Virginia offers a wealth of Christmas lights illuminating the season and embodying the spirit of the holidays. From drive-through light shows in Virginia Beach to dazzling displays at gardens and parks across the state, Virginia’s holiday light decorations beautifully embody everything there is to love about the holidays in America. Flickering coloured lights also make an incredible backdrop for that beautiful holiday family portrait.
Read on to discover some of Virginia’s picture-perfect places for holiday lights and festivities.
Plan a coastal weekend getaway to enjoy this beach-themed display complete with a traditional holiday soundtrack. Drive your car alongside the Virginia Beach Boardwalk through nautical and adventure-themed light displays along the Atlantic Ocean. Don’t miss the Surfing Santa taking off from the pier, a 40-foot-tall dancing Christmas tree and the colourful fish “swimming” overhead.
Central Virginia’s largest drive-thru synchronized Christmas light and music show is held in the Meadow Event Park in Doswell. This year’s extravaganza offers a million LED lights choreographed perfectly to Christmas music easily tuned in through your car radio and heard direct through your speakers. It’s guaranteed to get you in the holiday spirit!
Experience an annual holiday tradition featuring thousands of lights and festive decorations in all colours and designs at this year’s Dominion Garden Fest of Lights. Take in the new outdoor model train display and don’t miss favorites from previous years, including giant flowers, the peacock, unicorn, and dragon, spanning across 50+ acres of public gardens. Garden Fest also offers family activities every night including holiday dinners, and snacks like s’mores and hot chocolate to warm you up on even the coldest nights.
This annual tradition since 1993 transforms Newport News Park into a magical winter wonderland with two miles of dazzling holiday light displays set amongst beautiful woods and waterways. The event has grown steadily each year and now has more than one million lights, over 350 individual display pieces, 50 arches, and three miles of rope lighting over the two-mile drive.
Debuted in 2019, the Winter Walk of Lights is returning this Christmas with its striking light installations that offer thoughtful nods to the stunning Blue Ridge mountains and the surrounding wildlife. The Winter Walk takes visitors outdoors along a half-mile wooded path through a glimmering display of over 500,000 lights. Following your walk, check out artisan crafts at the Explore Park Christmas Market or grab a pint at the new Twin Creeks Brewpub.
The beauty of light and the whimsy of nature intertwine harmoniously at the Boar's Head Resort’snew Winter Wander. Enjoy an easy walking trail that winds around Heritage Lake behind the main hotel at Boar’s Head Resort and experience thousands of festive lights as they illuminate the rolling landscape.
The World’s Most Beautiful Theme Park will once again be transformed by the season with more than 10 million twinkling lights. One of the largest light displays in North America, Christmas Town™ features six festive shows, photos with Santa, and a 50-foot Christmas tree. Ride in the Aeronaut Skyride to get views of the beautifullylit park from above, then take a grand tour of the decorations on the Christmas Town Express, a train decked out in lights, playing classic holiday songs so people on board can sing along. Be sure to head to the Highland Stables to see the Clydesdale horses, then take kids to meet Rudolph and the rest of his reindeer friends in Rudolph’s Winter Wonderland.
For some great pics under the holiday lights, head for Kings Dominion Winterfest. The Park transforms into a winter wonderland with millions of shimmering lights, breath-taking décor, and lavish displays. The Eiffel Tower becomes a 300-foot-tall Christmas tree and the iconic fountain on International Street transforms into the most beautiful and largest ice-skating rink around. All New in 2021, guests are treated to a grandiose showcase of dazzling displays and extravagantly decorated floats with the WinterFest Wonderland Parade filled with classic holiday themes such as toy boxes, gingerbread houses, choo-choo trains, and more. The WinterFest merriment characters, singers, and dancers will take part in this magical parade and maybe, just maybe Santa Claus will join, too!
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