Christmas Light Experiences

🎵 It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas 🎵 We’ve got a plethora of Christmas light experiences around Provo, Orem, and beyond. Some free, some not-so-free, some professional displays, and some a little more homemade. Here’s our list so you don’t miss have to miss out on any this year!

Ticketed Light Experiences

Luminaria

The ultimate Christmas light experience. “Over 6,500 luminaries light your way through the sights, sounds and smells of the Holidays. Enjoy the bigger and better-than-ever Fire & Ice show, where two worlds collide during a flame and light performance set to music.”
🎄 November 14 - January 4 | 4pm-9pm (Last entrance 9:15 pm)
(Closed Sundays, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day)
🎄 3900 N. Garden Drive Lehi, Utah 84043
🎄 Adult $24 | Youth $17 | Senior $21 | Under 3 Free
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Spanish Fork Festival of Lights

Don’t miss the this 32nd annual tradition! Drive through Canyon View Park and see all the Christmas lights scenes.
🎄 November 28-January 1 | 6pm-10 pm
🎄 Single family vehicle $10 (online); $15 (ticket booth) | Commercial Van or vehicle towing a trailer $25 (online); $30 (booth) | Bus $50 (online); $55 (booth)
🎄 Pay and reserve at sfcitytix.com
🎄 Canyon View Park, Spanish Fork
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Christmas Cruise at Clas Ropes 🛳️ 

Who wouldn’t love a cruise for Christmas? How about a Christmas Cruise? Thousands of lights on the water, holiday scenes on shore, Christmas music, Santa visits, and lots of Christmas cheer on a 20-25 minute cruise boat ride. Cruises depart every 15-30 minutes.
🎄 December 2-December 23 | Monday-Thursday @ 5:30pm-9pm | Friday & Saturday @ 5:30pm-9:45pm
🎄 Monday-Thursday: $10 (Children 2 and under $1) | Friday-Saturday: $12 (Children 2 and under $2)
🎄 Clas Ropes | 3606 West Center Street, Provo
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Holiday Lights Wagon Ride at Jordanelle

“A team of Percheron or Belgian draft horses will lead the way as you enjoy a magical display of Christmas lights and lasers.” Sounds awesome! (Santa onsite Fridays)
🎄 November 29-30; December 5-7, 12-14, 18-21, 23-24, 26-28, 30-31
🎄 6pm-9:30pm (rides depart every 30 minutes)
🎄 $30 (3 and up) | $300 Small Private Wagon (6 people) | $500 Large Private Wagon (7-15 people)
🎄 515 State Road 319 Heber City
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Lightwalk at Tracy Aviary

Walk through the Tracy Aviary grounds, enjoy the beautiful lights, and even visit Santa (and take photos with Santa for free).
🎄 November 22-24, November 29-December 23, 26-31 | 5:30pm-8:30pm
🎄 Adult $17.95 | Child $13.95 | Under 2 Free
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Aquarium Festival

Nature-inspired lanterns throughout the outdoor plaza bring a whole new experience to your holiday season.
🎄 November 8-January 6 | 5:30pm-10pm
🎄 Adult $17.95 | Teen $14.95 | Child $12.95 | Child 2 & Under Free
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Hogle Zoolights

“While the animals slumber, immerse yourself in a wonderland of brilliant light displays featuring animal and holiday scenes throughout the zoo.” Santa will be at the Desert Oasis (naturally) on December 23.
🎄 November 29-30, December 1, 4-8, 11-15, 18-23, 26-31, January 2-5
🎄 5:30pm-9pm
🎄 Adult $18.95 | Child $15.95
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Free City Light Ceremonies

Almost every city will be turning on the lights this holiday season. Here’s our list about each one:

Provo’s Christmas Market at Pioneer Park

“Festive Cheer, twinkling lights, and unforgettable memories!” While you’re Downtown, make sure to check out all the Holiday window displays and vote for your favorite one.
🎄 December 7 | 4pm-8pm
🎄Santa 4pm-7pm | Lightening Ceremony 5:15pm | Christmas Market 4pm-8pm
🎄 Pioneer Park | 500 W Center Street, Provo
⭐️ Free to attend
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Orem’s Annual Lights On Event

Orem’s Holiday Market is bringing in the holiday cheer with Santa, musical performances, free rides on the Orem Express, real reindeer, holiday drone show, free hot chocolate ☕️ and donuts 🍩, and lighting of over 90 trees.
🎄 December 2 | 5pm-8pm
🎄 Orem City Center Park | Center Street & 300 E
⭐️ Free to attend
More Info (scroll to Orem’s Holiday Market)

