2020 Hampton Roads In Lights! Holiday Light Displays in HRVA!

December 31, 2020

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Holiday Light Displays in Hampton Roads Virginia

Here is our BIG LIST of Holiday Light Displays in Hampton Roads! Daily Light Displays, Grand Illuminations, Christmas Tree Lightings and more:

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The Lights of Christmas (Virginia Beach)

Dates: November 6 - December 31, 2020 from 5pm-Midnight
Where: 101 KOA Lane, Virginia Beach VA 23451
What: The Lights of Christmas is a drive-thru experience the whole family can enjoy! With a synchronized display of hundreds of thousands of lights, the dance and move to a 30 min soundtrack that you listen on your car's radio while driving through this elaborate show of Christmas cheer! Located at the KOA Holiday of Virginia Beach, VA.
Cost: $25 a carload! Military and Police are $20

GARDEN OF LIGHTS AT NORFOLK BOTANICAL GARDEN (NORFOLK)

Dates: November 13, 2020 - January 2, 2021.

Where: Norfolk Botanical Garden, 6700 Azalea Garden Rd., Norfolk, VA

What: Enjoy a festive and healthy way to kick off the holidays. Drive through 2 miles of spectacular lighted displays.

Cost:

Value Nights (most Sundays-Thursdays) will be $25/car for members and $35/car for Not-Yet-Members

Premium Nights (Fridays & Saturdays and Christmas week) will be $30/car for members, and $40/car for Not-Yet-Members

Limos, vans and motor coach vehicles will be $60 each night

Military Members, Dominion Energy Employees, and City of Norfolk Employees: $5 Discount is available Sunday-Thursday

BAYPORT CREDIT UNION HOLIDAY LIGHTS at the BEACH (VIRGINIA BEACH)

Dates: November 13, 2020 through January 3, 2021. Illumination begins at 5:30 pm each night and continues until 11 pm on Fridays and Saturdays and 10 pm from Sundays through Thursdays.

Where: On the boardwalk beginning at 2nd Street, Virginia Beach VA

What: Drive your vehicle ON THE BOARDWALK through Nautical, Holiday, and Adventure Lands with a soundtrack signal playing traditional Holiday music on your vehicle’s radio. Festive fish, musical crabs, and hard-working elves – all in brightly colored lights against the moonlit Atlantic Ocean - are the stars of BayPort Credit Union Holiday Lights at the Beach. They are joined by light-up Santa and a 40-foot tall Christmas tree erected on the beach and in the beautiful parks along the Virginia Beach Boardwalk. The light display includes archways along the entire length of the spectacular light display with fish swimming overhead and spectacular light tunnels to drive through. Military tributes to the region's strong Armed Forces community are featured prominently throughout the display.

Cost: Cars, $17 nightly (Military Mondays: $12 per car with military ID). Limos: $30. Motor coaches: $50. Mini buses: $30. All vehicles enter through the main entrance at 2nd Street. Tickets must be purchased in advance. **Enter Our Weekly Ticket Giveaway Here!**

Christmas Celebration at Busch Gardens (Williamsburg)

Dates: Opening Day for Christmas Celebration is November 14, 2020 and the festivities are open select dates until January 3, 2020.
Where: Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Williamsburg VA

What: The world’s most beautiful theme park is one of the largest Christmas light displays in North America. Festive food and drink, holiday shopping and heart-warming shows make the spirit of the season come alive.
Cost: Timed tickets are available for specific dates. Cost is $39.99 - $59.99. Families with a Current Membership, a Current Preschool Pass, Military Pass and previously purchased Busch Gardens Williamsburg 1-Day Tickets need to make a reservation for a specific day/time to use their pass.

TINSEL TRAM AT DOMINION GARDEN OF LIGHTS AT NORFOLK BOTANICAL GARDEN (Norfolk)

Dates: Select Sunday-Thursday nights in November and December starting Monday, November 16, 2020.

