with the Southwest Georgia Tinsel Trail.
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Lanier Islands Resort, Buford · Buford, Georgia
Nov. 15, 2025 - Jan. 4, 2026 · typically dusk – 10 PM
Freedrive-thrunewly redesigned routeanimated light displaysin-car radio station playing Christmas carolsHoliday Headquarters with cocktailsice skating and snow tubing available
Lanier Islands Resort's newly redesigned drive-thru pairs animated light displays with an in-car radio station of Christmas carols. Guests can extend the night with ice skating, snow tubing and drinks at the resort's Holiday Headquarters.
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Pettit Creek Farms, Cartersville · Cartersville, Georgia
Nov. 27 - Dec. 30, 2025 · typically dusk – 10 PM
Freedrive-thruone mile of lightshay ridespetting zoocamel and pony ridesSanta meet-and-greet with live reindeer
Pettit Creek Farms in Cartersville strings a mile of lights and adds farm extras like hay rides, a petting zoo and camel rides. Santa greets visitors alongside live reindeer.
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Lawrenceville · Lawrenceville, Georgia
Nov. 15, 2025 - Jan. 5, 2026 · typically dusk – 10 PM
Freedrive-thrulights synchronized to musicfamily-friendly festival
A family-friendly Gwinnett County light show and festival in Lawrenceville where the displays are synchronized to music, running from mid-November into early January.
1 other display within 5 miles
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Life University campus, 1269 Barclay Cir, Marietta, GA 30060 · Marietta, Georgia
Nov. 27 - Dec. 31, 2025 · typically dusk – 10 PM
Freedrive-thru1.5-mile drive through campuspony ridestrain ridespetting zoo
Life University's Marietta campus becomes a 1.5-mile drive-thru light route each season, with pony rides, train rides and a petting zoo rounding out the visit.
4 other displays within 5 miles
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Six Flags White Water, Marietta · Marietta, Georgia
Nov. 14, 2025 - Jan. 4, 2026 · typically dusk – 10 PM
Freedrive-thru500+ synchronized displayssix light tunnels40-foot holiday trees
Part of Christmas at Six Flags White Water in Marietta, this drive-thru packs in more than 500 synchronized displays, six tunnels and 40-foot holiday trees.
4 other displays within 5 miles
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Lockerly Arboretum, Milledgeville · Milledgeville, Georgia
Nov. 15 - Dec. 24, 2025 (select nights) · typically dusk – 10 PM
Freedrive-thruone-mile displaywalk-through and drive-through optionsthemed evenings
Lockerly Arboretum lights a one-mile route that can be enjoyed on foot or by car, with themed evenings on select nights through Christmas Eve.
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Callaway Resort & Gardens, Pine Mountain · Pine Mountain, Georgia
Nov. 14, 2025 - Jan. 4, 2026 · typically dusk – 10 PM
Freedrive-thruover 10 million lightscustom-built themed scenesChristmas Village with Georgia craftersnamed a Top 10 place to see holiday lights by National Geographic Traveler
Callaway Resort & Gardens' signature show strings more than 10 million lights through custom-built scenes, earning a National Geographic Traveler Top 10 nod for holiday lights. A Christmas Village showcases Georgia crafters alongside the drive.
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Illinois
National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows, 442 S. DeMazenod Dr · Belleville, Illinois
November 21 - December 31 (closed Nov 27, Dec 24, 25) · 5-9 p.m.
Freedrive-thrurunning since 1970life-size biblical statues depicting the birth of Christcamel and pony ridesTuesday family-night food discounts
A Metro East tradition since 1970, this free drive-through at the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows tells the story of the birth of Christ with life-size biblical statues. Extra-cost add-ons include camel and pony rides, with food discounts on Tuesday family nights.
✓ Verified 2025-2026
World Wide Technology Raceway, 1905 Collinsville Rd · Fairmont City, Illinois
November 14 - January 4 · 5-10 p.m. nightly
$30drive-thrumiles of LED lightssynchronized to Christmas music via 89.5 FMlight tunnelsshooting stars and falling snowflakesdancing candy canesone of the area's largest drive-through shows
Billed as one of the St. Louis area's largest drive-through light shows, it winds through World Wide Technology Raceway with miles of LEDs synchronized to holiday music broadcast on 89.5 FM. Cars pass light tunnels, shooting stars, falling snowflakes, and dancing candy canes; admission starts at $30 per car.
