Northern Christmas Festival Weekend: December 25-28, 2025

Celebrate the Christmas Holiday with Holiday Light Festivals (and possibly more).

Welcome back, Festival Fans, and a very Merry Christmas to you all.

I’m going to keep this post short and sweet – go on and see what festivals are going on to help you celebrate this Christmas Weekend.

It’s also the last weekend of 2025, so I’ll be back next weekend all ready for 2026 (It’s going to be a great festival year ahead).

Until then, I’m sending you the warmest of holiday wishes – may they be sane, healthy and memorable.

See you next week.

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Have a great weekend, everyone!

If you happen to be in Ohio this weekend, check this weekend’s post at OhioFestivals.net to see what’s going on. You can find this week’s post at https://ohiofestivals.net/ohio-weekend-122825/

And here are the other two sections again…
Southern Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/south-festival-weekend-122825
Western Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/west-festival-weekend-122825

Until next week…

Love, Peace and Festival Grease!

Upcoming Festival Weekend: December 25-28, 2025

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MAP of festival and fair food cities this weekend.

If you can’t see the map on your smartphone, click HERE.

DELAWARE

12/22-12/28 – Gif t of Lights Dover Motor Speedway V – Dover
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Schellville VII – Rehoboth Beach
12/26-12/27 – Zoo Lights and Christmas Nights V – Townsend

ILLINOIS

12/22-12/23 – Belleville Christkindlmarkt VI – Belleville
12/22-12/24 – Christkindlmarket Aurora VI – Aurora
12/22-12/24 – Christkindlmarket Chicago at Daley Plaza VI – Chicago
12/22-12/25 – Chatham Light Up the Park V – Chatham
12/22-12/25 – Mattoon Lightworks VI – Mattoon
12/22-12/25 – Taylorville Christmas in the Park IV – Taylorville
12/22-12/26 – Coulterville Holiday Lights Display IV – Coulterville
12/22-12/28 – Christmas Wonderland V – Alton
12/22-12/28 – Aurora Festival of Lights V – Aurora
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Way of Lights VI – Belleville
12/22-12/28 – Christmas in Carlyle Lights in the Park V – Carlyle
12/22-12/28 – Christmas Lights of Hope V – Carmi
12/22-12/28 – Christmas in Fairview Park VI – Casey
12/22-12/28 – Christkindlmarket Wrigleyville VII – Chicago
12/22-12/28 – Winter WonderFest IV – Chicago
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – ZooLights at Lincoln Park Zoo VI – Chicago
12/22-12/28 – Du Quoin Holiday Lights Fair V – Du Quoin
12/22-12/28 – Folepi’s Winter Wonderland V – East Peoria
12/22-12/28 – Wonderland in Lights V – Effingham
12/22-12/28 – Wonderlight’s Christmas in St. Louis VII – Fairmont City
Weekend continues below…

12/22-12/28 – Santa’s Rock N Lights VI – Geneva
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Lightscape at the Chicago Botanical Garden VII – Glencoe
12/22-12/28 – Christmas Lights Wonderland at American Farm Heritage Museum V – Greenville
12/22-12/28 – Hutsonville Trees on the River V – Hutsonville
12/22-12/28 – Bright Nights: A Celebration of Lights V – Jerseyville
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/25) – Glow Holiday Festival VI – Joliet
12/22-12/28 – Lebanon’s Winter Wonderland VI – Lebanon
12/22-12/28 – Illumination: Tree Lights at Morton Arboretum VI – Lisle
12/22-12/28 – Holiday Lights in Lilacia Park IV – Lombard
12/22-12/28 – Olney Christmas Lights V – Olney
12/22-12/28 – A December to Remember V – Pana
12/22-12/28 – Quincy Festival of Lights V – Quincy
12/22-12/28 – All Aglow Holiday Display V – Rockford
12/22-12/28 – Shelbyville Festival of Lights VI – Shelbyville
12/22-12/28 – Old Tyme Christmas Presents: A Festival of Lights VII – Vandalia
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/25) – Cosley Zoo Festival of Lights V – Wheaton
12/26-12/27 – Beardstown Christkindlmarkt V – Beardstown
12/26-12/28 – Brookfield Zoo Holiday Magic VI – Brookfield

