2021 Hampton Roads In Lights! Holiday Light Displays in HRVA!

Here is our BIG LIST of Holiday Light Displays in Hampton Roads! Daily Light Displays, Grand Illuminations, Christmas Tree Lightings and more: the perfect events to help create those magical holiday memories.

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Repeating Events

WinterFest On The Wisconsin (Norfolk)
Dates: Select days November 11, 2021 – January 2, 2022.

The Lights of Christmas at the Virginia Beach KOA Holiday (Virginia Beach)
Dates: November 12, 2021 – January 2, 2022. Sunday thru Thursday from 5-10pm. Friday-Saturday from 5-11pm.

Million Bulb Walk at Norfolk Botanical Garden (Norfolk) – Enter Our Admission Giveaway Here!
Dates: November 12, 2021 – January 2, 2022 from 5-9:30pm.

Christmas Town at Busch Gardens (Williamsburg) Current Discounts for Christmas Town Here!
Dates: Opening Day for Christmas Town is November 12, 2021 and the festivities are open select dates until January 2, 2022.

“Holidays in the Sky” Free Laser Light Shows (Hampton)
Dates: Friday, November 19 at 9:30pm. Saturday, November 20 at 6pm, 8pm, & 10pm. Sunday, November 21 at 6pm, 8pm, 10pm

BayPort Credit Union Holiday Lights at the Beach (Virginia Beach)
Dates: November 19, 2021 through January 2, 2022. Illumination begins at 5:30 pm each night and continues until 11 pm on Fridays and Saturdays and 10 pm from Sundays through Thursdays.

Zoolumination at the Virginia Zoo (Norfolk)
Dates: November 19, 2021 through January 9, 2022.

Newport News Celebration in Lights (Newport News) 
Dates: November 25, 2021 – January 1, 2022. The event will be open each evening, 5:30 – 10pm

Festival of Lights at Sleepy Hole Park (Suffolk)
Dates: November 26 – December 30, 2021 from 5:30-9:30pm

Nature Nights Holiday Lights at The VLM (Newport News)
Dates: November 26, 27, 28. December 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 2021. Time: 5:30pm-8:30pm (extended evening hours)

Light Show at Seaford Baptist Church (Seaford)
Dates: November 26 – December 11, December 13 – 23, 25 – 31, 2021

ARTech Lights at Brooks Crossing (Newport News) 
Dates: December 4, 2021 – January 1, 2022 from 5-9pm

Hampton Holiday Wonder Walk (Hampton) 
Dates: December 5-12, 2021 from 5-9pm

Lights at the Fountain at City Center Oyster Point (Newport News) 
Dates: December 4, 2021 thru January 1, 2022 from 5-9pm

Christmas In The Country 2021 (Chesapeake) 
Dates: December 10-31, 2021

Single Day Events

Find our BIG LIST of 2021 Holiday Illumination Events in Hampton Roads HERE!

Neighborhood Light Displays

2021 Fallen Hero’s Tree 
Dates: See link for 2021 updates
Where: Now located on Main Street in front of the fire station), Buchanan, VA. The tree will be lit in late November and stay lit until January 2022.
What: Each ornament on the tree has the name of a firefighter or police officer who died in the line of duty in 2020. Everyone is welcome.

Cartwright Christmas Lights
Dates: Check link for 2021 updates
Where: 304 Avebury Way Chesapeake VA 23322
What: The light show is the dream and creation of Dylan (age 13). We hope his show brings you some Christmas joy!

Christmas on Mansion Cross 
Dates: TBA
Where: Mansion Cross Lane, Virginia Beach across from Hunt Club Farm
What: Over 60,000 lights on display, all synced up to music! The show will run The show this year has 5 songs that include Into The Unknown from Frozen 2, Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays by NSYNC, The Grinch by Lindsay Sterling, Candy Cane Lane by Sia, and Underneath the Tree by Kelly Clarkson. We also have a donation box under the streetlight again this year where the donations go to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. We hope you can make it out to see the show this year.

Dances Bay Christmas Lights 
Dates: Check link for 2021 updates
Where: 100 block of Dances Bay Road, Elizabeth City NC 27909
What: We feature over 15 houses of lights in our neighborhood that decorate there homes and yards and then  three houses side-by-side that really go all out with almost 1 million lights between the whole neighborhood. This is a drive-through display in which you just drive through the neighborhood to see the homes, as well we have a pull-off area for you to pull off and get out of your vehicle to walk through certain designated walkways that will take you throughout the yards for photo opportunities. Due to the coronavirus, we have restrictions on mask and social distancing when exiting your vehicle to walk through our display.

Holiday Smiles by The Miller’s
Dates: TBA
Where: 2369 Bugle Dr. East,  Chesapeake,  VA 23321
What: Display of traditional type Christmas Lights (Nightly 5PM-11 PM)

Holt Family Lights 
Dates: See link for 2021 updates/details
Where: 705 Tallahassee Dr, Chesapeake VA
What: The Grand Illumination of the Holt Family Lights Christmas display is Friday, November 20th. It will run nightly, exact times to come, so stay tuned. There will be no character nights this year, but we hope you all can come and enjoy the lights and inflatables and music and help us spread Christmas cheer

Lights by Michael Guzman 
Dates: See link for 2021 dates/updates
Where: 13227 Harbor Drive, Carrollton, VA
What: Over 30,000 lights, walking path around the entire house, enjoy a candy cane at the end of your walk

Matson’s Holiday Light Shows 
Dates: See link for 2021 dates/updates
Where: 3316 Dietz Dr Chesapeake, VA 23323
What: Holiday light shows synchronized to music.

Piazza Family Christmas Lights  
Dates: See link for 2021 dates/updates.
Where: 913 Pleasant Ridge Drive Chesapeake, VA 23322
What: Holiday Light Display set to music.

Priest Family Christmas 
Dates: See link for 2021 dates/updates
Where: 820 Sydenham Blvd Chesapeake, Virginia
What: ChristmasPalooza featuring thousands of bright lights and characters–synchronized to music which can be heard on your radio or out on the sidewalks. Watch out for the Grinch–he’s always trying to swipe our lights!

Scroggins Family Christmas Light Show 
Dates: See link for 2021 dates/updates
Where: 905 Deer Crossing Chesapeake, VA
What: We are a family in Chesapeake who put on a Christmas Light show from the day after Thanksgiving to December 31st.

Sheeley Family Lights 
Dates: See link for 2021 dates/updates
Where: 703 Ava Ct, Chesapeake VA
What: Holiday Light Display. Radio station 89.7FM Please respect our neighbors by not blocking driveways and giving them the right of way. Keep your radios at a comfortable listening level. Please do not litter and enjoy the show!
Cost: Free – donations will be accepted for the Eliza Hope Foundation

Stern Family Holiday Light Show 
Dates: See link for 2021 dates/updates
Where: 108 Sheffield Way, Newport News VA
What: Holiday light display (Halloween and Christmas displays)

Woodland Christmas Wonderland 
Dates: See link for 2021 dates/updates
Where: 4028 Woodland Drive, Chesapeake VA
What: Light display runs throughout the holiday season and is free to the public. Donations for the Portsmouth Humane Society are accepted on site.

Looking for your local neighborhood light displays? Check out this fantastic map put together by Hampton Roads Real Estate Agent Sam Sansalone.

Find our BIG LIST of 2021 Holiday Illumination Events in Hampton Roads HERE!