There's nothing better than watching lights twinkle in the night to brighten your holiday spirit. Kick off the season with fun tree lightings, walk through beautiful light displays, and drive by some classic favorites. Here's a list to get you started.
TREE AND MENORAH/DREIDEL LIGHTINGS
Light Atlantic Station
Date: November 23rd
Time: 1:00 - 8:00 PM
Location: Atlantic Station, Atlanta
The Lighting of Avalon
Date: November 24th
Time: 1:00 - 8:00 PM
Location: Avalon, 2200 Avalon Blvd., Alpharetta
Macy's Great Tree Lighting
Date: November 24th
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Macy's Lenox Square, 3393 Peachtree Road NE, Atlanta
Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony
Date: November 24th
Time: 4:00 - 6:00 PM
Location: The Collection at Forsyth, 410 Peachtree Parkway, Cumming
Christmas Tree and Dreidel Lighting
Date: December 5th
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Location: Newtown Park, 3150 Old Alabama Road, Johns Creek
The Battery Atlanta's Tree Lighting
Date: November 23rd
Time: 4:00 - 7:30 PM
Location: 800 Battery Ave SE, Atlanta
Milton Tree Lighting
Date: November 30th
Time: 2:00 - 6:00 PM
Location: Milton City Hall, 2006 Heritage Walk, Milton
Season of Celebration - Light the Night
Date: December 6th
Time: 6:00 - 9:00 PM
Location: Downtown Alpharetta
Menorah Lighting
Date: December 22nd
Time: 5:00 - 6:00 PM
Location: Avalon, 2200 Avalon Blvd., Alpharetta
LARGER VENUE LIGHT DISPLAYS
Enjoy the magic of Christmas as Warbington Farms transforms into an illuminated wonderland. Holiday entertainment awaits at the farm with huge sparkling light displays, musical dancing tree light shows and lights galore.
Bring the whole family to experience a synchronized light show at the pavilion, stroll through our Barnyard aglow with hundreds of lights, then enjoy the spectacular hayride to our Field of Lights. Join us for a country Christmas at the farm while enjoying the sights and sounds of our magical lights extravaganza.
Date: November 22nd - December 29th (Select Dates)
Time: 5:30 - 9:30 PM
Location: Warbington Farms, 5555 Crow Rd., Cumming
Cost: Farm admission is $10 (adults) and $8 (ages 3-15) and includes a hayride to the field of lights, barnyard, fun park, and walk-thru light displays.
Each year, the display is a little different, making each experience unique. With more than one million LED bulbs, combined with the low cost, Lights of LIFE is the most affordable, quality light display in the metro area. As in years past, Santa Claus will be visiting on weekends for photographs. Pony rides ($5 per rider), train rides ($3 per rider) and the petting zoo ($3 per person) will also return, as will our concession stand, offering seasonal drinks and snacks for purchase.
Date: November 28th - December 31st
Time: Dark - 9:00 PM
Location: Life University, 1269 Barclay Circle Marietta
Cost: Costs are $5 per car December 2nd-5th and 9th-12th, and $10 per car November 28th - December 1st, December 13th - 31st and all Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. It is $20 per bus regardless of the day.
Share magical moments with your family this Christmas season and discover what makes Stone Mountain Christmas Atlanta's most heartwarming holiday celebration!
Date: November 16th - January 5th (Select Dates)
Time: 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM (Many Christmas activities happen later in the day)
Location: Stone Mountain Park, 1000 Robert E. Lee Blvd., Stone Mountain
Garden Lights, Holiday Nights returns with new features and crowd favorites – including new music and motion for last year’s buzz-worthy spectacle, Nature’s Wonders. This year brings the debut of the Skylights Lounge in the Skyline Garden. Plus, several larger-than-life plant giants from Imaginary Worlds: Once Upon a Time will be awash in holiday glow. See the Ice Goddess and Tunnel of Light along with the Orchestral Orbs, Radiant Rainforest, Model Trains and other favorites that continue to make the exhibition a must-see holiday tradition.
