Southern Christmas Festival Weekend: December 25-28, 2025

Merry Christmas! Here are this weekend’s festivals to help celebrate the holidays.

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

This post is short and sweet so you can get to this weekend’s festivals and better celebrate the holidays.

It’s also the last weekend of 2025, so I’ll be back next weekend for the beginning of 2026 with all sorts of great festivals to share with you.

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

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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…
Northern Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/north-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.

ALABAMA

12/22-12/23 – Cullman Christkindlmarkt VI – Cullman
12/22-12/23 – Coastal Christmas Walk IV – Daphne
12/22-12/23 – Santa Land V – Rogersville
12/22-12/27 – Christmas Lights Festival at the Montgomery Zoo IV – Montgomery
12/22-12/28 – Christmas in the Park V – Arab
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24,12/25) – Glow Wild: An Animal Lantern Celebration VI – Birmingham
12/22-12/28 – Lights of Noel VI – Birmingham
12/22-12/28 – Magic of Lights: Alabama Adventure VI – Birmingham
12/22-12/28 – Holiday Light Spectacular V – Dothan
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24,12/25) – Christmas at the Falls VI – Gadsden
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/25) – Galaxy of Lights VII – Huntsville
12/22-12/28 – Rocket City Christmas Light Show VI – Madison
12/22-12/28 – Christmas in the Park IV – Millry
12/22-12/28 – Christmas Nights in Lights VI – Mobile
12/22-12/28 – Oxford Festival of Lights VI – Oxford
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/25) – Magic Christmas in Lights V – Theodore
12/22-12/28 – Christmas in Ansley VI – Troy

ARKANSAS

12/22-12/23 – Jonesboro Christmas at the Park V – Jonesboro
12/22-12/27 – Lights of the Delta V – Blytheville
12/22-12/28 – White River Wonderland V – Batesville
12/22-12/28 – Corning Christmas in the Park V – Corning
12/21-12/28 – Drive-Thru Lights at The Great Passion Play V – Eureka Springs
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/25) – Holiday Lights at Garvan Gardens VI – Hot Springs
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – GloWild Lantern Festival VIII – Little Rock
12/22-12/28 – Coulter Celebration of Lights V – Mountain Home
12/22-12/28 – Enchanted Land of Lights and Legends V – Pine Bluff
12/22-12/28 – Sherwood’s Enchanted Forest Trail of Lights V – Sherwood

FLORIDA

12/22-12/24 – Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park Festival of Lights IV – White Springs
12/22-12/28 – The Wonderland of Lights IV – Auburndale
12/22-12/28 – Tampa Bay’s Festival of Lights and Santa’s Village V – Dover
12/22-12/28 – Holiday Fantasy of Lights VI – Coconut Creek
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24) – Night Garden VIII – Coral Gables
12/22-12/28 – Magic of Lights at Daytona International Speedway VI – Daytona Beach
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Edison and Ford Holiday Nights Celebration V – Fort Myers
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/25) – Glowing Gardens at Jacksonville Arboretum and Botanical Gardens V – Jacksonville
Weekend continues below…

12/22-12/28 – Holiday Lights in the Gardens V – Largo
12/22-12/28 – Suwannee Lights V – Live Oak
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Johnsonville Night Lights in the Garden V – Naples
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/25) – Dazzling Nights Orlando V – Orlando
12/22-12/28 – Fantasy Lights Festival V – Palm Coast
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – The Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens Asian Lantern Festival VII – Sanford
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Christmas in the Wild V – Tampa
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25)) – Drive Thru Light Show VI – West Palm Beach
12/26-12/28 – Pinecrest Gardens Night of Lights IV – Pinecrest
12/26-12/28 – Winter Wonderland Mega Night Music and Food Festival – St. Petersburg

GEORGIA

12/22-12/23 – Mountain Country Christmas in Lights V – Hiawassee
12/22-12/24 – December Nights and Holiday Lights VI – Savannah
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Winter Wonderlights VI – Athens
12/22-12/28 – Garden Lights, Holiday Nights VII – Atlanta
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/25) – IllumiNights at the Zoo: A Lantern Festival VI – Atlanta
12/22-12/28 – Magical Nights of Lights VII – Buford
12/22-12/28 – Holiday Lights at Veteran’s Park VI – Canton
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/25) – Lights of the South VI – Grovetown
12/22-12/28 – Glow Light Show VII – Lawrenceville
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24) – Enchanted Garden of Lights VII – Lookout Mountain
12/22-12/28 – Lights of Life V – Marietta
12/22-12/28 – Fantasy in Lights at Callaway Resort and Gardens VII – Pine Mountain
12/22-12/28 – Savannah Christmas Market (Christmas on the River) VI – Savannah
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/25) – Stone Mountain Christmas VIII – Stone Mountain
12/22-12/28 – Holiday Lights of Hope V – Woodstock
12/23-12/28 – A Country Christmas at Pettit Creek Farms V – Cartersville
12/23-12/28 – World of Illumination: Candy Rush VII – Marietta
12/24 – Atlanta Christkindl Market V – Lawrenceville
12/24-12/25 – Christmas Lights at A.H. Stephens State Park V – Crawfordville