✓ Verified 2025-2026
1350 Willow Rd. (Techny Prairie Park) · Northbrook, Illinois
Nov. 14, 2025 - Jan. 4, 2026 · typically dusk – 10 PM
$40drive-thrumile-long drive-through routeradio-broadcast holiday musicstay-in-your-car experience
This drive-through experience winds a mile through Techny Prairie Park with holiday music broadcast to car radios along the way. Admission is $40 per vehicle, making it an easy option for young kids or visitors with limited mobility.
1 other display within 5 miles
✓ Verified 2025-2026
Indiana
4306 Mounds Rd. · Anderson, Indiana
Fridays-Sundays, November 28 - December 28, 2025 · 6-9 PM
$10 per vehicledrive-thrudrive-through park routevolunteer-decorated campsites
Mounds State Park opens its roads on weekend evenings for a $10-per-vehicle drive past campsites decorated by volunteers. The route runs Friday through Sunday nights from late November through late December.
1 other display within 5 miles
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
1317 W Lieber Rd · Cloverdale, Indiana
typically late Nov – early Jan (check before visiting) · typically dusk – 10 PM
Freedrive-thruroute weaves through park and campground
Lieber State Recreation Area near Cloverdale offers a free drive-through light route that winds through the park and its campground.
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Ellis Park, 600 E. Main St. · Danville, Indiana
November 21 - December 28, 2025 · Evenings
$5 per car mon-thu; $10 per car fri-sundrive-thruhundreds of displays30-foot synchronized Christmas treeradio-tuned music
Ellis Park in Danville fills with hundreds of lighted displays anchored by a towering synchronized tree, with music tuned in on car radios. Weeknight entry is $5 per car and weekends are $10.
2 other displays within 5 miles
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
1600 N Main St · Evansville, Indiana
typically late Nov – early Jan (check before visiting) · typically dusk – 10 PM
Freedrive-thrulong-running charity light display
A beloved Evansville holiday tradition, Ritzy's Fantasy of Lights fills Garvin Park with drive-past displays each winter.
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
6211 N. 500 East · Franklin, Indiana
November 28 - December 31, 2025 · Nightly 6-10 PM
Freedrive-thru100,000+ lightsfive-acre propertydrive-the-circle formatsynchronized displayfood pantry donations accepted
Payton "Griswold" Bohler covers his five-acre Franklin property with more than 100,000 lights that visitors loop past by car nightly. Admission is free, with optional non-perishable donations collected for a local food pantry.
2 other displays within 5 miles
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
18372 Collier Ridge Rd · Guilford, Indiana
typically late Nov – early Jan (check before visiting) · typically dusk – 10 PM
Freedrive-thru60,000+ lightsover 300 lighted figures
A drive-through display in southeastern Indiana's Guilford countryside built from more than 60,000 lights and over 300 lighted figures.
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Indiana State Fairgrounds, 1202 E. 38th St. (enter Gate 3 at 1698 E. 42nd St.) · Indianapolis, Indiana
November 7 - December 31, 2025 · Evenings; final entry typically 10 PM
$38+ per cardrive-thru2-mile drive-thru routeover one million LED lightsmusic synced to your car radiolight tunnel
This two-mile drive-through at the Indiana State Fairgrounds runs over a million LED lights synchronized to music broadcast into visitors' car radios. Online reservations are required, with car passes starting at $38 for up to eight passengers.
7 other displays within 5 miles
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Highland Park, 900 W. Defenbaugh St. · Kokomo, Indiana
November 28 - December 24, 2025 · Nightly from dusk; Santa on-site 6-10 PM
Freedrive-thru50+ light scenesSanta greets families nightly through December 24
Kokomo's historic Highland Park hosts a free drive-through of more than 50 lighted scenes, and Santa is on hand nightly from 6 to 10 PM through Christmas Eve. The display runs from dusk each evening between Thanksgiving weekend and Christmas.
1 other display within 5 miles
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
23345 Gavin Lane · Lawrenceburg, Indiana
typically late Nov – early Jan (check before visiting) · Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings
Freedrive-thruchurch-grounds drive-thru
A free drive-through Christmas light display hosted on church grounds in Lawrenceburg, open weekend evenings during the season.