Date: November 16th - January 11th
Time: 5:00 - 11:00 PM
Location: Atlanta Botanical Gardens, 1345 Piedmont Avenue, Atlanta
For more than a quarter of a century, families have happily returned to Lanier Islands every year to share the most amazing displays of holiday and Christmas lights with one another. We hope you’ll come back again because this year’s Magical Nights of Lights at Lanier Islands will be the best yet.
Date: November 22nd - December 30th
Time: 5:00 - 10:00 PM
Location: Lanier Islands, 7000 Lanier Islands Parkway, Buford
Holiday in the Park — named One of the Best Christmas Events in Georgia — is back for the 6th year in a row! It's the most magical time of the year filled with enchanting experiences that will help create those special family fun outings again and again. Our breathtaking winter wonderland features a variety of delightful and interactive activities to help capture the holiday spirit.
Date: November 24th - January 5th (Select Dates)
Time: Hours vary by day
Location: Six Flags Over Georgia, 275 Riverside Parkway SW, Austell
Christmas at Callaway Fantasy in Lights
Treat your family to a fun tradition that’s filled with holiday cheer! It’s Christmas at Callaway, featuring Fantasy In Lights, one of National Geographic’s Top 10 Light Displays in the world. Come make merry in the Christmas Village, meet holiday characters up close, and ride through the dazzling illuminated forest. Extend the celebration with an overnight stay, enjoy mouthwatering meals or cozy cups of cocoa in our beautiful accommodations, and explore 2,500 acres of stunning natural landscape. Create a season that’s magical with a getaway to remember – at Callaway Resort & Gardens.
Date: November 15th - January 4th
Location: Callaway Gardens, 17800 US Hwy. 27, Pine Mountain
LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD LIGHT DISPLAYS
The Holiday Lights of Hope is a Christmas family light show that benefits the Anna Crawford Children's Center. Open nightly December 5th - 23rd, weather permitting, from 6 - 9 PM.
Location: Hobgood Park, 6688 Bells Ferry Rd., Woodstock
Proposed opening December 2nd or 3rd. Tune your radio to 103.7 and enjoy the lights! The show runs every 30 minutes, 7 days a week, from 6 PM - 12 AM.
Location: 2632 Holly Springs Pkwy, Holly Springs
Enjoy lit candy canes, icicles, wreaths and a 20-foot tall Christmas tree!
December 1st, 2019 - January 1st, 2020 from 6:00 - 11:00 PM
Location: 104 Wolf Creek Court, Cumming
The 2019 Christmas show is live nightly from 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM until January 5th 2020. The show currently has 19 songs/segments and lasts 30 minutes. That means each song will play twice an hour.
Location: 370 Oak Terrace, Alpharetta
Santa's Village at Waverly Hall
Nightly through December 31st. This viewing is free, but donations will be accepted to purchase toys for Toys for Tots. On Fridays through Sundays from 6 - 9 PM, weather permitting, there will also be train rides in the neighborhood.
Location: 405 Waverly Hall Drive, Roswell (Woodstock Road and Bowen Road)
Hospital Parkway by Emory Johns Creek
Drive up and down the parkway for a festive sight of lights!
Location: 6300 Hospital Pkwy, Johns Creek
Ashebrooke Subdivision
Enjoy a neighborhood full of luminaries and candles and plenty of home light displays! The Night of Lights is December 16th, though the lights are on throughout December from 6 - 9 PM.
Location: Ashebrooke Subdivision is off of Bethelview Road between Kelly Mill and Hwy. 20)
Running for a short time this season, likely for only a single weekend. Please check HERE for updates as dates have not yet been disclosed.
(THE FOLLOWING WILL BE UPDATED WHEN INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE)
Hillbrooke Subdivision
A neighborhood of multi-home displays.
Location: 1670 Gladewood Drive, Johns Creek
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