Powell Gardens invites you to the Festival of Lights this 2023 holiday season. From Wednesday through Sunday evenings until December 30, visitors can walk through a half-mile walk of holiday lights and unique botanically-themed displays. Festival hours are 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Festival of Lights will be closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. More […]
Holiday Lights Kansas City
Knights of Lights: A Renaissance Christmas Extravaganza
Huzzah! It’s Christmas in Canterbury. The Kansas City Renaissance Festival village has been transformed into the Knights of Lights, a colorful, walk-through light display. There is also food, entertainment, activities for the kids, and fun for everyone in the family. Be awed and amazed by fantastic scenes such as the 25-foot Christmas Tree, the […]
Winter Magic Drive Through Christmas Lights Display
Winter Magic is a drive-thru Christmas lights event in Downtown Kansas City. The festive display runs nightly through December 31, 2023. Open nightly from 6 PM. How Winter Magic Works Buy tickets: Purchase Winter Magic tickets online in advance (one per carload), choosing the day and time you would like to visit. Offering tickets based on […]
FREE Admission to Christmas in the Park at Longview Lake
If you haven’t been to Longview Lake to see Jackson County’s annual light show, “Christmas in the Park”, you’re missing out. It’s definitely a Kansas City “must-see!” A Kansas City Holiday tradition since 1987, Christmas in the Park typically runs nightly from Thanksgiving through New Year’s. The ride-through show is located at Longview Campground (1499 […]
Country Club Plaza Lighting Ceremony
Like Rudolph, the Country Club Plaza Lighting Ceremony is best described as “the most famous of them all”, at least in Kansas City. The holiday season in Kansas City wouldn’t be complete without thousands of lights outlining 15 blocks of the Country Club Plaza — 4706 Broadway Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64112. The Plaza Lights […]
KC Southern Holiday Express Reservations Open Sept. 22
Santa and his elves are riding into Kansas City for a five-day visit on the Kansas City Southern Holiday Express train. The beloved holiday train makes a stop at Union Station December 14-18 for walk-through tours, walk-around visits and photo opps. This year, Holiday Express includes Rudy the smiling tank engine and cars with intricate displays […]
Holiday Laser Light Shows at Gottlieb Planetarium
Come inside Union Station and warm up with memorable tunes paired with vibrant laser choreography at the Arvin Gottlieb Planetarium this holiday season. There are two holiday-themed laser light shows this year: Laser Holiday Magic: Lively amination and colors brought to life to the tunes of Joy to the World, Most Wonderful Time of the […]
Holiday Luminary Walk at Overland Park Arboretum
For the holiday season, the Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens is hosting the traditional Holiday Luminary Walk. This popular Kansas City holiday event includes lighted trails through the gardens, holiday music, light displays, gnome and fairy villages, horse-drawn wagon rides and more. There is also an option for a more peaceful adults-only night on […]
Drive-Through Display at Excelsior Springs Lane of Lights
Take a trip down Lover’s Lane in Excelsior Springs to enjoy the Lane of Lights. The annual Lane of Lights is happening Nov. 20-Dec. 31, 2021. Hours on their Facebook page are listed from 5:30 to 10 p.m. This is a drive-thru light display hosted by nightly by a different local non-profit group. A donation […]
Lenexa Presents Sar-Ko Aglow, a Free Trail of Trees
It’s time for Sar-Ko-Algow in Lenexa. The trees and trails around Rose’s Pond at Sar-Ko-Park in Lenexa spring to life for the annual holiday lights display. The official lighting is December 3, 2021 at 6 p.m. at the Grand Pavilion. Santa Claus will be on hand to hear children’s holiday wishes and hot cocoa is […]