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
360 North Home Avenue · Martinsville, Indiana
typically late Nov – early Jan (check before visiting) · typically dusk – 10 PM
Freedrive-thrudrive-through or park-and-walkcity park setting
Martinsville's city park hosts free holiday light displays that visitors can either drive through or park and explore on foot.
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
78 North Holiday Boulevard · Santa Claus, Indiana
typically late Nov – early Jan (check before visiting) · typically dusk – 10 PM
Freedrive-thrustory-themed light route in the town of Santa Claus
The southern Indiana town of Santa Claus hosts its Land of Lights drive-through each Christmas season, leaning into the town's famous name.
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Kentucky
Elizabethtown, KY · Elizabethtown, Kentucky
November 26 - January 1 · typically dusk – 10 PM
Freedrive-thrudrive-through park display
A drive-through light display in Elizabethtown, about 45 minutes south of Louisville, running from November 26 through New Year's Day. Listed as a travel-worthy option for Louisville-area families.
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Lexington, KY · Lexington, Kentucky
November 28 - December 31 (closed Christmas Day) · typically dusk – 10 PM
Freedrive-thrudrive-through holiday festival
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.
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Louisville Mega Cavern, Louisville, KY · Louisville, Kentucky
November 14 - January 3 · typically dusk – 10 PM
Freedrive-thru6.5+ million lights40+ themed displays900+ illuminated charactersmultiple light tunnelsholographic Santaunderground drive-through
A drive-through show inside the Louisville Mega Cavern featuring more than 6.5 million lights, 40-plus themed displays, over 900 illuminated characters, light tunnels, and a holographic Santa. It bills itself as the only underground light show of its kind in the world.
11 other displays within 5 miles
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Shawnee Park, Louisville, KY · Louisville, Kentucky
Opens December 15, open for a few days · typically dusk – 10 PM
Freedrive-thru200,000+ lightshosted by One West
One West hosts this second-annual drive-through event at Shawnee Park in West Louisville, featuring more than 200,000 lights. Open only a few days starting December 15, with organizers expecting around 7,500 cars.
5 other displays within 5 miles
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
First Baptist Church, Middletown, KY · Middletown, Kentucky
December 5-31 · typically dusk – 10 PM
Freedrive-thrudrive-through church display
A drive-through Christmas light display at First Baptist Church in Middletown, running December 5 through 31 in 2025.
10 other displays within 5 miles
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Maryland
1100 E. College Parkway · Annapolis, Maryland
November 24 - January 1 · 5:00pm-10:00pm
$20drive-thrudrive-through along the Chesapeake Bay shorelineoptional 3-D glasses
Cars wind along the Chesapeake Bay shoreline at Sandy Point State Park for this drive-through show, open nightly from late November through New Year's Day. Admission runs $20 per car, with 3-D viewing glasses available for $5.
✓ Verified 2024-2025
Merriweather Post Pavilion, 10475 Little Patuxent Parkway · Columbia, Maryland
November 29 - January 4 · Weekdays 6:00pm-10:00pm; weekends 5:00pm-10:00pm
$25drive-thrudrive-through route at Merriweather Post Pavilionper-vehicle pricing
This drive-through display loops the grounds around Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, running from late November into early January at $25 per vehicle.
1 other display within 5 miles
✓ Verified 2024-2025
31 S. Summit Avenue · Gaithersburg, Maryland
November 29 - December 31 · Sun-Thu 6:00pm-9:00pm; Fri-Sat 6:00pm-10:00pm
$15-$25drive-thrudrive-through route through state parkadvance tickets required
Gaithersburg's drive-through festival routes cars through Seneca Creek State Park on evenings from late November through New Year's Eve. Advance ticket purchase is required, at $15 per vehicle Monday-Thursday and $25 Friday-Sunday.
1 other display within 5 miles
✓ Verified 2024-2025
301 Watkins Park Drive · Upper Marlboro, Maryland
November 29 - January 1 · 5:00pm-9:30pm
$15-$20drive-thrudrive-through light routeper-vehicle pricing
A drive-through light show at Watkins Regional Park in Prince George's County, open nightly from late November through New Year's Day. Vehicles pay $15 online or $20 at the gate.