Springville’s Holiday Festival & Santa Village

This magical celebration spans two days! Food, holiday vendors, live entertainment, Santa, Tree Lighting Ceremony, and more!
🎄 December 6 & 7
🎄 Friday 5pm-8pm
- 5pm-8pm: Food & Vendor Booths
- 5:45pm: Santa Comes to Town
- 6pm: Tree Lighting Ceremony
- 6:15pm-8pm: Santa Visits
🎄 Saturday 4pm-8pm
- 4pm-8pm: Food & Vendor Booths
- 4:30pm-7:30pm: Santa Visits
🎄 Santa Returns for More Free Visits! (Dates & Times TBD)
🎄 Civic Center Park | 50 South Main, Springville
⭐️ Free to attend
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Mapleton’s Lights on Festival

Do good and feel good at this Lights On Festival. Auction for a wreath to help the Sub for Santa program AND see Santa and all the lights.
🎄 December 2nd |6pm - 8pm
- 5pm: Silent auction open for bidding on wreaths to raise money for Sub for Santa
- 5:30pm: Food Trucks
- 6pm: Lighting of the park, choir performances, visit from Santa, hot chocolate and smore’s
- 6:30pm: Live performance
🎄 Mapleton City Park | W Maple St & N Main St, Mapleton
⭐️ Free to attend
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Heber City Old Fashioned Christmas

Caroling and Tree Lighting aren’t the only things to look forward at this event. Santa and his reindeer, cookie decorating, horse-drawn wagon rides, face painting, and musical entertainment are also some highlights to look forward to. Also, a drone show, because it doesn’t get any more old fashioned than a drone show! 😜 
🎄 December 6 | 6pm-8:30pm
- 7pm Drone Show
- 8pm Caroling and Tree Lighting
🎄 Heber City Main Street Tabernacle | 75 North Main Street Heber City
⭐️ Free to attend
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Lindon Historic Tree Lighting Ceremony

Light the tree with Lindon this year! Don’t miss pictures with Santa, holiday crafts and party in the Community Center gym.
🎄 December 2 | 6pm
🎄 Lindon Community Center | 25 N Main St, Lindon
⭐️ Free to attend
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Lindon Centennial Holiday Light Parade

If one Christmas light experience is good, two is better! Come back to Lindon for their Light Parade down Center Street.
🎄 December 13 | 6pm
🎄 Center Street, Lindon
⭐️ Free to attend
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Santa Claus is Comin’ To Town (Pleasant Grove)

This tree lighting ceremony brings a little more good this year. Bring your snack food (no cans) for the food drive to start off the festivities. Then enjoy hot cocoa, donuts, carols, and greetings from Santa!
🎄 December 2 | 5pm-8pm
- 5pm: Food Drive
- 6pm: Choir and Donuts with Cocoa
- 6:15: Tree Lighting
- 6:30pm-8pm: Santa Greeting Children
🎄 200 S Main St, Pleasant Grove
⭐️ Free to attend
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Pond Town Christmas

Experience Christmas lights on water at the Salem Pond!
🎄 November 29 - January 1 | 5:30pm-11pm
🎄 Salem Pond (259 W Salem Lake Dr, Salem)
⭐️ Free to attend
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Spanish Fork Winter Lights Parade

Get ready to light up Historic Main Street with the Winter Lights Parade!
🎄 November 30 | 7pm-8pm
🎄 Historical Main Street, Spanish Fork
⭐️ Free to attend
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Vineyard Tree Lighting Ceremony

Drink some hot cocoa and drop off letters for Santa at this lighting ceremony. Santa will make an appearance to help count down the lighting of Vineyard and pass out candy canes.
🎄 December 2 | 5:30pm
🎄 Penny Springs Park
⭐️ Free to attend
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Midway City Tree Lighting

Enjoy candle lighting 🕯️, music, caroling, fireworks, tree lighting, Santa, reindeer, candy bags, cookies and coca! Whew!
🎄 November 30 | 6pm
🎄 Midway Town Square |75 100 W, Midway
⭐️ Free to attend
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“Santa”quin Holly Days

Hand bell concert, horse-drawn carriage rides, reindeer photos, visits from the Grinch, Anna, Elsa, and Santa, and much more!
🎄 December 6-7
🎄 Friday @ 7pm-8pm: Hand bell Concert (free)
🎄 Saturday @ 10am-5pm
- Christmas Boutique, Mrs. Claus Gingerbread House Display, Holiday Community Performances
- 11am-1pm: Olaf, Elsa, and Anna visit
- 11am-1pm: Silent Santa
- 1pm-2pm: Dimple Dee the Elf
- 2pm-4pm: The Grinch Visit
- 5-8pm: Food Trucks, Horse Carriage Rides, Polar Express Rides, letters to Santa
- 6pm: Tree Lighting and Santa’s Arrival
- 6:10pm: Visit with Santa
- 8pm: Drone Light Show
🎄 110 South Center Street & Santaquin Elementary
⭐️ Free to attend
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Fairfield Town’s Christmas in the Sky

