It doesn’t feel like the holidays until the lights are on outside. Most of these shows kick off the weekend after Thanksgiving, Friday, November 28, 2025. We expect our list of homes decorated will have more addresses than ever! This year, we will also be adding driving routes. These city and community light shows, and tree lightings start in November and run through December. Drive through, walking trails, horse-drawn wagon rides, Christmas villages, and more. Make sure to add one of these holiday light festivals to your family tradition!
Christmas at the Pond, Kimberly
Sunday, November 30, 2025: 5 – 7 pm
The Village of Kimberly hosts an annual holiday kickoff event at Memorial Park. Each year, the display gets a little bigger, with thousands of Christmas lights and activities, including vendors, Santa, music, cheer, and plenty of holiday spirit.
This FREE family event takes place at Memorial Park on the 1/4 mile paved trail loop. Parking is available on the street, in the public parking lot on Kimberly Avenue, and to the north on Red and White Cedar Parkways. Note there is no bathroom on site. Lights are on all of December after.
Fox Cities Festival of Lights, Appleton
Opening Weekend: November 28-30
December 5-7, 12-14, 19-21, 24-28, 2025
5-9 pm
The Fox Cities Festival of Lights is a fantastic Christmas light display at Darboy Community Park in the village of Harrison. The FREE (a $ 5-per-person cash donation is greatly appreciated) family-friendly event is a half-mile walk through a wooded trail with holiday lights and displays featuring traditional holiday characters and iconic Fox Cities landmarks. Santa visits every night from 5:00-8:00 until December 21, 2025. Hot chocolate and other beverages for sale on most nights. Parking is available on the east side of the park off of Skippers Lane, Midway Road, and Noe Road.
- Darboy Community Park, Noe Rd, Appleton
Timber Rattlers Holiday Lights
November 14, 2025 – January 3, 2026
The Timber Rattlers Holiday Lights is a NEW holiday light display in 2025 to add to your family traditions, hosted by the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at Neuroscience Group Field. The walk-through light display has over one million lights synchronized to holiday music, photo opportunities, and our favorite Fox Cities mascot, Fang! General admission tickets are $12 in November and $13 in December & January. Grab tickets online before you go. Tickets are virtual/mobile-based.
- Fox Cities Stadium, 2400 N Casaloma Dr, Appleton, Wisconsin
Oshkosh Celebration of Lights, Oshkosh
November 28 – December 31, 2025, 5:30-9 pm
Oshkosh Celebration of Lights will continue at the EAA grounds in Oshkosh.
Highlights include a 100-foot tree, sculptured scenes, and animated light displays. This holiday light show is a yearly event and a great place to spot Santa. General Admission per carload is $20.00 with $5.00 off with a donation of a sealed hygiene item (shampoo, deodorant, soap, etc.) or non-perishable in-date food items appreciated. Visit their website for FREE community nights each year.
- EAA Grounds, Oshkosh
Holiday Lights on the Fox
November 28 – December 31, 2025, 5-9 pm (Mondays closed)
Fridays and Saturdays: 5-10 pm
Holiday Lights on the Fox is a one-mile drive-through light show at the Brown County Fairgrounds that includes lights synchronized to music, a drive-through tunnel, and light displays, including Santa riding a motorcycle, giant reindeer, 20+ foot dinosaurs, and more. Admission is $25-$30 a car.
- Brown County Fairgrounds, 1500 Fort Howard Avenue, De Pere
Voyageur Park Holiday Light Display, De Pere
December 12-14, 28-23, 2025, 5-9 pm
The De Pere Parks, Recreation, and Forestry Department will be hosting its annual holiday lights display at Voyager Park in De Pere. The drive-through display is FREE and features over 25 decorated and community-sponsored trees and other holiday displays.
- Voyageur Park, 100 William St, De Pere, WI
Winter Jubilee: Light Show, Green Bay
Kicks of Friday, November 28, 2025. The light show occurs every Friday and Saturday night through December (unless there is a Packer game) and daily December 19 – 24 and 26 – 27, 2025.
