Dazzling Holiday Lights
Visitors can stroll along three blocks of sparkling holiday lights while enjoying complimentary cookies and warm drinks like cider and hot chocolate. The celebration features live music by The 3 Elements, magic shows by Brian Scott, and an art project creating night trains with Washi tape on black paper. Guests can also spot glowing LED costumed characters, including a puppeteered arctic snow wolf, a snow fairy on stilts, and a roller-skating elf.
Sat, Nov 14, 2026 All ages
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Plan Your Visit
Hours
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Neighborhood
Fourth Street
Food & Drink
Complimentary cookies and hot beverages—including Peet’s Coffee, Mexican hot chocolate, cider, and regular hot chocolate—are available, with the drinks served at outside tables.
Parking
Pay parking at Fourth and Virginia.
Location
Tips & Advice
- Head to Delaware at Fourth Street, where the magic shows, live music, art project and complimentary hot drinks are all set up for the evening.
- Plan your stroll around Brian Scott's two magic shows, each about twenty minutes long, so the kids don't miss them.
- Dress warmly for an evening outdoors, since the complimentary coffee, hot chocolate and cider are all served at outside tables along the street.
- If you're driving to the festival, plan to use the pay parking at Fourth and Virginia.
- If you miss the festival night, the three blocks of lights still come on every evening through the holiday season until February 2027.
Links & Contact
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to do at the festival?
You can stroll three blocks of holiday lights and catch one of Brian Scott's two 20-minute magic shows. There's live music from The 3 Elements and costumed characters glowing with LEDs, including a huge puppeteered arctic snow wolf, a snow fairy on stilts and a roller-skating elf. All the activities are free.
Are the drinks and cookies really free?
Yes. Complimentary Peet's Coffee, Mexican hot chocolate, cider and regular hot chocolate are served at outside tables, along with complimentary cookies.
What is the art project?
Kids and grown-ups use thin Washi art tape on black paper to make night trains, or any other design they like.
Where are the activities set up?
On Delaware at Fourth Street.
Can I still see the lights after the festival?
Yes. The lights come on every evening for the whole holiday season and stay up until February 2027.
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