✓ Verified 2024-2025
Missouri
Frank White Jr. Softball Complex to Longview Lake Campground · Kansas City, Missouri
Late November through end of December · typically dusk – 10 PM
Freedrive-thruover one million lights200 animated displaysself-guided drive-throughbuilt by Jackson County crews
Jackson County's signature drive-through runs from the Frank White Jr. Softball Complex to the Longview Lake Campground and ranks among the metro's biggest light events. County crews design and build the roughly 200 animated displays in-house, totaling over a million lights.
4 other displays within 5 miles
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Platte Purchase Park · Kansas City, Missouri
Late November through January 4 · typically dusk – 10 PM
Freedrive-thruone-mile drive-through routelights synchronized to music via car radio
This Northland drive-through, in its sixth year for 2025, sends cars along a one-mile route through Platte Purchase Park. The lights are synchronized to holiday music that visitors tune in on their car radios.
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Fort Zumwalt Park, 1000 Jessup Lane · O'Fallon, Missouri
November 28 - December 30 (closed December 25) · 6-9 p.m.
$16drive-thrurunning more than 30 yearsover 75 acreshayridescity train rideswalking paths
O'Fallon's Fort Zumwalt Park show has run for more than 30 years, spreading displays across over 75 acres with admission starting at $16. Beyond the drive-through route, visitors can take hayrides, ride the city train, or explore on walking paths.
✓ Verified 2025-2026
Jellystone Park, 5300 Fox Creek Rd · Pacific, Missouri
November 14 - January 4 · 5:30-11 p.m. Fri-Sat; 5:30-10:30 p.m. Sun-Thu; 5:30-10 p.m. Dec 26-Jan 4
$35drive-thrumore than four million lights35 acresanimated scenes and special effectsopen-air wagon rides with 360-degree viewsreindeer and elvesSanta's mailboxKringle's General Store
Set at Jellystone Park next to Six Flags, this 35-acre drive-through packs in more than four million lights with animated scenes and special effects, priced at $35 per family car. Open-air wagon rides offer 360-degree views, and kids can drop letters in Santa's mailbox or browse Kringle's General Store.
✓ Verified 2025-2026
2577 W. Meyer Rd · Wentzville, Missouri
November 28 - December 30 · 5:30-9:30 p.m.
$15drive-thruone-mile routeilluminated tunnelsChristmas scenesSanta on Saturdays at the Kolb Building
Wentzville's one-mile drive-through route threads cars through illuminated tunnels and Christmas scenes for $15 per vehicle. Santa appears on Saturdays at the Kolb Building along the route.
✓ Verified 2025-2026
New Jersey
448 Lincoln Mill Road · Mullica Hill, New Jersey
Late November through December 23 · typically dusk – 10 PM
varies by datedrive-thrudrive-through farm routeprivate radio stationfire pitsfood trucksSanta photo ops
This working Gloucester County dairy farm converts its fields into a drive-through light route each season, with the show set to its own radio station. Fire pits, food trucks, and photo ops with Santa and other Christmas characters round out a stop.
✓ Verified 2025-26
217 Berlin-Cross Keys Road · Washington Township, New Jersey
November 28 through January 4, nightly · typically dusk – 10 PM
$35+ per cardrive-thrumile-long routenearly 8.85 million synchronized animated lightscar radio soundtrackDazzling District with Ferris wheel and food trucks
This mile-long Gloucester County drive-thru claims 8,847,360 animated lights synchronized to a soundtrack broadcast to car radios. A separate ticketed Dazzling District adds a Ferris wheel, food trucks, a mini light show, and Santa photos, with date-and-time tickets sold online.
✓ Verified 2025-26
100 Pinedge Drive · West Berlin, New Jersey
November 14 through January 4, plus January 10-11 · typically dusk – 10 PM
$37.99+ per cardrive-thruconstruction-themed lightsilluminated construction truckslight tunnelsdedicated radio stationFork Lift Cafe
The construction-themed amusement park leans into its identity with a drive-thru route of decorated tunnels and illuminated diggers and dump trucks, set to its own radio station. The on-site Fork Lift Cafe stays open for treats along the way.
✓ Verified 2025-26
North Carolina
11611 N Community House Road · Charlotte, North Carolina
November 28 - December 30, 2025 (closed Christmas Day, closes early Christmas Eve) · 5:30 to 10 p.m. nightly
$10-$25drive-thruover a million twinkling lightssnow globesWinter Wonderland Carnival with ridesSanta nightly through December 23
Now in its fourth year, this Ballantyne drive-through packs over a million lights and giant snow globes into Ballantyne's Backyard, paired with a Winter Wonderland Carnival. Santa appears nightly through December 23, and tickets start at $10.