KENTUCKY

12/22-12/23 – Christmas at Mustard Seed Hill V – Millersburg
12/22-12/27 – Light Up The Fair VII – Burlington
12/22-12/28 – Winter Wonderland of Lights VI – Ashland
12/22-12/28 – Christmas in the Park Light Show V – Benton
12/22-12/28 – Christmas Island VI – Burnside
12/22-12/28 – Elizabethtown’s Christmas in the Park V – Elizabethtown
12/22-12/28* – Deck the Y’alls Lightfest VI – Florence – DISCONTINUED
12/22-12/28 – Patti’s Festival of Lights VIII – Grand Rivers
12/22-12/28 – Southern Lights Holiday Festival V – Lexington
12/22-12/28 – Lights Under Louisville VII – Louisville – My Review
12/22-12/28 – Christmas at Panther Creek V – Owensboro
12/22-12/28 – Christmas in the Park V – Paducah
12/23-12/27 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – ChristmasTime at the Ark Encounter V – Williamstown
12/25-12/28 – Festival of Lights V – Mayfield

LOUISIANA

12/22-12/23 – Noel Acadian au Village IV – Lafayette
12/22-12/23 – Christmas in Roseland V – Shreveport
12/22-12/23 – Bayou Christmas/Christmas Under the Stars III – Slidell
12/22-12/27 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Holiday Light Safari V – Alexandria
12/22-12/28 – Holiday Lights at Baton Rouge General VI – Baton Rouge
12/22-12/28 – Louisiana Lights at Burden Museum and Gardens V – Baton Rouge
12/22-12/28 – Zoo Lights at Baton Rouge Zoo V – Baton Rouge
Weekend continues below…

12/22-12/28 – Candy Cane Lane VIII – Calhoun
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/25) – Spirit of Christmas V – Destrehan
12/22-12/28 – Reindeer Trails VI – Greenwood
12/22-12/28 – Kenner’s Magical Christmas Village V – Kenner
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/25) – Christmas in Lafreniere Park IV – Metairie
12/22-12/28 – Celebration in the Oaks V – New Orleans
12/22-12/28 – NOLA Christmasfest II – New Orleans
12/22-12/28 – Christmas in the Park IV – Thibodaux
12/24-12/25 – Dark Woods Christmas V – Natchitoches
12/24-12/25 – Christmas at Kiroli V – West Monroe
12/26-12/27 – Holiday Kids Fest V – Natchitoches

MISSISSIPPI

12/22-12/23 – Canton Christmas Festival V – Canton
12/22-12/28 – Brandon Magic of Lights VI – Brandon
12/22-12/23 – Lights of the Wild IV – Hattiesburg
12/22-12/28 – 50 Nights of Lights VIII – Cleveland
12/22-12/28 – Gulfport Harbor Lights Winter Festival V – Gulfport
12/22-12/28 – Light Garden V – Olive Branch
12/22-12/28 – The Southern Lights VI – Pearl

NORTH CAROLINA

12/22-12/23 – Christmas Lights on the Farm V – Middlesex
12/22-12/23 – Kersey Valley Christmas V – Archdale
12/22-12/23 – Lake Julian Festival of Lights V – Arden
12/22-12/23 – Lu Mil Vineyard Festival of Lights V – Elizabethtown
12/22-12/23 – McLaurin Farms Christmas Festival III – Greensboro
12/22-12/27 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Holidays at the Garden V – Belmont
12/22-12/27 (Closed 12/25) – Lights on the Neuse at Boyette Family Farms V – Clayton
12/22-12/27 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Country Christmas Train at Denton FarmPark V – Denton
12/22-12/27 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Festival of Lights at Sweet Valley Ranch V – Fayetteville
12/22-12/27 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Winter Wonderlights at the Greensboro Science Center VI – Greensboro
12/22-12/28 – The North Carolina Arboretum’s Winter Lights VII – Asheville
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Tweetsie Christmas V – Blowing Rock
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/25) – Smoky Mountain Christmas Light Spectacular VIII – Bryson City
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/25) – NC Chinese Lantern Festival VII – Cary
Weekend continues below…

