Western Holiday Weekend Festivals: December 18-21, 2025

Holiday Light Festivals, Christmas Festivals and some Hanukkah Celebrations!

Welcome back, Festival Fans, and Happy Hanukkah to my Jewish readers.

As we enter the second half of December, the majority of events is going to consist of Holiday Light Festivals. There are occasional Christmas Festivals, Wine Festivals, Hanukkah Celebrations and more – just depends on the state.

Some specific festivals to check out this weekend include:

Tamale Festival in Arizona
Big Bear Christkindlmarkt in California
Hops and Holly Beer Festival in Colorado
Christmas Wonderland Sing-A-Long-Festival in Kansas
Mission Wine Festival in Texas
Chanukah Fest at the Lagoon in Texas
Little Big Fest Winter Soul-stice in Washington

And SO MANY MORE!

Just a quick about the Festival Guides: I am almost done updating what I can for the first half of 2026. I’ll start going through the second half once we enter the new year.

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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-122125/

And here are the other two sections again…
Northern Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/north-festival-weekend-122125
Southern Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/south-festival-weekend-122125

Until next week…

Love, Peace and Festival Grease!

Upcoming Festival Weekend: December 18-21, 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.

ARIZONA

12/15-12/21 – Buckeye Holiday Walkthrough Experience IV – Buckeye
12/15-12/21 – Pratt Brothers Christmas at Rawhide IV – Chandler
12/15-12/21 – Vertuccio Farms Christmas Fest III – Chandler
12/15-12/21 – Country Christmas at the Farm at Mortimer Farms VI – Dewey
12/15-12/21 – Riparian After Dark II – Gilbert
12/15-12/21 – World of Illumination: Cosmic Sleighride VI – Glendale
12/15-12/21 – Mesa Temple Christmas Lights IV – Mesa
12/15-12/21 – Phoenix Zoo ZooLights IV – Phoenix
12/15-12/21 – Valley of Lights IV – Prescott Valley
12/15-12/21 – Christmas at Schnepf Farms IV – Queen Creek
12/15-12/21 – Christmas at the Princess V – Scottsdale
12/15-12/21 – Holiday Lights at McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park IV – Scottsdale
12/15-12/21 – Desert Farm Lights V – Surprise
Weekend continues below…

12/15-12/21 – Sparkling Surprise III – Surprise
12/15-12/21 – LightsUp! at the Tucson Botanical Gardens IV – Tucson
12/15-12/21 – Winterhaven Festival of Lights II – Tucson
12/15-12/21 – ZooLights at Reid Park Zoo III – Tucson
12/16-12/21 – World of Illumination: Rockin’ Christmas VI – Tempe
12/17-12/19 – 12 Days of Christmas III – Lake Havasu City
12/17-12/21 – Valor Christmas Light Show IV – Gilbert
12/17-12/21 – Tianyu Lights Festival IX – Phoenix
12/18-12/21 – Las Noches de las Luminarias IV – Phoenix
12/19-12/20 – Christmas at the Crossing – Yuma
12/20 – Somerton Tamale Festival – Somerton
12/20-12/21 – Scottsdazzle IV – Scottsdale
12/21 – Blues and Vines III – Tucson

CALIFORNIA

12/15-12/21 – Bakersfield Christmas Town IV – Bakersfield
12/15-12/21 – Knott’s Merry Farm V – Buena Park
12/15-12/21 – Cambria Christmas Market IV – Cambria
12/15-12/21 – Christmas Night at 123 Farm VII – Cherry Valley
12/15-12/21 – Winter Fest OC IV – Costa Mesa
12/15-12/21 – Sparkling Holiday Spectacular IV – Ferndale
12/15-12/21 – Magic of Lights: Coachella Valley VI – Indio
12/15-12/21 – Enchanted Forest of Light at Descanso Gardens VI – La Cañada Flintridge
12/15-12/21 – Griffith Park Holiday Lights Train Ride IV – Los Angeles
12/15-12/21 – Festival of Lights at Mission Inn Hotel and Spa V – Riverside
12/15-12/21 – Holiday Market at Petco Park III – San Diego
12/15-12/21 – Christmas in the Park IV – San Jose
12/16 – Surf City Nights XLX – Huntington Beach
12/16-12/21 – Enchant Christmas at Santa Anita Park V – Arcadia
12/16-12/21 – Holiday Road IV – Calabasas
12/16-12/21 – Lightscape at the San Diego Botanic Garden VI – Encinitas
Weekend continues below…

