Final Days: 2025 BIG Holiday Light Displays in Hampton Roads!

Ready to make your nights sparkle? ✨ There’s nothing quite like bundling up with your loved ones, sipping hot cocoa, and taking in the twinkling glow of holiday lights across Hampton Roads. From walk-through wonderlands to dazzling drive-through displays, these events are the perfect way to create magical family memories this Christmas season.

Across Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Newport News, Hampton, Suffolk, and Williamsburg, you’ll find some of the biggest and brightest light displays in the region — featuring millions of lights, holiday music, and festive photo spots the whole family will love.

Some favorites include:

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Whether you make it a one-night outing or a holiday tradition, these Hampton Roads light displays are sure to brighten your season.

Our BIG LIST of Holiday Light Displays in Hampton Roads is updated for 2025 — and we’ll keep adding new locations as more events are announced. If we don’t have a holiday light display listed it is because we don’t know about it! Please submit event information for this FREE Listing On This Link!

Please note, our Grand Illumination Events List is posted separately!

Big Holiday Light Displays In Hampton Roads

Chesapeake

Deck the Hall at Chesapeake City Hall

Dates:  November 27, 2025 to January 1, 2026. The event will be open each evening, 6-9pm. Fa La La Land will take place on December 13 and 20, 2025, from 5 to 8 p.m.
Cost: Free
Updates: Find updates on Deck the Hall here.

Christmas in the Country at Triple R Ranch 

Dates: December 5 – 20, 2025 each evening from 5-8pm
Cost: Free to drive thru, cost for meals with Santa.
Dine in Meal with Santa: December 5, 12-13, 19-20. (reservations required). Drive Thru Hot Drinks & Snacks: Every Friday and Saturday.
Updates: Find updates for Christmas in the Country here.

Hampton

Holiday Wonder Walk at Hampton Coliseum/Water Walk Trail – Canceled 2025

Dates: The 2025 Holiday Wonder Walk has been cancelled. The Wonder Walk trail is expected to return in December 2026, enhanced and improved for the community’s enjoyment.
Updates: Find updates on Holiday Wonder Walk here.

Newport News

Newport News Celebration in Lights at Newport News Park

Dates: November 27, 2025 – January 1, 2026. The event will be open each evening, 5:30 – 10pm.
Cost: $15-20/car
Updates: Find updates on the Newport News Celebration in Lights here.

ARTech Lights Show at Downing Gross Cultural Arts Center

Dates: December 6, 2025 thru January 1, 2026 from 5-9pm every half hour
Cost: Free
Updates: Find updates on the ARTech Lights Show here.

Lights at the Fountain at City Center Oyster Point 

Dates: December 6, 2025 thru January 1, 2026 from 5-9pm every half hour
Cost: Free
Updates: Find updates on Lights at the Fountain here.

Winter Nature Nights at the Virginia Living Museum 

Dates: December 19-23, 2025 from 5:30pm – 8:15pm
Cost: $14 per person, ages 2 and under are free
Updates: Find updates on Winter Nature Nights here.

Norfolk

Dominion Energy Garden of Lights 2025 at Norfolk Botanical Garden
– Find our Annual Ticket Giveaway Here! 

Dates: November 8, 2025 – January 4, 2026 from 5-9pm.
Cost: Tickets are $12 – $30 per person and vary by date/age.
Updates: Find updates for Dominion Energy Garden of Lights here.

WinterFest On The Wisconsin at Nauticus – Find our Annual Ticket Giveaway Here!

Dates: Select days November 14, 2025 – December 31, 2026. Times vary by date.
Cost: Tickets range from $13 – $22 per person and vary by date/age. Under age 2 is free admission.
Updates: Find updates for WinterFest on the Wisconsin here.

Portsmouth

Holiday Nights at City Park

Dates: Friday and Saturdays from 5-9pm. November 29, December 5-6, 12-13, 19-20, 27, 2025
Cost: Admission is free, train rides $2.
Updates: Find updates for Holiday Lights at City Park here.

Suffolk

Festival of Lights at Sleepy Hole Park 

Dates: November 28 – November 30, December 4 – 7, December 11 – 19, December 21 – 23, December 26-30, 2025. December 20th is walk-through night in partnership with The Obici House, no vehicles. Closed Dec 24 & 25th.
Cost: Free
Updates: Find updates on Festival of Lights here.

Virginia Beach

BayPort Credit Union Holiday Lights at the Beach – Find Our Annual Ticket Giveaways Here!

Dates: November 14, 2025 through December 31, 2025. TIMED ENTRY. Holiday Lights runs each night opening at 5:30PM and closing promptly at 10PM. Event is rain or shine. Bike Night Preview: Thursday, November 13. Holiday Light First Night Hike: Monday, January 1, 2026. Tickets: Purchase tickets here.
Cost: $37.50/car purchase online for best price. $10 more at the gate.
Updates: Find updates on Holiday Lights at the Beach here.

Williamsburg

Christmas Town at Busch Gardens 

Dates: Opening Day for Christmas Town is November 14, 2025 and the festivities are open select dates until January 4, 2026. Purchase Tickets for Christmas Town at Busch Gardens Williamsburg Here.
Cost: Ticket prices start at $29.99 and vary by date.
Updates: Find updates on Christmas Town at Busch Gardens here

Winter Lantern Festival at Jamestown Settlement

Dates: November 13, 2025 – January 4, 2026. Thursdays-Sundays, 5 p.m – 10pm. Children ages 0-2 enter free of charge. Tickets: Purchase Tickets Here.
Cost: Admission starts at $20.99 and varies by date.
Updates: Find updates on Winter Lantern Festival here.

Don’t miss Our Guide to Holiday Family Fun in Hampton Roads! >>>> CLICK HERE

BONUS LINK: Looking for local neighborhood holiday light displays in the Hampton Roads area? Check out this map created by local realtor Sam Sansalone.