Where: Norfolk Botanical Garden, 6700 Azalea Garden Rd., Norfolk, VA 23518

What: Bring your family to ride the Tinsel Tram through the Dominion Energy Garden of Lights! The 2020 Tinsel Tram holiday program does not include the option to complete a craft and/or visit with Santa.
Cost: NBG Members: $30/Row (Up to 4 people ages 3+). Not-yet Members: $40/Row (Up to 4 people ages 3+)

Festival of Lights at Sleepy Hole Park (Suffolk)

Dates: November 20th at 5:30 PM through December 30, 2020 at 9:30 PM
Where: Sleepy Hole Park, 4616 Sleepy Hole Road, Suffolk VA
What: The display will be closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. The inaugural Suffolk Festival of Lights will display over 35,000 bulbs. The drive-through holiday light display is free.
Cost: Free

WinterFest On The Wisconsin (Norfolk)

Dates: Select days November 21 - December 31, 2020.
Where: The Battleship Wisconsin, Downtown Norfolk Waterfront
What: Join us at this season's brightest attraction, enjoy a dazzling walk-through light trail with over 250,000 lights Special tree lighting ceremonies (5:30PM & 7:00PM) Santa sightings + elves Live entertainment Hot cocoa + delicious bites. Lighted boat parade (6:00PM on Saturdays ONLY) ... AND MORE!
Cost: $12.50 Adult/$10 Child (Not-yet Members), $9.50 Adult / $7 Child (Members). All tickets are timed on the hour (4PM, 5PM, 6PM, 7PM, 8PM, 9PM). **Enter our Ticket Giveaway Here!**

Dancing Northern Lights Tree (Virginia Beach)

Dates: November 26 – December 31, 2020. Nightly at 6 PM, 7 PM, 8 PM and 9 PM.
Where: Fountain Plaza, Town Center Virginia Beach
What: Admire the beautiful Dancing Northern Lights Tree as it’s lights dance to music nightly at 6 PM, 7 PM, 8 PM and 9 PM.

Snow Globe Spectacular (Virginia Beach)

Dates: November 26 – December 31, 2020. The live snow globe entertainment takes place on the hour, immediately following the Holiday Tree Light Show, every weekend in December: Friday’s: 6 PM, 7 PM, 8 PM, 9 PM, Saturday’s: 6 PM, 7 PM, 8 PM, 9 PM, Sunday’s: 6 PM, 7 PM, 8 PM, 9 PM.
Where: All Around Town Center, Virginia Beach VA
What: Visit the amazing life-size snow globes filled with artistic, unique, creative, and sometimes whimsical Christmas Tree scenes. Be mesmerized and entertained each weekend in December by dancing ballerinas, playful elves, marching toy soldiers, and frosty royal musicians performing live inside these magical globes.

NEWPORT NEWS CELEBRATION IN LIGHTS (NEWPORT NEWS)

Dates: November 26, 2020 - January 1, 2021. The event will be open each evening, 5:30 - 10pm

Where: Newport News Park at the intersection of Ft. Eustis Blvd. and Jefferson Ave. in Newport News, VA

What: Celebration in Lights, Virginia’s first drive-through holiday light event, opens for its 28th season on Thanksgiving night (November 26, 2020). Newport News Park will be transformed by over a million individual lights, creating animated holiday and fanciful scenes. For its 28th year, the event will add new magical trees and upgrade the entrance arch in the Santa’s Enchanted Kingdom area, add candy theme display pieces and upgrade the brightness of the bulbs in the Candyland area, add additional deer display pieces and 3D trees to the deer arch area, and upgrade the rope lighting at the event entrance.

Cost: $12.00 per car on weeknights (Monday – Thursday), $15.00 per on weekends (Friday – Sunday), and $75.00 per bus (any night). Cash, credit cards Visa/MC, and checks made payable to the City of Newport News are accepted at the gate. Advance purchase tickets, at $10.00 per car (good any night), may be purchased (cash or credit card) at the Newport News Visitor Center at Newport News Park (coming soon).