1 other display within 5 miles
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Tanglewood Park, 4061 Clemmons Road, Clemmons, NC 27012 · Clemmons, North Carolina
November 14, 2025 - January 1, 2026 · 6 to 11 p.m.
$20 cash / $23 card per family vehicledrive-thrunearly 5-mile drive-through routeover 100 displaysstorybook scenesS'moresvilletractor-pulled hayrideshorse-drawn carriage option50% off nights November 17-18 and 24-25
Tanglewood Park near Winston-Salem runs one of the region's biggest drive-throughs, with over 100 displays along a nearly five-mile route plus a S'moresville stop. Tractor-pulled hayrides and private horse-drawn carriages offer alternatives to driving, and select November nights are half price.
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Charlotte Motor Speedway · Concord, North Carolina
November 21, 2025 - January 4, 2026 (closed Christmas Eve) · 6 to 10 p.m., rain or shine
$46.41 standard per vehicle; $57.93 with christmas villagedrive-thru4-mile course through the speedwaymillions of lights and 800+ displaysmusic synchronized via FM radioChristmas Village with Santa, s'mores and shoppingdrive-in moviesup to 15 people per vehicle
One of America's largest holiday light shows, Speedway Christmas sends vehicles on a four-mile course around the Charlotte Motor Speedway oval, pit road, and infield past millions of lights synchronized to FM radio. An infield Christmas Village adds Santa visits, s'mores, shopping, and drive-in movies on select nights.
1 other display within 5 miles
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Lu Mil Vineyard · Elizabethtown, North Carolina
Select dates November 28 - December 23, 2025 · typically dusk – 10 PM
Freedrive-thrumillions of lights synchronized to FM radioChristmas Villagefree Santa photoshot chocolate boothcountry buffetgift shop
This vineyard drive-through syncs millions of lights to music on FM radio and finishes at a Christmas Village with free Santa photos, hot chocolate, a country buffet, and a gift shop.
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Town of McAdenville · McAdenville, North Carolina
December 1-26, 2025 · 5:30 to 10 p.m. nightly
Freedrive-thrutown-wide display with hundreds of decorated Christmas treesfloating trees on the lake2-mile routetree lighting ceremony December 1Yule Log Ceremony and Parade December 11
McAdenville has earned the name Christmas Town USA since 1956, lighting hundreds of trees from 6-footers to a 90-foot giant along a two-mile route, with lit trees floating on the town lake. The free display draws roughly 600,000 visitors a season, so weekend lines can be very long.
2 other displays within 5 miles
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Ohio
Alum Creek State Park Campgrounds, 3311 S Old State Rd · Delaware, Ohio
November 21, 2025 – January 4, 2026 · 5:30pm-9pm Sun-Thu; 5:30pm-10pm Fri-Sat
$20-$30 per cardrive-thruthree-mile drive-thru route~30-minute driveLED displays through Alum Creek State ParkSanta Mailbox on select days
This drive-thru winds three miles through the Alum Creek State Park campgrounds, taking about 30 minutes end to end. Cars pay $20 Monday-Thursday and $30 Friday-Sunday and holiday nights, and weeknights bring shorter lines; a Santa Mailbox operates on select 2025 dates.
2 other displays within 5 miles
✓ Verified 2025-2026
Hartford Fairgrounds, 14028 Fairgrounds Rd · Hartford, Ohio
November 14, 2025 – January 4, 2026 · 5:30pm-10pm nightly, rain, shine, or snow
$30 per cardrive-thru1 million+ LED lights synchronized to music through the car stereothree full light tunnelsopen in all weather
At the Hartford Fairgrounds in Licking County, about 35 minutes from downtown, more than a million LED lights — including three full drive-through tunnels — sync to Christmas music played through your car stereo. The show runs nightly in any weather, and $30 admits a car of up to seven passengers.
✓ Verified 2025-2026
3595 McDonald Rd · Lancaster, Ohio
Thanksgiving weekend – just after New Year's · 6pm-11:30pm daily
Freedrive-thrudrive-through displaySanta appearances on select nightsdonations accepted
This free drive-through display outside Lancaster stays lit late, running until 11:30pm nightly from Thanksgiving weekend into the new year. Santa makes appearances on select nights announced via the display's Facebook page, and donations are welcomed.