12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/25) – Carolina Holiday Light Spectacular V – Charlotte
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Light the Knights Festival V – Charlotte
12/22-12/28 – Speedway Christmas VI – Charlotte
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Winterfest at Carowinds VII – Charlotte
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/25) – The Arbor Hills Holiday Festival V – Cleveland
12/22-12/28- Tanglewood Park Festival of Lights VII – Clemmons
12/22-12/28 – Lake Linda’s Christmas Lights V – Hampstead
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Kannapolis Celebration of Lights VII – Kannapolis
12/22-12/28 – Costner’s Christmas Light Extravaganza VI – Kings Mountain
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/25) – Elizabethan Gardens WinterLights VI – Manteo
12/22-12/28 – Winterfest at Tryon International VII – Mill Spring
12/22-12/28 – Christmas Wonderland of Lights at Zootastic Park VI – Troutman
12/22-12/28 – Lake Myra Christmas Lights V – Wendell
12/22-12/28 – Christmas Lights at Contentnea Fire Department V – Wilson
12/25-12/28 – Hill Ridge Farms Festival of Lights V – Youngsville

SOUTH CAROLINA

12/22-12/23 – Christmas in Hopelands III – Aiken
12/22-12/24 – Upstate Holiday Light Show V – Easley
12/22-12/25 – Anderson Christmas Lights V – Anderson
12/22-12/28 – Holiday Festival of Lights VII – Charleston
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/25) – Fireflies Holiday Lights VI – Columbia
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Holiday Lights on the River V – Columbia
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Riverbanks Zoo Wild Lights VI – Columbia
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Celebrate the Season Holiday Lights V – Moncks Corner
12/22-12/28 – MarshWalk Wonderland of Lights V – Murrells Inlet
12/22-12/28 – Winter Wonderland at the Beach V – Myrtle Beach
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/25) – The Great Christmas Light Show V – North Myrtle Beach
12/22-12/28 – Children’s Garden Christmas and Kid’s Walk VI – Orangeburg
12/22-12/28 – Swan Lake Fantasy of Lights IV – Sumter
12/22-12/28 – Magic of Lights: Hollywild VI – Wellford
12/25-12/28 (Closed 12/25) – Santa’s Southern Lights at Sara’s VI – Trenton

TENNESSEE

12/22-12/27 – Starry Nights at Shelby Farms Park V – Memphis
12/22-12/28 – Food City Speedway in Lights VI – Bristol
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/25) – Asian Lantern Festival at the Chattanooga Zoo VI – Chattanooga
12/22-12/28 – Franktown’s Festival of Lights VI – Franklin
12/22-12/28 – Lights Over Gatlinburg VIII – Gatlinburg
12/22-12/28 – Shadrack’s Christmas Wonderland VI – Johnson City
12/22-12/28 – Chad’s Winter Wonderland V – Lebanon
12/22-12/28 – The Dancing Lights of Christmas VIII – Lebanon
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Memphis Zoo Lantern Festival VII – Memphis
12/22-12/28 – Christmas at Gaylord Opryland VIII – Nashville
12/22-12/28 – Holiday Lights at Cheekwood Estate and Gardens VI – Nashville
12/22-12/28 – Zoolumination: Chinese Festival of Lights VII – Nashville
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Christmas IX – Pigeon Forge
12/22-12/28 – Shadrack’s Snowy Mountain Village VII – Sevierville
12/22-12/28 – Skyland Ranch Festival of Lights VIII – Sevierville
12/23-12/28 (Closed 12/25) – Enchanted Forest Festival of Trees VII – Memphis

VIRGINIA

12/22-12/23 – Lighted Nights at Claude Moore Park IV – Sterling
12/22-12/28 – Buchanan Festival of Lights IV – Buchanan
12/22-12/28 – Bull Run Festival of Lights VII – Centreville
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/25) – Winter Wander VII – Charlottesville
12/22-12/28 – Illuminate Light Show and Santa’s Village VI – Doswell
12/22-12/28 – Bright Nights on the Bluffwalk VI – Lynchburg
12/22-12/28 – Garden of Lights VIII – Norfolk
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – GardenFest of Lights VI – Richmond
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Suffolk Festival of Lights V – Suffolk
12/22-12/28 – Meadowlark Gardens Winter Walk of Lights VIII – Vienna
12/22-12/28 – Busch Gardens Christmas Town VII – Williamsburg
12/22-12/28 – Winter Lantern Festival VI – Tysons
12/25-12/28 – Winter Lantern Festival: Williamsburg VII – Williamsburg
12/27 – Capital City Kwanzaa Festival – Richmond

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