Nature Nights Holiday Lights at The VLM (Newport News)

Dates: November 27, 28 and 29. December 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 27 and January 2, 2021. Time: 5:30pm-8:30pm (extended evening hours)

Where: The Virginia Living Museum 524 J. Clyde Morris Blvd. Newport News, VA 23601

What: Enter an outdoor trail glittering with lights and holiday spirit. Take a nature walk on the outdoor trail and through the Dinosaur Discovery Trail village! This new experience is right in time for the holidays and is sure to put you and your family in the holiday spirit. Receive a candy cane treat, cookies and cocoa. ADD your own Glow! Light up toys and wearables available for purchase. Credit card only. NOTE: all COVID-19 CDC recommendations will be enforced – social distancing observed on trail.

Cost: (Timed tickets will go on sale Thursday, Nov. 5) VLM Members $9/ Non-Members $12 – ages 2 and under are free.

Illuminating Hayden's Lane (Smithfield)

Dates: November 30 - January 3, 2020.

Where: 200th Block Of Main Street Smithfield, VA 23430

What: The Smithfield Horticultural Society has decorated lovely Hayden's Lane for the holidays. Enjoy a magical stroll along this path in downtown Smithfield to brighten your holiday season. The lane is open daily from sun up to sundown.

Deck The Hall (Chesapeake)

Dates: Saturday December 5 - Sunday, December 20, 2020 from 6-9pm Nightly
Where: Chesapeake City Hall 306 Cedar Road Chesapeake, VA (Entrance to the viewing loop is at Polly Miller Circle and Cedar Rd in front of City Hall.
What: Drive through to see a FREE light display by PYROTECNICO. Enjoy festive, holiday scenes projected on the biggest screen around! Show repeats every 3 minutes.

NlightN (NEWPORT NEWS)

Dates: Nightly light show, December 5, 2020 - January 1, 2021 from 5 – 9pm.
Where: City Center at Oyster Point, Newport News VA
What: Step into a winter wonderland at the City Center Fountain Plaza with festive decorations and dazzling lights. Every half hour (5:00 PM - 9:00 PM), enjoy a show with lights and falling "snow" set to holiday music. Be sure to take photos at the "Instagramable Moments" sites around the fountain. Free Admission.

Holiday Lights & Music Display (Portsmouth)

Dates: December 5, 2020 - January 2, 2021 from 6pm-12am
Where: Historic Cradock - Afton Square, Afton Parkway, Portsmouth VA
What: Cradock Civic League presents a Synchronized Lights & Music Display December 5, from 6 p.m. to midnight every evening thru January 2, 2021. For additional information, follow this link:www.FaceBook.com/CradockCL

Christmas In The Country 2020 (Chesapeake)

Dates: December 10-31, 2020
Where: Triple R Ranch 3531 Bunch Walnuts Rd, Chesapeake, VA 23322
What: Come celebrate Christmas with Triple R Ranch and see the ranch aglow with lights! **THIS EVENT IS DRIVE-THRU ONLY*** Fundraiser barbecue meals will be available for purchase on the following nights at 4:30-7:30pm: December 10, 11, 12 and 17, 18, and 19. We welcome folks to come anytime between December 10th and 31st to enjoy our evening spectacle of lights as a drive-thru tour.
Cost: There are no tickets or costs to come. Instead, we strongly welcome encourage your donations and support to help sustain Triple R Ranch

Hampton Holiday Wonder Walk (Hampton)

Dates: December 12-23, 2020 from 5-9pm
Where: Hampton Coliseum and Air Power Park, Hampton VA
What: Take a pleasant stroll on 2.25 miles of a socially-distanced, glow-lighted trail with a few animated features along the way. Entrances and parking at Hampton Coliseum and Air Power Park. $4 per person, Children ages 6 & under are free.