1 other display within 5 miles
✓ Verified 2025-2026
Fairfield County Fairgrounds · Lancaster, Ohio
Thanksgiving – Christmas · 6pm-9pm Sun-Wed; 6pm-10pm Thu-Sat
$10 per cardrive-thruSanta visitskettle corn and dessertsconcession stand
The Fairfield County Fairgrounds in Lancaster charges $10 per car for its lights festival running from Thanksgiving through Christmas. Beyond the displays, visitors can see Santa and grab kettle corn and desserts from the concession stand.
1 other display within 5 miles
✓ Verified 2025-2026
Pastime Park · Plain City, Ohio
November 24, 2025 – January 4, 2026 · Evenings
nulldrive-thruthousands of lightsholiday character displayssynchronized to 89.5 FM
Plain City's Pastime Park hosts a drive-through display of thousands of lights and holiday characters. Visitors tune to 89.5 FM to hear music synchronized with the displays.
✓ Verified 2025-2026
Oregon
3995 Brooklake Rd NE · Brooks, Oregon
December 6-21 · Santa appears 5 pm - 8 pm
Freedrive-thrufree drive-throughSanta visitsdonations appreciated
Powerland Heritage Park in Brooks offers a free drive-through light display with holiday sights and sounds, with donations welcomed. Santa is on hand from 5 to 8 pm during the run.
2 other displays within 5 miles
✓ Verified 2025-2026
Gordon Faber Recreation Complex, 4450 NE Century Blvd · Hillsboro, Oregon
December 9-28 (closed December 15, 24-25) · typically dusk – 10 PM
Freedrive-thruover half-mile drive-through routeno tickets or reservations required
Hillsboro's free drive-through light show stretches more than half a mile through the Gordon Faber Recreation Complex. No tickets or reservations are needed.
✓ Verified 2025-2026
1940 N Victory Blvd · Portland, Oregon
November 28 - December 31 · typically dusk – 10 PM
$38-$49 per standard car ($38 weeknights, $49 weekends; $85 limos/large vehicles)drive-thruover 250 animated light displaysdriven on a race trackBike the Lights night (Nov 30)Walk the Lights and Leashes dog-walk nights (Dec 1-2)benefits Sunshine Division hunger reliefonline discount
Billed as the largest holiday light show in the Northwest, this drive-through event sends cars around the Portland International Raceway track past more than 250 animated light set pieces, many depicting Christmas carols. Proceeds and food donations support the Sunshine Division's hunger-relief work, and special bike-only and dog-walk nights open the track to non-drivers.
✓ Verified 2025-2026
Tennessee
791 Old Laguardo Rd · Lebanon, Tennessee
Thanksgiving night - New Year's Eve · 5-10pm nightly (open Christmas Eve and Christmas Day)
$25 cash per carloaddrive-thru3+ million lightsdrive-through archesSanta, Frosty and Grinch appearancesconcessionsletter-to-Santa station
A massive drive-thru east of Nashville with more than three million lights and several drive-through arches. Santa, Frosty, and the Grinch appear nightly, and concessions include the display's signature cinnamon bread.
✓ Verified 2025-2026
312 S Front St · Murfreesboro, Tennessee
December 5-25 · 5-8pm nightly
Freedrive-thrudrive-thruhistoric village setting
Murfreesboro's historic Cannonsburgh Village hosts a free drive-thru light display for the three weeks leading up to Christmas.
✓ Verified 2025-2026
2572 Music Valley Dr · Nashville, Tennessee
November 8 - January 4 · Sun-Thu 5-10pm; Fri-Sat 5-11pm
$35 per vehicledrive-thrumusic-synchronized lightsSanta's Villagepetting zoo through Dec 23Santa visitsmilitary discount
A long-running drive-thru show in the Music Valley area near Opryland, with admission to Santa's Village included in the per-vehicle price. Veterans and military enter free November 8-11 and pay just $5 the rest of the season; the on-site petting zoo runs through December 23.
3 other displays within 5 miles
✓ Verified 2025-2026
Virginia
7700 Bull Run Drive · Centreville, Virginia
November 15 - January 5 · Entry windows 5:30pm-7:30pm or 7:30pm-9:30pm
$30-$40drive-thrudrive-through route at Bull Run Regional Parktimed entry windows
One of Northern Virginia's longest-running drive-through light routes, at Bull Run Regional Park from mid-November into early January. Vehicles book one of two evening entry windows and pay $30 online or $40 at the gate.