12/16-12/21 – Astra Lumina Los Angeles VII – Palos Verdes Estates
12/16-12/21 – Santa Barbara ZooLights VI – Santa Barbara
12/16-12/21 – Enchant: Reindeer Games V – Los Angeles
12/17 – Nevada City Victorian Christmas IV – Nevada City
12/17-12/21 – Hikari: a Festival of Lights at Tanaka Farms IV – Irvine
12/17-12/21 – LA Zoo Lights Animals Aglow VI – Los Angeles
12/17-12/21 – Pine Valley Camp Christmas V – Pine Valley
12/17-12/21 – Imaginarium: Pomona V – Pomona
12/17-12/21 – Redding Garden of Lights V – Redding
12/17-12/21 – Imaginarium: Sacramento IV – Sacramento
12/17-12/21 – Christmas at Santa’s Village VI – Skyforest
12/18 – Oceanside Sunset Markets LI – Oceanside
12/18 – Palm Springs Village Fest LI – Palm Springs
12/18-12/21 – Coastal Christmas Holiday Light Spectacular II – Del Mar
12/18-12/21 – Newport Dunes Fire and Lights Festival IV – Newport Beach
12/19 – Grass Valley Cornish Christmas IV – Grass Valley
12/19-12/21 – SYV Holiday Lights Festival III – Buellton
Weekend continues below…

12/19-12/21 – Festival of Lights at Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens IV – Fort Bragg
12/19-12/21 – Sawdust Winter Fantasy V – Laguna Beach
12/19-12/21 – The Living Desert WildLights IV – Palm Desert
12/19-12/21 – Wild Holidays at the San Diego Zoo II – San Diego
12/19-12/21 – Sparky’s Holiday Lights at Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds IV – Watsonville
12/20 – Old Town Auburn II – Auburn
12/20 – Big Bear Christkindlmarkt – Big Bear Lake
12/20 – Central American Heritage Festival – Long Beach
12/20 – Winter Wonderland and Holiday Marketplace – Ventura
12/20-12/21 – Telegraph Avenue Holiday Street Fair III – Berkeley
12/20-12/21 – The Great Dickens Christmas Fair V – Daly City
12/20-12/21 – The Street Fair at College of the Desert XXXIII – Palm Desert
12/20-12/21 – Holidays at the Farm III – Santa Clarita
12/21 – The Muck Holiday Festival – Fullerton
12/21 – Nevada City Victorian Christmas V – Nevada City
12/21 – Head West Marketplace: South B Street X – San Mateo

COLORADO

12/15-12/21 – Electric Safari at CMZoo III – Colorado Springs
12/15-12/21 – Magic of Lights V – Colorado Springs
12/15-12/21 – Blossoms of Light V – Denver
12/15-12/21 – Cherry Creek Holiday Market V – Denver
12/15-12/21 – Denver Christkindlmarket V – Denver
12/15-12/21 – Luminova Holidays IV – Denver
12/15-12/21 – Zoo Lights at the Denver Zoo IV – Denver
12/15-12/21 – Christmas in Color at Water World Water Park VI – Federal Heights
12/15-12/21 – NoCo Winter Wonderland IV – Fort Collins
12/15-12/21 – Franktown Festival of Lights IV – Franktown
Weekend continues below…

12/15-12/21 – Garden of Lights II – Fort Collins
12/15-12/21 – Hudson Holidays IV – Littleton
12/15-12/21 – Trail of Lights at Chatfield Farms V – Littleton
12/15-12/21 – Christmas Walk in the Woods II – Loveland
12/15-12/21 – Christmas in Color at Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre IV – Morrison
12/19-12/21 – Colorado Christmas Bazaar III – Englewood
12/20 – Arvada Holiday Winter Market III – Arvada
12/20 – Hops and Holly Beer Festival – Georgetown
12/20-12/21 – Last Chance Gift Fest – Longmont

