WRAL/Capitol Broadcasting, in partnership with the City of Raleigh, is bringing back Nights of Lights, a 1.3 mile drive-thru holiday light show in Dorothea Dix Park, for a third year, in 2022.
Tickets are on sale now.
We’ve put 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!
There will be some new elements for 2022:
- Large-scale light displays
- In-person activations like a personal igloo rental or holiday outpost experience
- Multiple bike-only nights
- 5K Nights of Lights run/walk
Dates of Nights of Lights
- Vehicle Nights: Friday, November 25th and most nights through December 24th
- Bike nights: Wednesday, November 30th, and Wednesday, December 7th
- 5K Fun Run/Walk: Saturday, November 19th
Hours are 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Tickets
Tickets are on sale now.
- General admission (up to 8 passengers): $20
- General admission on Christmas week (up to 8 passengers): $30
- Save $5 for Thursdays and Sundays if you order before November 1st
Bike Nights
November 30th and December 7th, 2022. Ride your bike, trike or scooter through the Nights of Lights. Individual tickets are $10. A family 4-pack is $30 (limited availability.)
Nights of Lights 5K and Fun Run
November 19th, 2022, at 6:30 p.m. A ticket for an individual is $30. There’s also a free fun run for kids. Register.
Food Lion Feeds Night
On Saturday, December 10th, 2022, bring in 5 or more cans of food to donate to Inter-Faith Food Shuttle and receive a $20 Food Lion gift card. (Limit 1 per vehicle.)
More information about Nights of Lights
Drive through 5 magical lands:
- Toyland
- North Pole Neon
- Wild Lights
- Winter Wonderland
- Santa’s Village
Learn about other spectacular light displays throughout the Triangle this holiday season.
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- Signing up for Triangle on the Cheap’s daily email
- Free events this week
- Day by Day list of holiday events
- Best Christmas Lights in the Triangle
- Christmas tree farms and lots near the Triangle
- Free pictures with Santa in the Triangle
- Holiday Markets in the Triangle
- Christmas Trains in North Carolina
More Holiday Events in the Triangle
Check out our big list of holiday events in the Triangle, or look at a few of them here:
Cindy Morningstar says
I purchased two tickets for the Night of Lights at Dix Park for December 30th…the two tickets together were $48.00. I now hae found out they were free to Health Care Workers. I am an RN at UNC in Chapel Hill…any chance of getting reimbursed for the two tickets I purchased…Thanks…Cindy morningstar
Jody Mace says
Cindy, honestly, I didn’t even hear that health care workers are free. You’d need to get in touch with WRAL or Raleigh Parks, I think.