Titletown’s Winter Jubilee: Light Show will occur every Friday and Saturday through December. The show will be projected onto the west side of Lambeau Field, off Ridge Road, featuring a blend of holiday-themed lights, music, and special effects, including animation, lasers, and fireworks. The first Winter Jubilee Light Show will begin at 6 pm on Friday, November 28, 2025. Each show lasts 7 minutes and runs every 30 minutes until 9 pm.
- Titletown Plaza, 1065 Lombardi Avenue, Green Bay, WI
- Full list of show dates and times, as well as parking information
WPS Garden of Lights, Green Bay
November 28-30, December 4-7, 11-14, 18-23, 26-30, 2025
4:30-9 pm
The Green Bay Botanical Garden transforms its gardens every holiday season into the WPS Garden of Lights, a magical winter wonderland experience with 37 botanically-themed light displays featuring over 325,000 twinkling lights. Visitors are invited to walk (about 30 – 45 minutes) or ride a horse-drawn wagon ride (about 10-15 minutes) through the lighted half-mile tour.
Dated, timed-entry tickets are sold in advance online for this walkthrough light show.
Value Nights are typically Thursdays, Sundays, and days after Christmas. Peak Nights are typically Fridays and Saturdays, and dates before Christmas. Ticket prices vary by date.
- Green Bay Botanical Gardens, 2600 Larsen Road, Green Bay, Wisconsin
North Pole, Chilton
November 27 – December 23, 2025 (Closed Mondays and December 23, 2025): 4-8 pm
The North Pole in Chilton is arguably Wisconsin’s most unique indoor and outdoor display! Explore more than twenty unique displays that are homes to Santa’s helpers. Mechanical characters tell magical little stories in this quaint Christmas village. While visiting the school, church, radio station, and watching the penguins ice skate, your family is transported to the North Pole without leaving the Fox Valley.
There is also a station for dropping off letters and cards for our men and women in the armed services who will not be home for Christmas. Letters will be hand-delivered to the VFW, which will then send them to members.
The North Pole property is over 6 acres and includes a large parking lot for buses, indoor and outdoor displays, and room for expansion. The indoor area also includes a snack area, gift shop, and Santa visits.
Admission
- Adults 18 years and older: $5.00
- Children over 1 years to 17 years: $3.00
- Children 1 years and younger: FREE
100% of all proceeds go to keep the North Pole Christmas Village going for all families to enjoy. They also collect food donations for local food banks.
- The North Pole, N5207 Lemke Rd, Chilton, WI
Delightfully Calumet, Chilton
Starts Friday, December 5, 2025: Every Friday, Saturday, & Sunday in December: 5-9 pm
Delightfully Calumet, Inc. Holiday drive-through Light Show will again be at the Calumet County Fairgrounds. It features thirteen 150-foot displays boasting over 130,000 lights synchronized to Christmas music. Attendees will be asked to tune their car radio into a specified station. The mission is to offer a quality, fun-filled family event while stocking the shelves for our local food pantries. Admission is a can of food or as many as you would like.
- Calumet County Fairgrounds, 900 Francis St, Chilton, WI
Lakeside Light Show, Fond du Lac
November 28, 2025 – January 1, 2026, 5-11 pm
Enjoy an approximately 20-minute show with dancing trees at the Lakeside Park Holiday Light Show! Tune your car radio to 87.9 FM to listen to the synchronized music. This year’s light show is in the park on the hill by the water treatment plant. When entering the park from Main Street, take a left after passing the children’s play area. The best spot for viewing is in the parking lot across the street, but be careful, it does get busy. Admission cost is FREE, but donations are accepted. Don’t forget to see who is on top of the lighthouse!
- Lakeside Park, 555 N Park Ave, Fond du Lac, WI
Rotary Winter Wonderland, Marshfield
November 28 – December 31, 2025: 5 – 9 pm
The Rotary Winter Wonderland is a holiday lights display at Wildwood Zoo, Marshfield, with over 1,000,000 L.E.D. lights! They also host many fun activities like Santa visits, horse-drawn carriage rides, and more. Walkthrough or drive-through. Admission is FREE, but donations are accepted for the local food pantry.
- Wildwood Zoo, 608 W 17th St, Marshfield, WI
Making Spirits Bright, Sheboygan
Holiday Light Show: November 28 – December 31, 2025: 5-9 pm (closed December 24)
Making Spirits Bright in Sheboygan is a drive-through holiday display by the Sheboygan County Rotary Clubs. Thousands of lights synchronized to music, tune your radio to 89.1 FM while driving through. Trolley rides are available from the Quarryview Center on Friday and Saturday nights through December 23, 2024, for $2/person. Admission is FREE, but donations are accepted for the local food pantry.
