Christmas Festivals, Chanukah Festivals and some news of adding more State Festival Guides!
It’s been a weird week, festival fans.
Kids have been sick and I’ve been homebound. Of course, I got a little sick myself but it seems manageable.
There were plenty-a-festival I missed this passed weekend and now there are only so many Christmas markets left. It’s just a reminder to not waste opportunities as they come.
This weekend, depending on what state your in, you may be able to try some Chanukah Festivals as well (it starts on the 18th at sundown). I’m a sucker for potato pancakes so that all sounds good to me.
In other news, I’m reflecting on the year and on this website and I think I’m about ready to add a few more states. Based on votes I’ve received over the years and on what I’m already covering, I think it would make sense to add the following states: Delaware, Maryland, Mississippi, Virginia and the District of Columbia.
Let me know how you feel about these additions!
While they may not all be up by year’s end, they will likely be up by the end of January.
Have a wonderful weekend, everyone, and do you best to stay healthy (lot of bugs out there)!
Love, Peace and Festival Grease!
Holiday Festival Weekend: December 15-18, 2022
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MAP of festival and fair food cities this weekend.
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ALABAMA
12/12-12/18 – Lights of Noel V – Birmingham
12/12-12/18 – Rocket City Christmas Light Show V – Madison
12/12-12/18 – Christmas in the Park IV – Arab
12/12-12/18 – Winter Park at The Orion IV – Huntsville
12/12-12/18 – Oxford Festival of Lights V – Oxford
12/12-12/18 – Christmas Lights Festival at the Montgomery Zoo III – Montgomery
12/12-12/18 – Galaxy of Lights VI – Huntsville
12/12-12/18 – Christmas at the Falls IV – Gadsden
12/12-12/18 – Magic Christmas in Lights IV – Theodore
12/14-12/18 – Glow Wild: An Animal Lantern Celebration V – Birmingham
12/15-12/18 – Santa Land V – Rogersville
FLORIDA
12/12-12/18 – Holiday in Paradise III – West Palm Beach
12/12-12/18 – Santa’s Enchanted Forest VI – Hialeah
12/12-12/18 – Space Coast Light Festival IV – Palm Bay
12/12-12/18 – Night of a Million Lights VI – Kissimmee
12/12-12/18 – Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park Festival of Lights II – White Springs
12/12-12/18 – Magic of Lights at Daytona International Speedway V – Daytona Beach
12/12-12/18 – Magic of Lights at Homestead-Miami Speedway V – Homestead
12/12-12/18 – Dazzling Nights Jacksonville IV – Jacksonville
12/12-12/18 – Dazzling Nights Orlando IV – Orlando
12/12-12/18 – Tampa Bay’s Festival of Lights and Santa’s Village IV – Dover
12/12-12/18 – Pinecrest Gardens Night of Lights II – Pinecrest
12/12-12/18 – The Wonderland of Lights and America’s Christmas Village IV – Auburndale
12/13 – Inverness Olde Fashioned Christmas – Inverness
12/14-12/18 – Enchant Christmas IV – St. Petersburg
12/15-12/18 – Christmas Lane IV – Plant City
12/15-12/18 – ZOOLights II – Jacksonville
12/15-12/18 – The Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens Asian Lantern Festival V – Sanford
12/16-12/18 – Christmas in the Wild IV – Tampa
12/16-12/18 – Mayhem Ranch Winter Festival III – Morriston
12/16-12/18 – Hunsader Farms Country Christmas II – Bradenton
12/16-12/18 – Downtown Fort Myers Blues Festival – Fort Myers
12/16-12/18 – Raprager Family Farm’s Winter Festival and Christmas Extravaganza IV – Odessa
12/18 – A Taste of Chanukah – Sarasota
12/18 – Chanukah Street Festival on Lincoln Road – Miami Beach
12/18 – The Delray Beach Grand Chanukah Festival – Delray Beach
12/18 – Boca Raton Chanukah Festival – Boca Raton
GEORGIA
12/12-12/18 – Lights of Life IV – Marietta