INDIANA

12/22-12/23 – A Merry Prairie Holiday V – Fishers
12/22-12/23 – Santa Claus Land of Lights VI – Santa Claus
12/22-12/24 – Carmel Christkindlmarkt German Holiday Market VI – Carmel
12/22-12/25 – Lanthier Winery Festival of Trees V – Madison
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/25) – Danville Winterland Light Show VI – Danville
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Winter Wonderland Holiday Lights at Wellfield Botanic Gardens V – Elkhart
12/22-12/28 – Ritzy’s Fantasy of Lights V – Evansville
12/22-12/28 – Blue Jacket’s Fantasy of Lights VI – Fort Wayne
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Fort Wayne Zoo Wild Lights V – Fort Wayne
Weekend continues below…

12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Christmas at the Zoo VI – Indianapolis
12/22-12/28 – Christmas Nights of Lights VIII – Indianapolis
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/25) – Festival of Trees VII – Indianapolis
12/22-12/28 – Winterlights VI – Indianapolis
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Christmas Tyme Lights V – Lowell
12/22-12/28 – Walkway of Lights VI – Marion
12/22-12/28 – Michigan City Festival of Lights IV – Michigan City
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/25) – Shipshewana’s Lights of Joy VII – Shipshewana
12/22-12/28 – Winter Lights at Sunset Hill Farm VI – Valparaiso
12/26-12/28 – Gift of Lights at the Potawatomi Zoo V – South Bend

IOWA

12/22-12/23 – Winter Wonderland at Center Grove Orchard V – Cambridge
12/22-12/25 – Festival of Lights V – Carroll
12/22-12/25 – Holiday Lights VI – Decorah
12/22-12/26* – Holiday Nights ‘N Lights VI – Ottumwa – DISCONTINUED
12/22-12/27 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Winter Wonderscape IV – Ames
12/22-12/28 – Uptown Wonderlights VII – Ankeny
12/22-12/28 – Five Seasons Lights IV – Cedar Rapids
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/25, 12/26) – Holiday Hullabaloo IV – Clive
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Dome for the Holidays VII – Des Moines
12/22-12/28 – Jolly Holiday Lights VI – Des Moines
12/22-12/28 – Holiday Lights at the Lake V – Iowa City
12/22-12/28 – City of Christmas Display of Lights V – Keokuk
12/22-12/28 – Mt. Pleasant Festival of Lights V – Mt. Pleasant
12/22-12/28 – Maytag Park Holiday Lights V – Newton
12/22-12/28- Santa’s Rock N Lights V – Urbandale
12/22-12/29 – Symphony of Lights V – Clinton
12/26-12/27 – Jingle Bright Holiday Lights IV – Manchester

MARYLAND/WASHINGTON, DC

12/22-12/23 – DC Holiday Market VII – Washington, DC
12/22-12/24 – Christmas Village in Baltimore VI – Baltimore
12/22-12/28 – Lights on the Bay at Sandy Point State Park VI – Annapolis
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25)- LuminoCity Festival at Montgomery County Fairgrounds VII – Gaithersburg
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/25) – Winter Lights Festival at Seneca Creek State Park V – Gaithersburg
12/22-12/28 – Winterfest of Lights VI – Ocean City
12/22-12/28 – Winter City Lights Holiday Festival V – Olney
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Annmarie Garden in Lights V – Solomons
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/25) – Maryland Holiday Light Spectacular IV – Timonium
12/22-12/28 – Winter Festival of Lights V – Upper Marlboro
12/22-12/28 – Washington DC Temple Festival of Lights IV – Washington, DC
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Garden of Lights at Brookside Gardens VI – Wheaton
12/26-12/27 – North Pole Lights Walk VI – Severn
12/27-12/28 – Upperco Yuletide Village Light Trail and Train Garden V – Upperco