Time to take to the skies! Enjoy a light parade with Santa and fireworks immediately following.
🎄 December 7 | 5pm-7pm
🎄 $15 per vehicle (all donations go to local families in need)
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Other Free Christmas Lights Experiences

Lighting of the Riverwoods

Welcome the holiday season with 1.5 million lights, live entertainment, fireworks, and life-sized photo ops. (Lights on at 6 PM; Fireworks at 8 PM).  
🎄 November 22 | 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
🎄 Shops at the Riverwoods
⭐️ Free to attend
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Traverse Grand Gingerbread Village and Tallest Live Christmas Tree

“Stroll through a life-size village of gingerbread inspired houses, featuring a nearly 30 foot tall Gingerbread Tower!” And see their 70-foot live Christmas tree decorated with 7,000 lights and 6,000 ornaments!
🎄 Outlets at Traverse Mountain | 3700 N Cabelas Blvd, Lehi
⭐️ Free to attend
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Christmas on Temple Square

A tradition that started in 1965, the Temple Square Christmas lights are still going! (But make sure to check the map for open areas in the construction.)
🎄 November 29-January 1 | 3:30pm-10pm; 6am-8am
🎄 Temple Square, SLC
⭐️ Free to attend
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Sundance Tree Lighting Celebration 2024

“Come join us in celebrating the season with a Ceremonial Tree Lighting of the tree at the Village. Stay for complimentary cookies, cocoa, and a visit from Santa!” 🍪 
🎄 December 13 | 5pm-6:30pm
🎄 Sundance @ Village base near lift
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The Orchard Lights

The Orchard has already had their grand lighting, so head over for a walk through more than 100,000 lights (and maybe get a little Christmas shopping checked off your list).
🎄 November 12-January 4 | Lights on 5pm-11pm nightly
🎄 The Orchard at University Place
⭐️ Free to attend
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Annual Tree Lighting at Homestead Resort

Santa will be at the Homestead Resort to light the tree and bring in the holiday spirit. “Open to the community with treats and fun!”
🎄 November 30 | 7pm-9pm
🎄 Homestead Resort | 700 N Homestead Dr, Midway
⭐️ Free to attend
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Christmas Magic at Gardner Village

A not-quite-Christmas-lights experience, but sure to be full of Christmas magic (and probably a few lights). Look at the elf displays and go on the elf scavenger hunt, ride the Snowball Express Train ($4), grab free hot cocoa at Chocolate Covered Wagon (for those in their ugly sweaters), and more!
🎄 November 23-December 31
🎄 Gardner Village | 1100 WEST 7800 SOUTH, West Jordan
⭐️ Free to attend
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Holiday Window Stroll at The Grand America Hotel

Yes, this one also isn’t technically Christmas lights, but we’re betting there’s a light or two somewhere along the stroll. Stroll through the Hotel to see all their decorated windows and gingerbread house.
🎄 November 1-December 20 | Sunday-Thursday @ 12pm-10pm | Friday-Saturday @ 12pm-10pm
🎄 December 21-January 1 | 12pm-10pm
⭐️ Free to attend
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Not Your Average Neighborhood Lights

We gotta give some love to the hard core Christmas lights people out there that set up amazing home light shows. (Check back for more updated Christmas lights maps in the Valley.)

Highland Christmas Lights

An amazing Christmas home light display! This is Christmas Lights for a Cure. All donations benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
(Last year this one started December 2nd.)
🎄 Sunday-Thursday @ 5:30pm-10pm | Friday @ 5:30 - 11:30pm | Christmas Eve @ 5:30am-11:30pm
🎄 11671 Granite Flats Road, Highland
⭐️ Free to attend
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Lehi Christmas Lights

Drive through this fun Christmas light loop in Lehi!
⭐️ Free to attend
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Butterfield Family Lights

Fun family Christmas light show with synchronized music!
⭐️ Free to attend
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Howlett Family Light Show

Another family light show in Lehi! We heard last year they had a Star Wars song that was pretty great.
⭐️ Free to attend
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On The Bright Side

“Detailed lights synchronized to music for Christmas.”
⭐️ Free to attend
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Edwards Family Lights Show

“Light Show professionally sequenced to seasonal music. The show has been running since 2008 and continues to integrate new technology.”
⭐️ Free to attend
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Pleasant Grove Christmas Lights

Another great list of homes dressed to the nine in Christmas lights.
⭐️ Free to attend
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💡 The end 💡

As we said, we’ll keep updating this as the season goes along. Happy Holidays!

p.s. If we missed any just let us know and we’ll update this list!
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