Single Day Events

SUFFOLK GRAND ILLUMINATION (Online/SUFFOLK)

Date: November 20, 2020 at 6pm

Where: Online via the City of Suffolk YouTube channel

What: Tune into the City of Suffolk YouTube channel to view the beginning of the holiday season in Suffolk. This event will display the lighting of our 32 foot holiday tree! We will feature the Mayor and a Hand Bell choir performance to celebrate the occasion. This video will appear live on November 20, 2020 at 6:00 PM.

Cost: Free

Grand Illumination EVENT (Norfolk)

Date: Saturday, November 21, 2020 from 4-7pm

Where: Downtown Norfolk VA

What: While we are not able to produce our traditional Grand Illumination Parade this year, we will still kick-off the holiday season in Downtown Norfolk with the illumination of the skyline and other mini-activations throughout the evening including: Unveiling of new holiday art installation in the NEON District, Model Train Exhibit in Selden Market, Socially-distanced Santa photo op, Performances by The Rhythm Project, and other outdoor music and entertainment Snowfall on Granby.

Holiday Light Stroll "Roll" Drive-Thru Benefit (Newport News)

Dates: Tuesday, November 24, 2020. The event will be open for this preview event from 5:30 - 8:30pm Where: Newport News Park at the intersection of Ft. Eustis Blvd. and Jefferson Ave. in Newport News, VA

What: Holiday Light Stroll 2020 (ROLL) presented by Langley Federal Credit Union. Due to COVID-19 pre-cautions, this year's normal walk/stroll will be a DRIVE THRU ONLY. We are unable to do our normal walk/stroll through the lights due to Covid-19 restrictions. We hope you will still join us for this most important fundraising for the Center for Child & Family Services program and services. You will be driving thru with your own CAR. A pre-purchased ticket is required. One ticket is valid for one (1) car/van per ticket.
Cost: $22.85 (fees included). Purchase tickets online

FARMHOUSE GRAND ILLUMINATION! (Virginia Beach)

Date: Saturday, November 28, 2020 from 11am-10pm.

Where: Back Bay's Farmhouse Brewing Co, 1805 Kempsville Rd, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23464

What: Save the date for our 3rd Annual Grand Illumination event on Saturday, November 28th! We will have live music, holiday decor, Christmas trees for sale, special beer releases, and so much more! Stay tuned as we announce more information around this event and in the meantime, mark your calendar for this winter wonderland celebration!

Cost: Free Event

THE PORT WARWICK HOLIDAY TREE LIGHTING (Newport News)

Date: Saturday, November 28, 2020

Where: Port Warwick, 3100 William Styron Square North, Newport News VA

What: The 2020 Port Warwick Holiday Tree Lighting will be on Saturday, November 28th with the time to be determined. It will be a little different this year as we will be following guidelines to keep everyone safe. Check link for updates!

Cost: Free

Military: Little Creek - Holiday Concert & Tree Lighting (Virginia Beach)

Date: Friday, December 4, 2020 at 7pm

Where: JEB Little Creek, Gator Theater, 3504 Gator Blvd. Bldg. 3104 Virginia Beach, VA 23459

What: Join JEB Little Creek MWR for its annual Holiday Tree Lighting & Concert on Friday, December 4 at Gator Theater. This year's lineup of physical distancing activities and celebrations include an outdoor tree lighting ceremony, an appearance from Santa and a U.S. Fleet Forces Band Holiday Concert. You must have base access to attend this event.

Yorktown Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony (Yorktown)

Date: Friday, December 4, 2020 at 7:30pm
Where: Yorktown Victory Monument 331 Water Street Yorktown, VA 23690

What: This community tradition goes all the way back to 1945. That's the year that Reverend Claud G. Barkley, Pastor of Yorktown Baptist Church, and staff from the County Clerk's Office decorated a cedar tree that stood at the corner of Main and Ballard Streets. The York County Historical Committee works hard to keep this ritual going year after year. The tree that is used today is a 20-foot artificial commercial "Giant Everest Fir" placed at Riverwalk Landing. There will be a brief program at the Yorktown Waterfront at 7:30, followed by the Tree Lighting and a special virtual message from Santa Claus! Drop off pre-made cards for our Military and First Responders (Cards for Heroes) nearby in the Freight Shed. Please note, there will be no programming or procession this year at Victory Monument.
Cost: Free