MICHIGAN

12/22-12/23 – Grand Rapids Christkindl Markt VI – Grand Rapids
12/22-12/23 – Canterbury Village Holiday Stroll V – Lake Orion
12/22-12/23 – Wonderland of Lights at Potter Park Zoo VI – Lansing
12/22-12/23 – Walk Through the Lights at Gull Meadow Farms V – Richland
12/22-12/28 – Sparkle in the Park V – Bear Lake
12/22-12/28 – Nite Lights VI – Brooklyn
12/22-12/28 – Christmas Lite Show V – Comstock Park
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Holiday Nights in Greenfield Village IV – Dearborn
12/22-12/28 – Magic of Lights VI – Detroit
12/22-12/28 – The Colors of Christmas Wonderland V – Newaygo
12/22-12/28 – The Big, Bright Light Show V – Rochester
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Wild Lights at the Detroit Zoo VI – Royal Oak
12/22-12/28 – St. Clair Shores Tunnel of Lights IV – St. Clair Shore
12/23-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – LIGHTS at Fernwood V – Niles
12/26-12/28 – Glenlore Trails Aurora VII – Commerce Township
12/26-12/28 – Christmas at Crossroads Holiday Magic V – Flint

MINNESOTA

12/22-12/27 – Bentleyville Tour of Lights VI – Duluth
12/22-12/28 – Kiwanis Holiday Lights V – Mankato
12/22-12/28 – Magic of Lights at Viking Lakes VI – Minneapolis
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/25) – Glow Holiday Festival VI – Saint Paul
12/22-12/28 – Country Lights Festival IV – Sartell
12/22-12/28 – Sever’s Holiday Light Show V – Shakopee
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – The Spirit of Winter: Festival of Lights VI – Waconia
12/26-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Winter Lights at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum VI – Chaska

MISSOURI

12/22-12/23 – Moberly Christmas Lights in the Park V – Moberly
12/22-12/25 – Lane of Lights VI – Excelsior Springs
12/22-12/27 – Stone Park’s Christmas in Lights V – Bonne Terre
12/22-12/27 – Festival of Lights Auto Tour at Wappapello Lake V – Wappapello
12/22-12/28 – Let there Be Lights IX – Branson
12/22-12/28 – Lights of Joy IX – Branson
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – North Pole Adventure VII – Branson
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – An Old Time Christmas at Silver Dollar City IX – Branson
12/22-12/28 – The Trail of Lights IX – Branson
12/22-12/28 – Chillicothe Festival of Lights VI – Chillicothe
12/22-12/28 – Light It Up Christmas IV – Dexter
12/22-12/28 – Santa’s Magical Kingdom VII – Eureka
12/22-12/28 – Light Up the Lake V – Hermitage
Weekend continues below…

12/22-12/28 – Winter Magic IX – Kansas City
12/22-12/28 – Enchanted Village of Lights VI – Laurie
12/22-12/28 – St. Patrick’s Festival of Lights V – Laurie
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24) – GloWild at the Kansas City Zoo and Aquarium XVII – Kansas City
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Evergy Festival of Lights at Powell Gardens VI – Kingsville
12/22-12/28 – Christmas in the Park V – Lee’s Summit
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/25) – Celebration of Lights V – O’Fallon
12/22-12/28* – Holiday Light Park V – Osage Beach – CANCELLED
12/22-12/28 – Light Up Liberty V – Sedalia
12/22-12/28 – Light Up Sikeston V – Sikeston
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Gardens Aglow at Friends of the Garden V – Springfield
Weekend continues below…