KANSAS

12/15-12/21 – Chanute’s Christmas in the Park Lights IV – Chanute
12/15-12/21 – Sar-Ko Aglow III – Lenexa
12/15-12/21 – Holiday Lights on Farmstead Lane IV – Overland Park
12/15-12/21 – Luminary Walk IV – Overland Park
12/15-12/21 – A Country Christmas at Fulton Valley Farms IV – Towanda
12/15-12/21 – Botanica Illuminations V – Wichita
12/17-12/21 – Wild Lights at Sedgwick County Zoo X – Wichita
12/19-12/20 – Holiday Lights in the Museum IV – Salina
12/19-12/21 – Knights of Lights IV – Bonner Springs
12/19-12/21 – KC Winter Wonderland IV – Olathe
12/19-12/21 – Memory Lane Christmas Light Display IV – Rantoul
12/21 – Christmas Wonderland Sing-A-Long-Festival – Marysville

NEVADA

12/8-12/14 – World of Illumination: Reindeer Road III – Henderson
12/8-12/14 – Enchant Christmas IV – Las Vegas
12/8-12/14 – Glittering Lights VI – Las Vegas
12/11 – Nutcracker Night Market II – Las Vegas
12/11-12/14 – The Magical Forest III – Las Vegas

NEW MEXICO

12/15-12/21 – River of Lights at the ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden IV – Albuquerque
12/15-12/21 – Luces en el Rio IV – Las Vegas
12/15-12/21 – Path of Lights at the Inn of the Mountain Gods IV – Mescalero
12/18-12/21 – Winter Wonderland IV – Albuquerque
12/20-12/21 – ABQ Holiday Market II – Albuquerque

OKLAHOMA

12/15-12/21 – Winter Wonderland in Ada III – Ada
12/15-12/21 – Ardmore Festival of Lights VI – Ardmore
12/15-12/21 – Fantasy Land of Lights V – Bartlesville
12/15-12/21 – Rhema Christmas Lights IV – Broken Arrow
12/15-12/21 – Chickasha Festival of Light V – Chickasha
12/15-12/21 – Claremore Lake Lights IV – Claremore
12/15-12/21 – Edmond Electric’s Luminance V – Edmond
12/15-12/21 – Christmas in the Park IV – Elk City
12/15-12/21 – Twin Bridges Park of Lights IV – Fairland
12/15-12/21 – A Very Merry Guthrie Christmas Drive-Thru Light Park IV – Guthrie
12/15-12/21 – Lights of Sunset Park III (Home for the Holidays) – Guymon
12/15-12/21 – Kingfisher Winter Nights IV – Kingfisher
12/15-12/21 – Holiday in the Park V – Lawton
12/15-12/21 – Holiday Lights Spectacular III – Midwest City
12/15-12/21 – Christmas Light Show at the Park IV – Moore
Weekend continues below…

12/15-12/21 – Castle Christmas IV – Muskogee
12/15-12/21 – Garden of Lights at Honor Heights Park IV – Muskogee
12/15-12/21 – Downs Family Christmas Lights IV – Norman
12/15-12/21 – Safari Lights at Oklahoma City Zoo VI – Oklahoma City
12/15-12/21 – Festival of Angels IV – Ponca City
12/15-12/21 – “Lights from the Heart” Drive-Thru IV – Purcell
12/15-12/21 – Chickasaw Cultural Center’s Celebration of Lights IV – Sulphur
12/15-12/21 – Jolly Lane Lights V – Tulsa
12/15-12/21 – Crystal Christmas VI – Woodward
12/15-12/21 – Yukon’s Christmas in the Park V – Yukon
12/17-12/21 – Botanic Garden of Lights IV – Tulsa
12/18 – Christmas in the Valley III – Pauls Valley
12/18-12/20 – Christmas at the Farm II – Claremore
12/18-12/21 – Classic Christmas V – Oklahoma City
12/18-12/21 – Sparkle Holiday Walk at Scissortail Park V – Oklahoma City
12/19-12/20 – Santa’s Ozark Mountain Village IV – Grove
12/19-12/21 – Woolaroc Wonderland of Lights IV – Bartlesville
12/19-12/21 – Henryetta Mistletoe Market III – Henryetta
12/19-12/21 – Oologah Lake’s 12 Nights of Lights III – Oologah