12/12-12/18 – Garden Lights, Holiday Nights VI – Atlanta
12/12-12/18 – Atlanta Christkindl Market IV – Atlanta
12/12-12/18 – Atlanta Holiday Lights IV – Atlanta
12/12-12/18 – Holiday Road Atlanta IV – Fairburn
12/12-12/18 – Margaritaville’s Lakeside Lights Spectacular V – Buford
12/12-12/18 – Festival of Trees at Town Center at Cobb VI – Kennesaw
12/12-12/18 – Holiday Lights at Veteran’s Park V – Canton
12/12-12/18 – World of Illumination: Reindeer Road IV – Marietta
12/12-12/18 – Holiday Lights of Hope III – Woodstock
12/12-12/18 – Enchanted Garden of Lights V – Lookout Mountain
12/12-12/18 – Fantasy in Lights at Callaway Resort and Gardens V – Pine Mountain
12/12-12/18 – IllumiNights at the Zoo: A Chinese Lantern Festival IV – Atlanta
12/13-12/18 – A Country Christmas at Pettit Creek Farms IV – Cartersville
12/14-12/18 – Winter Wonderlights IV – Athens
12/15-12/18 – Mountain Country Christmas in Lights IV – Hiawassee
12/15-12/18 – Festival of Lights at Chehaw Park and Zoo III – Albany
12/16-12/18 – Stone Mountain Christmas VI – Stone Mountain
12/16-12/18 – December Nights and Holiday Lights IV – Savannah
12/16-12/18 – Christmas Lights at A.H. Stephens State Park IV – Crawfordville
12/17 – Historic Westville Christmas Fest – Columbus
ILLINOIS
12/12-12/18 – East Peoria Festival of Lights IV – East Peoria
12/12-12/18 – Lightscape at the Chicago Botanical Garden VI – Glencoe
12/12-12/18 – Wonderland in Lights IV – Effingham
12/12-12/18 – Cosley Zoo Festival of Lights IV – Wheaton
12/12-12/18 – Christkindlmarket Wrigleyville V – Chicago
12/12-12/18 – Christkindlmarket Chicago at Daley Plaza V – Chicago
12/12-12/18 – Holiday Lights in Lilacia Park III – Lombard
12/12-12/18 – Illumination: Tree Lights at Morton Arboretum IV – Lisle
12/12-12/18 – Mattoon Lightworks V – Mattoon
12/12-12/18 – Shelbyville Festivals of Lights V – Shelbyville
12/12-12/18 (Closed 12/15) – ZooLights at Lincoln Park Zoo V – Chicago
12/14-12/18 – Brookfield Zoo Holiday Magic IV – Brookfield
12/15-12/18 – Chatham Light Up the Park IV – Chatham
12/15-12/18 – Christkindlmarket Aurora IV – Aurora
12/16-12/18 – Ottawa Chris Kringle Market IV – Ottawa
12/17 – Christmas in Carterville – Carterville
12/17 – Holiday Cheers Market IV – Alton
12/17-12/18 – Christmas in the Commons III – New Lenox
INDIANA
12/12-12/18 – Festival of Trees VI – Indianapolis
12/12-12/18 – Christmas Nights of Lights VI – Indianapolis
12/12-12/18 – Lanthier Winery Festival of Trees IV – Madison
12/12-12/18 – Ritzy’s Fantasy of Lights IV – Evansville
12/12-12/18 – Winter Lights at Sunset Hill Farm V – Valparaiso
12/12-12/18 – Winterlights V – Indianapolis
12/12-12/18 – Christmas at the Zoo V – Indianapolis
12/14-12/18 – Carmel Christkindlmarkt German Holiday Market V – Carmel
12/14-12/18 – Christmas Tyme Lights IV – Lowell
12/15-12/18 – Athenaeum Christkindlmarkt IV – Indianapolis
12/16-12/18 – A Merry Prairie Holiday IV – Fishers
12/16-12/18 – Wild Zoo Wonderland III – Fort Wayne
12/16-12/18 – Waterman’s Winter Wonderland Christmas Festival IV – Indianapolis
12/16-12/18 – Gift of Lights at the Potawatomi Zoo IV – South Bend
KENTUCKY
12/12-12/18 – Christmas in the Park Light Show IV – Benton
12/12-12/18 – Patti’s Festival of Lights VII – Grand Rivers
12/12-12/18 – Lights Under Louisville VI – Louisville
12/12-12/18 – Winter Woods Spectacular IV – Louisville
12/12-12/18 – Christmas at Mustard Seed Hill IV – Millersburg
12/12-12/18 – Christmas in the Park IV – Paducah
12/12-12/18 – Elizabethtown’s Christmas in the Park IV – Elizabethtown
12/12-12/18 – Christmas at Panther Creek IV – Owensboro
12/12-12/18 – Southern Lights Holiday Festival IV – Lexington
12/12-12/18 – Winter Wonderland of Lights V – Ashland