- Evergreen Park, 3000 Calumet Dr, Sheboygan, WI
Lights in Lincoln Park, Manitowoc
November 28 & 29, December 4-6, December 11-29, 2025, 5-8 pm
Lights in Lincoln Park is an annual drive-through light show featuring 70+ fun lighted animal displays, including an animated elephant, wolf, polar bear, and more! Visit with Santa and enjoy cookies and hot chocolate in the cabin on select Friday nights. Admission is $5 for adults and $10 for families.
- Lights in Lincoln Park, 1215 N 8th St, Manitowoc, WI
Christmas at the Zoo, West Bend
November 22 – December 31, 2025: 1-9 pm (The last car admitted at 7:30 pm)
Closed: Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day
Drive through the zoo in the warmth of your car and enjoy lights, holiday displays, decorations, and animals at Shalome Wildlife and Zoo’s annual holiday light show, Christmas at the Zoo! Kids will receive a treat from Santa Claus. Plan for about an hour to drive through. Families can also purchase animal feed and enjoy a campfire afterward. Admission is $10 for adults and $10 for children.
- Shalom Wildlife Zoo, 1901 Shalom Drive, West Bend, WI
Enchantment in the Park, West Bend
November 28 – December 24, 2025
Enchantment in the Park is a drive-through display that is also open for walking (a shorter route that will not have access to the whole display). Horse and carriage rides are available on a first-come, first-served serve. The carriage holds up to 15 people and costs $5 a person for anyone 16 and older. Children 15 and younger are free. Purchase hot cocoa, popcorn, candy, and other treats to help support Casa Guadalupe Education Center. Warm up by the fire and roast marshmallows on Friday and Saturday nights. You can also find Santa on select nights.
Suggested donation is $10. Consider also donating nonperishable food.
- Regner Park, 800 N. Main Street, West Bend
Wisconsin Christmas Carnival of Lights, Caledonia
November 22, 2025 – January 31, 2026
*Closed for Thanksgiving & Christmas
*Open Fridays & Saturdays only in January
The Christmas Carnival of Lights is rumored as the Midwest’s biggest, brightest, and most dazzling drive-through holiday light show, with over 3 million lights. The route drives through Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park campground, about 20 minutes south of Milwaukee. Experience the show in the comfort of your car, on Santa’s giant sleigh, or on a golf cart holiday train. Enjoy animated lights, colorfully decorated lights, and one-of-a-kind hand-crafted displays. General admission for up to 8 people for one carload is $25 a vehicle (Sunday-Thursday) or $30 a vehicle (Fridays and Saturdays). Santa visits are free in the Lodge every night until December 23. Food is also available to purchase, including pizzas, cookies, hot chocolate, and s’more kits. Warm up around the outdoor fire pits.
- Jellystone Park™, 8425 HWY 38, Caledonia, WI
Country Christmas, Waukesha
- Walking Nights: November 14-16, 21-23, & 26, 2025
- Bikes and Lights: November 24-24, 2025
- Drive Through Nights: November 28 – December 2, 2025 & December 4, 2025 – January 3, 2026
Country Christmas at the Ingleside Hotel is a fantastic display and boasts the largest drive-through light display in Wisconsin It includes a mile-long route to see over a million lights and holiday scents, including Bearville with giant teddy bears, 200-foot tunnel, life-sized nativity, a model train display, photo opportunities, and concessions stand. Special walk-through nights and wagon rides are also available. Admission is $30 a carload Sunday through Thursday and $35 a carload on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays and available online.
- The Ingleside Hotel, 2810 Golf Rd, Pewaukee, WI
Holiday Fantasy in Lights at Olin Park, Madison
November 15, 2024 – December 31, 2025, dusk to dawn
Hosted by The Electrical Group Holiday Fantasy in Lights light show is the greenest show in Wisconsin! Drive through the park for FREE and enjoy 60 lighted displays including Bucky the Badger.
- Olin Park, 1156 Olin Court, Madison, WI