12/22-12/28 – Holiday Park and South Pole V – St. Joseph
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Garden Glow at the Missouri Botanical Garden VII – St. Louis
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Holiday Lights at Grant’s Farm VI – St. Louis
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – U.S. Bank Wild Lights V – St. Louis
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24) – Winter Wonderland V – St. Louis
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/25) – Wentzville Holiday Night Lights VI – Wentzville
12/23-12/26 – Capital City Festival of Lights IV – Jefferson City
12/24 – St. Charles Christmas Traditions V – St. Charles
12/26-12/28 – Gateway Arch Park Winterfest VI – St. Louis
12/27-12/28 – Glasgow Holiday in the Park V – Glasgow

NEW JERSEY

12/22-12/23 – DiDonato’s Magical Holiday Express VII – Hammonton
12/22-12/23 – Christmas Light Show at Johnson’s Corner Farm VII – Medford
12/22-12/27 (Closed 12/25) – Creamy Acres Night of Lights V – Mullica Hill
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Skylands Stadium Christmas Light Show and Village VI – Augusta
12/22-12/28 – The Winter Wonderlights Spectacular Drive-Thru VI – East Brunswick
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Christmas Fantasy with Lights VII – Egg Harbor Township
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Orchard of Lights VI – Hillsdale
12/22-12/28 – Magic of Lights at PNC Bank Arts Center VI – Holmdel
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24,12/25) – Holiday in the Park at Six Flags VI – Jackson
12/22-12/28 – Historic Smithville Holiday Light Show V – Smithville
12/22-12/28 – Holiday Light Show at Diggerland VII – West Berlin
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Holiday Lights Spectacular at Turtle Back Zoo VI – West Orange
12/25-12/28 (Closed 12/25) – Let It Glow: A Holiday Lantern Spectacular VIII – Paramus
12/26-12/28 – Old Fashioned Christmas on the Farm V – Wall Township
12/27 – Battle of Trenton Reenactment – Trenton
12/27 – Willingboro Kwanzaa Fest – Willingboro

NEW YORK

12/22-12/25 (Closed 12/23, 12/24, 12/25) – East Islip Holiday Lights Drive-Thru IV – East Islip
12/22-12/27 (Closed 12/25) – Jungle Bells: Holiday Lights at Animal Adventure Park VIII – Harpursville
12/22-12/27 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Kevin McCurdy’s Holiday Spirit Festival V – Wappingers Falls
12/22-12/28 – Peace, Love and Lights V – Bethel
12/22-12/28 – Broome County Festival of Lights VI – Binghamton
12/22-12/28 – Riverhead Holiday Light Show VI – Calverton
12/22-12/28 – Northern Lights Holiday Light Show V – Evans Mills
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – LuminoCity Festival VIII – East Meadow
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/23, 12/24, 12/25) – Holiday Light Nights V – Greenwich
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – The Fairgrounds Festival of Lights V – Hamburg
Weekend continues below…

12/22-12/28 – Wegman’s Lights on the Lake VI – Liverpool
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Lumina: Magical Lights at Harvest Moon VI – North Salem
12/22-12/28 – Oneonta Festival of Lights III – Oneonta
12/22-12/28 – The Wonderland of Lights V – Rhinebeck
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Westchester’s Winter Wonderland VI – Valhalla
12/22-12/28 – Magic of Lights: Long Island VI – Wantagh
12/24 – Dickens Christmas Festival V – Skaneateles
12/24-12/28 (Closed 12/25) – Roc Holiday Village IV – Rochester
12/25-12/28 (Closed 12/25) – Glimmer Nights at Fenimore Farm and Country Village V – Cooperstown
12/26-12/27 – Poinsettias After Dark V – Buffalo
12/26-12/28 – Wild Center Wild Lights V – Tupper Lake
12/26-12/28 – Buffalo Holiday Market V – Buffalo