12/14-12/18 – ChristmasTime at the Ark Encounter IV – Williamstown
12/16-12/18 – Festival of Lights IV – Mayfield
12/17-12/18 – Christmas on the Farm – Cynthiana
MICHIGAN
12/12-12/18 – Magic of Lights V – Clarkston
12/12-12/18 – Nite Lights IV – Brooklyn
12/12-12/18 – Sparkle in the Park IV – Bear Lake
12/12-12/18 – The Colors of Christmas Wonderland IV – Newaygo
12/14-12/18 – Wild Lights at the Detroit Zoo V – Royal Oak
12/14-12/18 – Wayne County Lightfest V – Westland
12/14-12/18 – Walk Through the Lights at Gull Meadow Farms III – Richland
12/15-12/18 – Holiday Nights in Greenfield Village III – Dearborn
12/15-12/18 – Winter Wonder Lights at Meadow Brook IV – Rochester
12/15-12/18 – Lansing Holiday Light Show V – Lansing
12/15-12/18 – Glenlore Trails Aurora V – Commerce Township
12/15-12/18 – Wonderland of Lights at Potter Park Zoo V – Lansing
12/16-12/18 – Canterbury Village Holiday Stroll IV – Lake Orion
12/16-12/18 – Christmas at Crossroads Holiday Magic IV – Flint
NEW YORK
12/12-12/18 – Wegman’s Lights on the Lake V – Liverpool
12/13-12/18 – Buffalo Holiday Market IV – Buffalo
12/15-12/18 – Roc Holiday Village III – Rochester
12/15-12/18 – Buffalo/Niagara Holiday Light Show V – Lockport
12/16-12/18 – Christkindlmarkt III – Buffalo
12/16-12/18 – Zoo Lights at the Buffalo Zoo IV – Buffalo
12/16-12/18 – The Fairgrounds Festival of Lights IV – Hamburg
12/17 – Press Bay Winter Artisan Market – Ithaca
12/17-12/18 – Dickens Christmas Festival IV – Skaneateles
NORTH CAROLINA
12/12-12/18 – Christmas Wonderland of Lights at Zootastic Park V – Troutman
12/12-12/18 – Tanglewood Park Festival of Lights VI – Clemmons
12/12-12/18 – Hill Ridge Farms Festival of Lights IV – Youngsville
12/12-12/18 – Kannapolis Celebration of Lights V – Kannapolis
12/12-12/18 – NC Chinese Lantern Festival V – Cary
12/12-12/18 – Lake Myra Christmas Lights IV – Wendell
12/12-12/18 – The North Carolina Arboretum’s Winter Lights V – Asheville
12/12-12/18 – Lake Julian Festival of Lights III – Arden
12/12-12/18 – Speedway Christmas V – Charlotte
12/12-12/18 – Charlotte Christmas Village IV – Charlotte
12/12-12/18 – Shadrack Christmas Wonderland IV – Tryon
12/14-12/18 – Holidays at the Garden IV – Belmont
12/14-12/18 – Tweetsie Christmas IV – Blowing Rock
12/15-12/18 – McLaurin Farms Christmas Festival IV – Greensboro
12/15-12/18 – Lu Mil Vineyard Festival of Lights IV – Elizabethtown
12/15-12/18 – WRAL Nights of Lights IV – Raleigh
12/15-12/18 – Light the Knights Charlotte Christmas Village IV – Charlotte
12/16-12/17 – Christmas in Kings Mountain III – Kings Mountain
12/16-12/18 – Country Christmas Train at Denton FarmPark IV – Denton
12/16-12/18 – Winterfest at Carowinds IV – Charlotte
12/16-12/18 – Olde Mecklenburg Brewery’s Christmas Market (Weihnachtsmarkt) IV – Charlotte
12/17 – North Carolina Christmas Festival – Concord
12/18 – Southern Fried Chanukah – Charlotte
OHIO
Ohio Festivals can be found at ohiofestivals.net/ohio-festivals/
PENNSYLVANIA
12/12-12/18 – Shadrack’s Christmas Wonderland V – Butler
12/12-12/18 – Zoo Lights Drive Thru IV – Pittsburgh
12/12-12/18 – Christmas Light-Up V – Clinton
12/12-12/18 – Peoples Gas Holiday Market V – Pittsburgh
12/12-12/18 – Holiday Lights on the Lake V – Altoona
12/12-12/18 – Christmas in the Park IV – Grove City
12/15-12/18 – Presque Isle Lights III – Erie
12/16-12/18 – Overly’s Country Christmas V – Greensburg
12/16-12/18 – Holiday Nights of Lights IV – Bedford
SOUTH CAROLINA
12/12-12/17 – Christmas “Inn” Our Town Festival II – Fountain Inn
12/12-12/18 – Swan Lake Fantasy of Lights III – Sumter
12/12-12/18 – Christmas in Hopelands II – Aiken
12/12-12/18 – Holiday Festival of Lights V – Charleston
12/12-12/18 – Celebrate the Season Holiday Lights IV – Moncks Corner
