With COVID-19 still an ever-present issue, one safe holiday activity is viewing light displays. Here are some amazing DFW drive-through holiday light experiences as well as socially distanced walk-able light displays that will get you in the holiday spirit. They are especially fun for the whole family to enjoy and you don’t even have to leave your car.

When you out and about enjoying any of these displays, be sure to tag @ArtandSeekTX on Instagram in your photos and videos for a mention!

Gift of Lights at Texas Motor Speedway

• 3545 Lone Star Circle, Fort Worth
• November 26 – January 2
• Friday & Saturday: 6pm-10pm / Sunday – Thursday 6pm-9pm
• Tickets are $30 for cars/trucks
• Drive-thru food trucks available
• Bring Your Pet Day and Crazy Christmas Sweater Day

Life-Sized Nutcracker, one of the many classic holiday lantern characters in the drive-thru display on Candy Cane Lane. Photo: Hunter Garrett

Candy Cane Lane

• American Airlines Center (Silver Parking Garage), 2503 Victory Ave, Dallas
• November 27 – December 26
• $35 for cars
• Can upgrade for a photo opportunity with Santa Claus

Prairie Lights

• 5610 Lake Ridge Pkwy, Grand Prairie
• November 26 – December 31
• $30 per car
• 4 million lights set along 2 miles of path
• Custom video from Santa available
• Drive-thru concessions at the half-way point

Trees lit by thousands of colorful lights at Vitruvian Park. Photo: Stevan Koye.

Vitruvian Lights

• Vitruvian Park, 3875 Ponte Ave, Addison
• November 27 – January 3
• Open daily from 5:00pm – 11:00pm
• FREE
• Walkable and drive-through available
• Parking available onsite at Vitruvian Park; Bella Lane, Park Road, and Ponte Avenue Parking Lots.

Dallas Zoo Lights

• Dallas Zoo, 650 South R.L. Thornton Fwy, Dallas
• November 20 – January 3
• $65 per car
• More than one million lights
• Silk-covered animal lanterns depicting Zoo favorites
• Ice palace for a trio of penguins
• All participants, including Dallas Zoo Members, are
  required to purchase tickets and food and drink add-ons online in advance.

The lighted trees in front of the Modern Art Museum make it the perfect spot for a nighttime photo op. Photo: The Modern Arts Museum of Fort Worth.

The Modern Lights

• Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, 3200 Darnell St, Fort Worth
• November 27 – January 17
• Lights will be illuminated, nightly, from 5 pm to midnight.
• Photo opportunities
• FREE
• Free gallery admission until 8 p.m. on Friday nights

Walkable Light Displays:

“Four Calling Birds,” one of 12 decorated gazebos in the 12 Days of Christmas display. Photo: Dallas Arboretum

Holiday at the Arboretum

• Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden, 8525 Garland Rd, Dallas
• November 27–December 30, Sunday–Wednesday 6–9 p.m. & Thursday–Saturday • 6–10 p.m.
• $12-$17
• Over 1 million lights
• Christmas Village
• Visits with Santa Claus every night, shopping, food & beverage options
• 25-foot-tall Victorian gazebos of the 12 Days of Christmas

“Ike the polar bear” standing near the Frisco Square ice rink. Photo: Frisco Square.

Christmas in the Square

• Frisco Square, 8843 Coleman Blvd, Frisco 
• November 27 – January 4
• FREE
• Holiday lights and music will run daily 6-10 PM
• Ice skating, Santa visits, live music, holiday vendor market, Christmas tree lot, horse-drawn carriages, Ike the polar bear
• 180,000 lights, 200 dancing snowflakes, 10 miles of wiring

The “Whoville Post Office” at the Whoville display in the Town Square Gazebo. Photo: Grapevine Parks and Recreation

Historic Grapevine Christmas Spectacular

• 120 S Main St, Grapevine, TX 76051
• November 23 – January 10
• 9 a.m. – 11 p.m.
• FREE
• Thousands of Christmas lights and decorations
• Daily performances with animated snowmen, “The Chilly Dawgs”
• “Whos in Whoville” at the Town Square Gazebo
• 40-foot animated Singing Christmas Tree at Town Square Gazebo
• City Hall Light Show Spectacular at City Hall and “snow flurries”

Cowtown Coliseum Lights. Photo: Greg Roach with Greg Roach Photography.

HO HO Holidays In the Stockyards

• 2501 Rodeo Plaza, Fort Worth, TX 76164
• December 4 – December 24
• FREE
• Cowboy Santa will have socially distanced visits and photos in Santa’s Christmas Cabin (located at stockyards station). Appointments are strongly recommended
• Thousands of lights
• 30-foot Christmas tree, strolling carolers, plus live music

Sammons Park’s reflection pool reflects the brightly lit trees and festivities. Photo: Nate Rehlander

Reliant Lights Your Holidays

• Sammons Park, 2403 Flora Street, Dallas, TX 75201
• Friday, December 4 – Sunday, December 20
• 5:30 p.m. – 10:00 pm
• FREE
• Live pop-up performances on Fridays and Saturdays
• 550,000 LED lights illuminating the Winspear Opera House, Wyly Theatre, and Sammons Park
• Photo opportunities
• Masks required

We hope your holidays are brightened by these festive displays. For a list of even more holiday activities around the North Texas area check out Art&Seek’s Holiday Event Guide.

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