Posted in Indiana
November 15, 2019
5 Drive-Thru Christmas Lights Displays In Indiana The Whole Family Can Enjoy
It’s that time of year when the entire state begins to come to life with holiday lights and other winter displays to charm the senses and gear everyone up for the giving season. Mother Nature has even begun decorating the state herself. As the holidays fast approach, it’s time to start planning time for those traditions you won’t want to miss. Here are five displays of drive-thru Christmas lights you can enjoy just about anytime between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Check ’em out:
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Taking place in Fort Wayne, Indiana at Franke Park between November 26 and December 31, 2019, this annual tradition of light-seeing is enjoyed by spectators from far and wide. Each year, 20,000 vehicles full of families visit this spectacular display of more than 100 larger-than-life holiday displays, which are sponsored by area businesses. Many of them move and blink to music that you can listen to from your car. More than 270,000 LED lights will light up the park for this event. Click here to learn more about this popular drive-thru light show.
Located at Jimmy Nash City Park in Martinsville, Indiana, this free event is open between November 23, 2019, and January 2, 2020. Guests can drive or walk through. Santa will be present on opening day, as well as other popular days, to visit with children.
A 1.2-mile drive through the Lake Rudolph Campground and RV Resort makes this the largest display of drive-thru Christmas lights in the state. The event opens Thanksgiving night and lasts through December 29, 2019. It is open Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. November 29 through December 8, 2019 and then it will be open nightly between December 13 and December 29, closing only on Christmas Eve and Christmas. The attraction tells the story of Rudolph in a fun and illuminating way.
Beginning on Thanksgiving night with a traditional throwing of the switch, the town of Kokomo, Indiana will light up with over one million holiday lights. Guests can walk or drive through the displays and enjoy visits from Santa. It all begins at 6 p.m. and festivities will wind down around 9:30 p.m. Lights will be available through Christmas.
Indiana's newest holiday drive-thru experience takes place in the state's premier Amish town. Featuring more than two million lights, this 1.4-mile journey is a wonderful experience that will be available on Thursdays through Sundays between November 21 and December 29, 2019. The cost to enter is $15 per vehicle on Sundays and Thursdays and $20 on Fridays and Saturdays.
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What other drive-thru Christmas lights are you looking forward to seeing this year? Share your favorites with us below in the comments.
Address: 2317 N Lafountain St, Kokomo, IN 46901, USA
Address: Fort Wayne, IN 46808, USA
Address: 78 N Holiday Blvd, Santa Claus, IN 47579, USA
Address: 360 N Home Ave, Martinsville, IN 46151, USA
