Update: If you bring your Christmas tree to Hill Ridge Farms for the goats to enjoy, you can drive through the lights for free! The last night of the lights is Sunday, January 1st, 2023. Here’s where they mentioned the Christmas tree offer.
Hill Ridge Farms’ popular Festival of Lights drive-thru attraction is returning in 2022, opening the night of Thanksgiving. It’s on our list of the best Christmas light displays in the Triangle.
The display is a mile long and features over a million lights.
Hill Ridge Farms is at 703 Tarboro Road, Youngsville. Please enter the farm off of Tarboro Road.
We are putting together a huge list of holiday events in the Triangle, including parades, festivals, markets, Santa visits, and more. Check out our growing day by day list of holiday events in the Triangle!
Festival of Lights will take place every night from Thursday, November 24th, 2022 (Thanksgiving), to January 1st, 2023, from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. each night, with the following exception:
- Festival of Lights is closed November 28th to December 1st, 2022.
The cost is only $20 for your whole vehicle if you pay in cash, or $23 with credit/debit cards. No RVs or buses allowed, just family passenger cars, trucks and vans.
Hill Ridge Farms doesn’t offer online or advance tickets. Last year wait times were minimal and did not exceed 20 minutes.
You might want to visit on non-peak nights:
- November 29th to December 2nd
- December 6th to 9th
- December 12th to 16th
- December 27th to January 2nd
Know Before You Go
- They do not offer concessions. Bring drinks and snacks to enjoy during the drive-thru.
- They do not have full service restrooms onsite. They do offer several portable toilet stations.
- Pets are allowed. Do not forget their leash should they need a potty break.
- You can not park and combine into one vehicle on the property. You will need to do that offsite due to the layout of our drive-thru only light show.
- Make sure you secure all car seats and seat belts PRIOR to exiting the farm. Please use the pull-off area provided at the end of the light show.
- DO NOT pull off on any neighboring yards.
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