The holidays are near, so spread that holiday cheer! Whilst the caroling may have been cancelled, or the family cookie-making may have been postponed, there’s still an assortment of opportunities to be safe and enjoy the season with your friends and family. There’s nothing more mystical than sitting in the back of a car, heat on, windows slightly fogged up and tuning your radio to the right station whilst looking at the variety of lights. Here’s a list of some notable light displays this season to exercise your holiday spirit.
- Holiday Lights Festival
The Holiday Lights Festival brings a whole new meaning to festivities. They have transformed the streets and parks of downtown with more than 500,000 lights as well as sculptures and interactive displays. Don’t miss this opportunity to take a drive or stroll around Cathedral Square, Zeidler Union Square and Pere Marquette Park, safely and at your own leisure for a big bash of festive fun.
Learn more about this event here.
2. Candy Cane Lane
Candy Cane Lane is a neighborhood program that displays holiday lights to collect donations for the MACC (Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer) Inc. in honor of a child who was diagnosed with cancer in the neighborhood. The neighborhood program started in 1984 and has made more than $2.8 million since then. Find this homey display on the streets of our very own West Allis and stop to make a donation this season!
Learn more about this event here.
3. Winter Wonders at the Boerner Botanical Gardens
Drive into a land of lights with this year’s Winter Wonders event in Franklin, WI. You can expect a safe drive through the Boerner Botanical Gardens in Whitnall Park with a new design of one million lights and a new Mini-Drive-In Theater. It’s sure to be a spectacular show with a designe name like “Laser Bob” Mullins. There are limited tickets available so make sure to get your fix of lavish lights right away.
Learn more about this event here.
4. Ingleside Hotel Country Christmas
Right in the heart of Pewaukee resides Wisconsin’s largest outdoor drive-thru lights display. Those going to Country Christmas can celebrate the hotel’s 25th anniversary when they experience the Country Christmas Trail, Christmas Village and Streets of Bethlehem. It’s definitely a unique experience and one I wouldn’t recommend missing out on. You can buy your tickets online and access more information about the event here.
5. Enchantment in the Park
Enchantment in the Park strives to bring community members together through light displays, music and other performing arts. It also offers horse and carriage rides and marshmallows by the fire. This event is designed and run by individuals and community groups within the area. It is dedicated to giving back to Washington County and Menomonee Falls by raising both cash and food donations to give back to those who need it most whilst generating money to sustain the event for generations to come. Give back this holiday season by stopping by and donating.
Learn more about this event here.
6. The Mitchell Park Domes Holiday Show
This event is exclusive so make sure you have a reservation. This Holiday Show allows you to enjoy the Tropical Dome and the Desert Dome with a special surprise in store. Experience the holidays like you never have before in the Poinsettia Promenade. This celebration will have a theme of red and white alongside thousands of poinsettias and plants accented with dazzling lights, ornaments and other decorations of the holiday season.
Learn more about this event here.
7. Wisconsin Christmas Carnival of Lights
Venture on up to Caledonia for a lights display that will blow you away! This event showcases a 200 foot long drive-thru tunnel with lights and displays that dance to music. Be bewitched by the spirit of the holidays in the safety of your own vehicle and in the comfort of those you love. You can also experience the lights in Santa’s Sleigh, the Winter Walk of Lights walk-thru light show or the new Golf Cart Holiday Train. The possibilities are endless with the one of a kind, hand crafted displays that feature some of your favorite holiday emblems. Book your ticket soon and find out more here.
Although there are plenty of light displays to observe this season, these are some of the more renowned events that deserve some recognition. You won’t want to miss them. It’s a perfect time to embrace your community or give back. We at the Post hope you are able to celebrate and be safe this holiday season.
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