12/12-12/18 – Upstate Holiday Light Show IV – Easley
12/12-12/18 – The Great Christmas Light Show IV – Little River
12/12-12/18 – Holiday Lights on the River IV – Columbia
12/12-12/18 – Winter Wonderland at the Beach V – Myrtle Beach
12/12-12/18 – Anderson Christmas Lights IV – Anderson
12/12-12/18 – Holiday Lights Safari at Hollywild V – Inman
12/14-12/18 – Riverbanks Zoo and Garden’s Lights Before Christmas V – Columbia
12/16-12/17 – Celebrate the Season Holiday Festival III – Moncks Corner
12/16-12/18 – StarLight Unicorn Night-Lights with Santa IV – Fountain Inn
12/17 – Celtic Christmas and Holiday Market – Pickens
12/18 – Hilton Head Island Hanukkah Celebration – Hilton Head Island
12/18 – Chanukah in the Square – Charleston
TENNESSEE
12/12-12/18 – NoogaLights at Chester Frost Park V – Middle Valley
12/12-12/18 – Zoolumination: Chinese Festival of Lights V – Nashville
12/12-12/18 – Shadrack’s Christmas Wonderland VII – Kodak
12/12-12/18 – Shadrack’s Christmas Adventure IV – Sevierville
12/12-12/18 – Shadrack’s Christmas Wonderland IV – Johnson City
12/12-12/18 – Lights Over Gatlinburg V – Gatlinburg
12/12-12/18 – Pinnacle Speedway in Lights V – Bristol
12/12-12/18 – Christmas on the Cumberland IV – Clarksville
12/12-12/18 – Chad’s Winter Wonderland IV – Lebanon
12/12-12/18 – Franktown’s Festival of Lights V – Franklin
12/12-12/18 – The Dancing Lights of Christmas VI – Lebanon
12/12-12/18 – A Country Christmas at Gaylord Opryland VI – Nashville
12/12-12/18 – Holiday Lights at Cheekwood Estate and Gardens V – Nashville
12/14-12/18 – Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Christmas VII – Pigeon Forge
12/14-12/18 – Zoo Lights IV – Knoxville
12/14-12/18 – Asian Lantern Festival at the Chattanooga Zoo VI – Chattanooga
12/14-12/18 – Starry Nights at Shelby Farms Park IV – Memphis
12/14-12/18 – Enchanted Forest Festival of Trees V – Memphis
12/16-12/18 – Zoo Lights at Memphis Zoo V – Memphis
12/17 – Bell Buckle Old Fashioned Christmas III – Bell Buckle
12/17-12/18 – Christkindlesmarkt IV – Knoxville
12/17-12/18 – Chattanooga Holiday Market III – Chattanooga
WEST VIRGINIA
12/12-12/18 – Oglebay’s Winter Festival of Lights VI – Wheeling
12/12-12/18 – Bluefield Holiday of Lights IV – Bluefield
12/12-12/18 – St. Albans Festival of Lights IV – St. Albans
12/14-12/18 – Celebration of Lights IV – Fairmont
12/17 – Winter Brewfest – Snowshoe
12/17-12/18 – Lewisburg Holiday Festival IV – Lewisburg
WISCONSIN
12/12-12/18 – Enchantment in the Park IV – West Bend
12/12-12/18 – Winter Wonders at Boerner Botanical Gardens V – Franklin
12/12-12/18 – Chippewa Falls Christmas Village IV – Chippewa Falls
12/12-12/18 – Celebration of Lights IV – Oshkosh
12/12-12/18 – The North Pole Christmas Village IV – Chilton
12/12-12/18 – Milwaukee Holiday Lights Festival V – Milwaukee
12/12-12/18 – East Troy Lights III – East Troy
12/12-12/18 – Sam’s Christmas Village and Light Tour IV – Somerset
12/12-12/18 – Rotary Winter Wonderland IV – Marshfield
12/12-12/18 – Christmas Carnival of Lights V – Caledonia
12/12-12/18 – Rotary Lights IV – La Crosse
12/12-12/18 – Country Christmas V – Pewaukee
12/15-12/18 – Lights in Lincoln Park IV – Manitowoc
12/15-12/18 – Garden of Lights at Green Bay Botanical Gardens IV – Green Bay
12/15-12/18 – Rotary Botanical Gardens Holiday Light Show IV – Janesville
12/16 – Platteville Hometown Christmas Friday Night III – Platteville
12/16-12/18 – Fox Cities Festival of Lights IV – Harrison
12/16-12/18 – Henry Vilas Zoo Lights IV – Madison
12/16-12/18 – Twinkle Light Village Christmas Market IV – Viroqua
12/16-12/18 – Delightfully Calumet Holiday Light Show III – Chilton
12/18 – Chanukah Festival and Gelt Drop – Milwaukee
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