Kansas’ Charming Town Of WaKeeney Looks Like A Gingerbread Village Come To Life

It's one thing to cozy up inside your house and make a gingerbread house on your living room table, but it's a whole other thing to walk through a town and actually feel like you're in a gingerbread village. This small town in Kansas decks the halls every year with beautiful light displays that would make even the Grinch smile, and you'll want to drive through it this December!

In 1950, the town of WaKeeney was nicknamed, "Christmas City Of The High Plains."

Today, it still holds true to that festive nickname.

More than 6,000 twinkling lights stretch across the streets.

Complete with a 35-foot-tall artificial Christmas tree that serves as the town's Christmas centerpiece.

Each year, the town has a Christmas Tree Lighting on the Saturday following Thanksgiving. Santa is known to visit the town early during this time as well!

WaKeeney is considered the largest Christmas display between Kansas City & Denver.

With 3 miles of electrical wiring and an entire business district area outlined with 3,000 perimeter lights, WaKeeney has certainly made a name for itself as being the most extravagant and largest light display in the area.

1,400 pounds of fresh greenery and 1,100 yards fresh greenery garlands are used to decorate the town.

The area surrounding the grand Christmas tree is decorated with fresh greenery, handcrafted wreaths, bows, bells, and of course, more lights

There's even a year-round North Pole play area.

It features festive murals, sculptures, and a metal shed known as “Santa’s Workshop."

One evening stroll through WaKeeney and you'll instantly be put in the Christmas spirit.

The Christmas light displays are turned on every evening starting the Saturday after Thanksgiving all the way through New Year's.

Have you been to WaKeeney before to see their fabulous Christmas light display? If so, what did you think? We'd love to hear about your memories there in the comments!