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 will go on sale Friday, September 30th, 2022. There will be some new elements for 2022: Large-scale light displaysIn-person activations like a personal igloo rental or holiday outpost … [Read more...] about WRAL Nights of Lights returning to Dix for a third year — tickets on sale Friday
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North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival in Cary
The North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival is returning to Koka Booth Amphitheatre, 8003 Regency Parkway, Cary, in 2022. The festival will run from November 18, 2022, to January 8th, 2023, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. each evening. From Tuesday to Sunday evenings (but not on holidays), the Twilight Ticket Experience will get you in at 4:30 p.m. The popular holiday event will feature all new … [Read more...] about North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival in Cary
Magic of Lights drive-through at Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek continues through Jan 2
There's a new festive attraction in Raleigh this holiday season, adding to the Triangle's list of impressive Christmas light displays. Magic of Lights is a drive-through attraction that will be taking place at Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek. Magic of Lights is being presented at 20 venues, including Raleigh, and entertains 5 million guests annually. Guests will weave … [Read more...] about Magic of Lights drive-through at Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek continues through Jan 2
Last day: Piper Lights free drive-thru lights display in Wake Forest
One of the most spectacular Christmas light displays in the Triangle is in Wake Forest. Piper Lights is the project of a family who really loves Christmas. They're at 5725 Fixit Shop Road, Wake Forest. The display includes 7 acres of lights. This year Piper Lights will be ONLY a drive-thru attraction. The candy store and train will not be running this year. This is a free … [Read more...] about Last day: Piper Lights free drive-thru lights display in Wake Forest
Hill Ridge Farms’ Festival of Lights
Hill Ridge Farms' popular Festival of Lights is returning in 2021, as a drive-thru attraction, as it was in 2020. 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. Festival of Lights will take place every … [Read more...] about Hill Ridge Farms’ Festival of Lights
Christmas Plugged — Synchronized Light Show at Rose of Sharon Baptist Church in Durham through Jan 3
Every night from November 26th, 2021, to January 3rd, 2022, Rose of Sharon Baptist Church, 4109 Guess Road, Durham, is presenting Christmas Plugged -- Synchronized Light Show. Rose of Sharon Baptist Church has decorated the exterior of their church building with about 40,000 LED lights. The light display is synchronized to music for a total of nine songs. The public can view the … [Read more...] about Christmas Plugged — Synchronized Light Show at Rose of Sharon Baptist Church in Durham through Jan 3
Best Christmas Light Displays in the Triangle for 2021
Looking for the biggest, best Christmas lights in the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area for the 2021 Christmas season? Here are a few of the most spectacular displays. Some of these displays are professional operations, but many of them, often synchronized to Christmas music, are put on by regular people, at their own expense, and it takes an incredible amount of time and … [Read more...] about Best Christmas Light Displays in the Triangle for 2021
Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Downtown Wendell, with new walkway around the lights
One of the largest and most spectacular Christmas light displays in North Carolina is at 10 S. Cypress St, Wendell. Lake Myra Christmas Lights features almost a quarter of a million lights that dance in a synchronized show, with special effects, to holiday music. There's also a 50-foot decorated Christmas tree! This isn't a drive-thru light show. You park and and watch the show, which … [Read more...] about Lake Myra Christmas Lights in Downtown Wendell, with new walkway around the lights
Lights on the Neuse
Bring the family to Boyette Family Farms, 1620 Loop Road, Clayton, for Lights on the Neuse during the Christmas season. This attraction is on our list of the best Christmas light displays in the Triangle. Lights on the Neuse features a one-mile long Christmas hayride. This 20-minute long tractor-pulled hayride brings you through the light extravaganza, with Christmas music. In addition, … [Read more...] about Lights on the Neuse
Winter Lights at Cathis Farm offers an inexpensive way to get pictures with Santa (plus a lot more)
Cathis Farm, at 5444 Falcon Road, Lillington, NC, in Harnett County, is about an hour southwest of Raleigh, and closer to spots on the southern part of Wake County. Cathis Farm invites visitors to Winter Lights, a festive event that takes place Fridays and Saturdays from November 26th to December 18th, 2021, as well as Sunday, December 19th, Wednesday, December 22nd, to Friday, December 24th, … [Read more...] about Winter Lights at Cathis Farm offers an inexpensive way to get pictures with Santa (plus a lot more)