OHIO

Ohio Festivals can be found at ohiofestivals.net/ohio-festivals/

PENNSYLVANIA

12/22-12/23- Holiday Lights at Gring’s Mill IV – Reading
12/22-12/24 – Peoples Gas Holiday Market VI – Pittsburgh
12/22-12/28 – Holiday Lights on the Lake VII – Altoona
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Holiday Nights of Lights V – Bedford
12/22-12/28 – Koziar’s Christmas Village IX – Bernville
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Trail of Lights V – Chambersburg
12/22-12/28 – Christmas Light Up Celebration VI – Clinton
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/23, 12/24, 12/25) – Enchanted Lights V – Freedom
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Holiday Light Extravaganza VI – Jones Mills
12/22-12/28 – Shining Light Through the Darkness IV – Lewistown
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Wild Lights at Elmood Park Zoo VI – Norristown
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Overly’s Country Christmas VI – Greensburg
12/22-12/28 – Christmas in the Park V – Grove City
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/25) – Hersheypark Christmas Candylane VII – Hershey
12/22-12/28 – A Longwood Christmas at Longwood Gardens VI – Kennett Square
Weekend continues below…

12/22-12/28 – A Very Furry Christmas VII – Langhorne
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/25) – Dazzling Nights V – Oakdale
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – LumiNature at the Philadelphia Zoo VI – Philadelphia
12/22-12/28 (12/24, 12/25) – Wild Illuminations: A Holiday Lantern Experience VI – Pittsburgh
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Winter Lights Spectacular VII – Schnecksville
12/22-12/28 – Holiday Light Spectacular at Nay Aug Park V – Scranton
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Christmas Light Experience at Refreshing Mountain Retreat VI – Stevens
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24) – Stone Hedge Festival of Lights VI – Tunkhannock
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Holiday Lights at Kennywood VII – West Mifflin
12/22-12/28 – Holiday Light Show at Shady Brook Farm VI – Yardley
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Christmas Magic: A Festival of Lights V – York
12/25-12/28 (Closed 12/25) – Winter Wonderland at Asbury Woods IV – Erie
12/26-12/28 – Presque Isle Lights IV – Erie
12/26-12/28 – Bright Nights VI – York
12/27-12/28 – HiJinx Festival – Philadelphia

WEST VIRGINIA

12/22-12/26 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – St. Albans Festival of Lights V – St. Albans
12/22-12/28 – Light the Night VI – Charleston
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Celebration of Lights V – Fairmont
12/22-12/28 – Krodel Festival of Lights VI – Point Pleasant
12/22-12/28 – Oglebay’s Winter Festival of Lights VIII – Wheeling

WISCONSIN

12/22-12/23 – Henry Vilas Zoo Lights VI – Madison
12/22-12/24 – Enchantment in the Park V – West Bend
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/25) – Christmas Carnival of Lights VI – Caledonia
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – The North Pole Christmas Village V – Chilton
12/22-12/28 – Irvine Park Christmas Village V – Chippewa Falls
12/22-12/28 – East Troy Lights IV – East Troy
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Garden of Lights at Green Bay Botanical Gardens V – Green Bay
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Rotary Botanical Gardens Holiday Light Show V – Janesville
12/22-12/28 – Rotary Lights V – La Crosse
12/22-12/28 – Lights in Lincoln Park V – Manitowoc
12/22-12/28 – Rotary Winter Wonderland V – Marshfield
12/22-12/28 – Milwaukee Holiday Lights Festival VI – Milwaukee
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Wild Lights at Milwaukee County Zoo VI – Milwaukee
12/22-12/28 – Celebration of Lights V – Oshkosh
12/22-12/28 – Country Christmas VII – Pewaukee
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24) – Sam’s Christmas Village and Light Tour V – Somerset
12/22-12/28 – Miracle at Big Rock V – St. Croix Falls
12/24-12/28 – Fox Cities Festival of Lights V – Harrison
12/26-12/28 – Delightfully Calumet Holiday Light Show IV – Chilton

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