OREGON

12/15-12/21 – Christmas Storybook Land IV – Albany
12/15-12/21 – Beaverton Winter Lights III – Beaverton
12/15-12/21 – Nature’s Coastal Holiday Festival of Lights IV – Brookings
12/15-12/21 – Holiday Lights at Shore Acres State Park IV – Coos Bay
12/15-12/21 – Walking in a Winter Wonderland: Cottage Grove Speedway IV – Cottage Grove
12/15-12/21 – Glow Holiday Light Display IV – Independence
12/15-12/21 – Keizer Miracle of Lights III – Keizer
12/15-12/21 – The Grotto’s Christmas Festival of Lights IV – Portland
12/15-12/21 – Portland Festival of Trees V – Portland
Weekend continues below…

12/15-12/21 – Winter Wonderland: Portland International Raceway IV – Portland
12/15-12/21 – ZooLights at the Oregon Zoo V – Portland
12/15-12/21 – Umpqua Valley Festival of Lights V – Roseburg
12/15-12/21 – Magic of Lights: Salem V – Salem
12/15-12/21 – Silverton Christmas Market V – Silverton
12/18-12/21 – Holiday Village V – Salem
12/19-12/20 – Heritage Lights and Artisan Market II – Pendleton
12/19-12/20 – Dongzhi: A Chinese Holiday Party II – Portland
12/19-12/21 – Lithia Artisans Holiday Market – Medford
12/19-12/21 – Christmas in the Pines IV – Prineville
12/19-12/21 – Grimes Christmas Scene IV – Prineville
12/20 – Portland Saturday Market XXXXI – Portland
12/20-12/21 – Eugene Holiday Market V – Eugene

TEXAS

12/10-12/13 – Buda Holiday Lights I – Buda
12/10-12/13 – Nights of Lights – Burleson
12/10-12/14 – Austin Trail of Lights I – Austin
12/10-12/14 – Dallas Zoo Lights V – Dallas
12/11-12/14 – Peppermint Parkway IV – Austin
12/11-12/14 – Astra Lumina Dallas VI – Dallas
12/11-12/14 – Christmas in the Garden IV – Fort Worth
12/11-12/14 – Christmastime in Texas III – Joshua
12/11-12/14 – Big River’s Christmas III – New Caney
12/11-12/14 – Westover Field of Lights II – San Antonio
12/11-12/14 – Wild Lights at Cameron Park Zoo III – Waco
12/12-12/13 – Homestead Fair III – Waco
12/12-12/14 – Abilene Zoo Christmas Celebration I – Abilene
12/12-12/14 – Winter Lightfest III – Abilene
12/12-12/14 – Maxwell’s Amarillo Lights III – Amarillo
12/12-12/14 – Holiday in the Park at Six Flags Over Texas IV – Arlington
Weekend continues below…

12/12-12/14 – Kinder Fest – Boerne
12/12-12/14 – Old West Christmas Fest III – Boerne
12/12-12/14 – A Berry Merry Christmas at Dewberry Farm IV – Brookshire
12/12-12/14 – Christmas Carnival at Yesterland Farm III – Canton
12/12-12/14 – Dallas Classic Christmas IV – Dallas
12/12-12/14 – Houston Classic Christmas IV – Katy
12/12-12/14 – New Braunfels Renaissance Faire II – New Braunfels
12/12-12/14 – Lights on the Farm III – Plano
12/12-12/14 – Port Lavaca Annual Nativity Exhibit III – Port Lavaca
12/12-12/14 – San Antonio Classic Christmas III – San Antonio
12/12-12/14 – Tomball German Fest Christmas Market – Tomball
12/13 – Burnet’s Christmas in the Square – Burnet
12/13 – Burton Christmas Market – Burton
12/13 – Howdy Holly-Days Market – College Station
12/13 – Dallas Wino Wine Festival – Dallas
12/13 – Christmas at the Depot – Denison
12/13 – Market in Floresville VIII – Floresville
12/13 – The Lights, Christmas Celebration – Fredericksburg
Weekend continues below…