Lynnhaven Inlet Christmas Lights by Boat (Virginia Beach)

Date: December 19, 2020 at 5pm

Where: Lynnhaven Inlet Virginia Beach, VA 23451

What: The worlds a little crazy right now. Seems every tradition and holiday is being canceled. Let’s put our own twist on the holidays this year. Calling all homeowners along the Lynnhaven inlet and broad bay and boat owners, let’s decorate our boats, docks, and homes. Let’s round up our family and friends, and show off our holiday cheer in a time it’s so desperately needed.

Please note: This is not formatted like a parade or mass gathering at one point. Let’s take to the water at sundown for holiday cheer. Please make sure you dress for the weather and have all safety gear including lights in accordance with all rules and regulations. SPOTLIGHTS ARE TO BE USED FOR DOCKING AND EMERGENCY ONLY.

Neighborhood Light Displays

2020 Fallen Hero's Tree

Dates: See link for 2020 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 2021.

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.

Christmas on Mansion Cross

Dates: Sunday-Thursday, 5:30-9, and Friday-Saturday, 5:30-10:30, every night from November 27th through December 30th, 2020

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: Our lights are on seven days a week 5-10pm

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: Nightly from 5-11pm

Where: 2369 Bugle Dr. East, Chesapeake, VA 23321

What: Display of traditional type Christmas Lights (Nightly 5PM-11PM)

Holt Family Lights

Dates: Each night beginning Friday, November 20, 2020. See link for 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 2020 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 you walk

Piazza Family Christmas Lights

Dates: See link for 2020 dates/updates.

Where: 913 Pleasant Ridge Drive Chesapeake, VA 23322

What: Holiday Light Display set to music.

Priest Family Christmas

Dates: See link for 2020 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 2020 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 2020 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 2020 dates/updates

Where: 108 Sheffield Way, Newport News VA

What: Holiday light display

Woodland Christmas Wonderland

Dates: See link for 2020 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.

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2020 Hampton Roads In Lights! Holiday Light Displays in HRVA!

Repeating Events

The Lights of Christmas (Virginia Beach)

GARDEN OF LIGHTS AT NORFOLK BOTANICAL GARDEN (NORFOLK)

BAYPORT CREDIT UNION HOLIDAY LIGHTS at the BEACH (VIRGINIA BEACH)

Christmas Celebration at Busch Gardens (Williamsburg)

TINSEL TRAM AT DOMINION GARDEN OF LIGHTS AT NORFOLK BOTANICAL GARDEN (Norfolk)

Festival of Lights at Sleepy Hole Park (Suffolk)

WinterFest On The Wisconsin (Norfolk)

Dancing Northern Lights Tree (Virginia Beach)

Snow Globe Spectacular (Virginia Beach)

NEWPORT NEWS CELEBRATION IN LIGHTS (NEWPORT NEWS)

Nature Nights Holiday Lights at The VLM (Newport News)

Illuminating Hayden's Lane (Smithfield)

Deck The Hall (Chesapeake)

NlightN (NEWPORT NEWS)

Holiday Lights & Music Display (Portsmouth)

Christmas In The Country 2020 (Chesapeake)

Hampton Holiday Wonder Walk (Hampton)

Single Day Events

SUFFOLK GRAND ILLUMINATION (Online/SUFFOLK)

Grand Illumination EVENT (Norfolk)

Holiday Light Stroll "Roll" Drive-Thru Benefit (Newport News)

FARMHOUSE GRAND ILLUMINATION! (Virginia Beach)

THE PORT WARWICK HOLIDAY TREE LIGHTING (Newport News)

Military: Little Creek - Holiday Concert & Tree Lighting (Virginia Beach)

Yorktown Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony (Yorktown)

Lynnhaven Inlet Christmas Lights by Boat (Virginia Beach)

Neighborhood Light Displays

Holiday Smiles by The Miller's

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