Holiday Lights in the Triangle

May your days be merry and BRIGHT this holiday season! This year enjoy the magic of the holidays and slip into a winter wonderland of festive and creative holiday light displays. All throughout the Triangle, businesses and families design extravagant light displays for the community around them to enjoy. These light displays differ everywhere you go. Some are calm and peaceful and others are programmed to move to the beat of a joyful holiday song. 

This is a great opportunity to spend time with loved ones during this holiday season, connect with your local community, and support your local businesses! Check out these light display attractions in the Triangle and see which ones you would like to visit this holiday season!

For your convenience, we’ve included a user-friendly map for you to plan your own Holiday Light tour with your family!

Curl up in those pajamas, put the holiday music on and warm up the hot cocoa! Enjoy the holiday cheer this year!

 

RALEIGH

Fieldstream Farm Lights: Located at 8008 Old Stage Road in Raleigh, Fieldstream Farm delivers an incredible Christmas light display featuring over 1 million lights and a LED light tunnel containing over 200,000 lights. This drive thru light show starts November 21 and requires a ticket purchase depending on your party size! A vehicle containing 1 to 8 people will cost $20, a van or a bus with 9 to 18 people will cost $40 and a bus containing 19 or more people will cost $75. Bring your family and friends down to Fieldstream Farm to enjoy this magical light display and support this local business!

Nights of Lights: Located at 75 Hunts Drive, Dix Park, in Raleigh. Starts December 16th and runs until December 31st and runs from 5:30 to about 11. Tickets are $15 a car or $30 if the vehicle holds more than 9 passengers. 

The Nelsons Christmas Lights:  Located in Raleigh at 3909 Falmouth Drive. Admission is free! Starting Saturday November 28th, and then runs Thursday-Saturday from 6-10pm and Sundays from 6-9pm.

Goldman Family Lights: Located at 6331 Deerview Drive in Raleigh. Starting on Friday, November 20th. No payment required! 

Ambrose Lights: Visit them at 3401 Cartway Lanes in Raleigh! The show is expected to start on November 30.

Lights on the Meadow: Located at 9301 Hay Meadow Court in Raleigh! Just look for the sign at the beginning of the display to see what radio station to tune to. Enjoy!

 

WAKE FOREST

Lights on Cedar: Cedar Avenue in Wake Forest will be shining so bright this Christmas season! Starting November 27th and ending December 31st, Cedar lights will be delivering an extraordinary light show nightly from 5pm-10pm. From December 4th to December 20th on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 6pm-8pm you will also be able to see Santa strolling through the Light Show at 206 W Cedar Avenue! Bring your family and friends to experience this fanatics Christmas light show hosted by a local Wake Forest Family!!

Piper Lights: About 30 years ago Piper Lights started as a quaint light display featuring the manger scene. Now this family owned and operated holiday display delivers an indescribable light display 7 acres long! Located in Wake Forest located at 5725 Fixit Shop Road, starting November 27th you can experience this festive Christmas display Sunday through Thursday from 5:30-9 and Saturdays from 5:30-10. Admission is free but donations are accepted as well as appreciated! Bring your family and friends this year to enjoy an exciting drive by experience of Christmas lights brought to you by a local Wake Forest family!

Houston Family Lights: This amazing light show runs 6-9pm each evening and begins on December 4th and ends around New Years. This show is located at 9021 New Century Road, Wake Forest. No fee is required!

 

YOUNGVILLE

Festival of Lights: Hill Ridge Farms, located at 703 Tarboro Road in Youngsville, is back this Christmas season to deliver an incredible light show! This trail of lights, that you can enjoy from the comfort of your own car is something special this season for you and your family to enjoy! The trail opens November 26th and runs until December 27th. It is open nightly from 5:30-10 and the cost is $20 per vehicle. Visit Hill Ridge farms this Christmas season for a magical holiday experience!

 

CARY

Gebhardt Family Lights: Located  at 1033 Hortons Creek Road in Cary, NC. They are planning to open Friday, November 27th with hours of 5:30pm to 10:30pm Sunday through Thursday, and 5:30pm to 11pm Friday and Saturday. Light show is synchronized to music.

 

CLAYTON

Lights on the Neuse: Opening weekend on November 27th and 28th. Open the weekend of December 4th, December 10th-13th, and December 17th-24th. Located at 1620 Loop Road in Clayton. Admission is $10 per person and children 2 and under are free!

 

WENDELL

Lake Myra Christmas Lights: The Lake Myra Christmas Light Show delivers one of the most spectacular light shows! Located on the corner of 3rd Street and Cypress Street in Wendell, Lake Myra Christmas Light Show is providing a 25 minute light show programmed to run to Christmas music! They open November 25th and run the show until December 31st. Their hours of operation are Sunday-Thursday 5:30-10 and Friday and Saturday 5:30-11. Admission is free, but donations are greatly appreciated! Each show is 25 minutes long with a 5 minute break in between which gives groups time to go back to their vehicle and let the next group come in due to the COVID-19 pandemic. If you are not comfortable being outside you can watch the show from your vehicle and tune into 103.3 FM on the radio to listen to the music for the show!

 

FUQUAY VARINA

Holland Road Lights: Visit the Holland Road Lights at 409 Holland Road in Fuquay Varina from November 26th (Thanksgiving) to a few days after New Year’s! The musical light show includes 20,000 – 25,000 lights. On New Year’s Eve, they typically change things up with a dance party light show! Tune into FM 90.9 to listen.

 

APEX

Christmas Lights on Holt Road: Located on  1012 Holt Road in Apex, this display is open from November 26th – 29th, December 4th to 6th, December 11th to 13th, December 18th to 26th. Follow them on Facebook for times, rules and schedule changes: https://www.facebook.com/pg/christmaslightsonholtrd