12/13 – YMCA-Langham Creek Holiday Market and Winter Festival and Farmers Market – Houston
12/13 – Katy Texas Wine Fest – Katy
12/13 – Killeen Christmas Parade and Festival – Killeen
12/13 – Mission Wine Festival – Mission
12/13 – An Old Fashioned Christmas at Millard’s Crossing – Nacogdoches
12/13 – Grinch Fest Night Market – Nolanville
12/13 – Round Rock Wine Fest – Round Rock
12/13 – Holiday Main Street Fest and Parade – Rowlett
12/13 – Paintbrush Alley Market Days: Holiday Edition – San Angelo
12/13 – Merr y on Main – Victoria
12/13-12/14 – Armadillo Christmas Bazaar I – Austin
12/13-12/14 – Holiday Village at City Park – Dallas
12/13-12/14 – Christmas CountryFest at Devine Acres Farm III – Devine
12/13-12/14 – Yule Viking Festival II – Gladewater
12/13-12/14 – Sherwood Celtic Music Festival and Highland Games – McDade
12/13-12/14 – Texas Viking Festival: Yuletide II – Paige
12/13-12/14 – Christmas at the Caverns II – San Antonio
12/14 – Bellaire Chanukah Festival – Houston
12/14 – Light Up the Night Hanukkah Celebration at Beth Yeshurun – Houston
12/14 – Our Lady of Guadalupe Festival – Nacogdoches
12/14 – Chanukah Fest at the Lagoon – Texas City

WASHINGTON

12/15-12/21 – Garden d’Lights at Bellevue Botanical Garden IV – Bellevue
12/15-12/21 – Evergreen Christmas Lights III – Bothell
12/15-12/21 – Google Holiday Lights at Feriton Spur Park III – Kirkland
12/15-12/21 – Lacey Holiday Lights III – Lacey
12/15-12/21 – Village of Lights: Christmastown IV – Leavenworth
12/15-12/21 – Light Art Experience IV – Port Angeles
12/15-12/21 – Redmond Lights III – Redmond
12/15-12/21 – Winter Wonderland Dancing Light Show III – Richland
12/15-12/21 – Seattle Christmas Market V – Seattle
12/15-12/21 – Bridge Lights at Dungeness River Center V – Sequim
12/15-12/21 – ShoreLights VI – Shoreline
12/15-12/21 – Pierce County Parks Fantasy Lights IV – Spanaway
12/15-12/21 – ZooLights at Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium IV – Tacoma
12/15-12/21 – Tulalip Lights and Ice IV – Tulalip
Weekend continues below…

12/15-12/21 – Drive-Thru Holiday Light Fest II – Yakima
12/16-12/21 – WildLanterns at the Woodland Park Zoo VI – Seattle
12/17 – Holiday Ellensburg Night Market – Ellensburg
12/17-12/21 – The Lights of Christmas IV – Stanwood
12/18-12/20 – Cascadia Winter Solstice Weekend – Seattle
12/19-12/21 – Lavender in Lights V – Arlington
12/19-12/21 – Holiday Magic: Christmas Enchantment and Wonder III – Puyallup
12/20 – Winter Solstice Celebration Night Market and Luminary Walk – Graham
12/20 – Little Big Fest Winter Soul-stice – Langley
12/20 – Columbia City Night Market XII – Seattle
12/20 – Tacoma Night Market XXVI – Tacoma
12/20-12/21 – Old Country Christmas at Legacy Farm III – Monroe
12/21 – Tacoma Sunday Drag Market XXVI – Tacoma

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