1 other display within 5 miles
✓ Verified 2024-2025
Triple R Ranch, Chesapeake, VA · Chesapeake, Virginia
December 5-20, 2025 · typically dusk – 10 PM
Freedrive-thrudrive-thru
A camp and ranch property in rural Chesapeake that opens a free drive-through route of glowing displays for a two-week window in December.
8 other displays within 5 miles
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
306 Cedar Road, Chesapeake, VA 23322 · Chesapeake, Virginia
November 27, 2025 - January 1, 2026; Fa La La Land walk-through nights December 13 & 20, 2025 · Dusk to 10 p.m. nightly; Fa La La Land 4-8 p.m.
Freedrive-thrudrive-thruwalk-throughfamily-activities
The City of Chesapeake decorates the grounds of its municipal center as a nightly drive-through light route running from Thanksgiving through New Year's Day. On two Saturday 'Fa La La Land' nights the campus opens for walking, with past editions featuring carolers, food trucks, Santa photos, and even baby goats in holiday sweaters.
8 other displays within 5 miles
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Hampton Coliseum, 1000 Coliseum Drive, Hampton, VA 23666 · Hampton, Virginia
December 20-25, 2024 · typically dusk – 10 PM
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A two-mile trail of more than a million lights and animated displays laid out around the Hampton Coliseum grounds. The event was free to attend during its 2024 run in the days before Christmas.
2 other displays within 5 miles
✓ Last confirmed for the 2024 season
Newport News Park, 13560 Jefferson Avenue, Newport News, VA 23603 · Newport News, Virginia
November 27, 2025 - January 1, 2026 · 5:30-10 p.m. nightly (2024 schedule)
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Billed as Virginia's original drive-through light show, this event winds two miles through Newport News Park and has run for over three decades. Signature scenes include a Tunnel of Lights, 3D trees, and a candy arch.
2 other displays within 5 miles
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Sleepy Hole Park, 4616 Sleepy Hole Road, Suffolk, VA 23435 · Suffolk, Virginia
November 28 - December 30, 2025 (closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day in past seasons) · 5:30-9:30 p.m. (2024 schedule)
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Suffolk's parks department runs a free drive-through light route inside Sleepy Hole Park each holiday season, now several years into its run. Select evenings collect donations, and past seasons have added a walk-through night in late December.
1 other display within 5 miles
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Virginia Beach Boardwalk, entrance at 2nd Street, exit at 33rd Street · Virginia Beach, Virginia
November 14 - December 31, 2025 · Nightly timed showtimes at 5:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m., and 9:00 p.m.
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Visitors drive their own cars along the oceanfront boardwalk past beach-themed scenes such as a Surfing Santa, jumping fish, and musical crabs. The 2025 season added a 600-foot LED tunnel and more blocks of displays, anchored by a 40-foot Christmas tree animated with dancing lights.
2 other displays within 5 miles
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Washington
Spanaway Park, 14905 Bresemann Blvd S · Spanaway, Washington
November 28, 2025 - January 4, 2026 (canceled mid-season in 2025) · 5:30-9 p.m. daily
$15drive-thru2-mile drive-thru routemore than 300 lighted sceneslakeside settingAM 1700 radio soundtrack$10 discount nights Dec 26-Jan 4
This two-mile lakeside drive-thru normally features more than 300 lighted holiday scenes set to a soundtrack on AM 1700, at $15 per standard vehicle. The 2025-26 run was canceled partway through the season due to weather and electrical problems.
✓ Verified 2025-2026
Warm Beach Camp & Conference Center, 20800 Marine Dr · Stanwood, Washington
November 28 - December 28, 2025 (select nights) · typically dusk – 10 PM
$20drive-thruradio-guided drive-thruBruce the Spruce talking treeJoyland Christmas marketSanta's Village with mini golf$40 option adds activity stops
Warm Beach Camp's long-running show is now a radio-guided drive-thru narrated in part by Bruce the Spruce, a talking Christmas tree, at $20 per car. A $40 option adds activity stops including the Joyland Christmas market and Santa's Village, with photos, toy-making and mini golf.
✓ Verified 2025-2026