The holidays will look and feel a bit different this year because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but that does not mean those holiday traditions have to stop. Some of the best Christmas and holiday light displays around Arizona have already opened for the season, while others are preparing to open in the next few weeks. Here is our list of fun, festive light shows and experiences to check out!
Northern Arizona
- Lights at the Station – Flagstaff
- Festival of Lights – Lake Havasu
- Courthouse Lighting – Prescott
- Valley of Lights – Prescott Valley
- Show Low Lights – Show Low
The Valley
- Lighting of the Water Tower – Gilbert
- Glendale Glitters – Glendale
- Rockin’ Christmas – Glendale
- Temple Gardens Christmas Lights – Mesa
- Lights at the Farm – Mesa
- Zoolights / Cruise the Zoolights – Phoenix
- Las Noches de las Luminarias – Phoenix
- Ahwatukee Festival of Lights – Phoenix
- Scottsdazzle – Scottsdale
- Holiday Train Rides at McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park – Scottsdale
- Christmas at the Princess – Scottsdale
- Holiday Lights at Salt River Fields – Scottsdale
- Hanukkah at Salt River Fields – Scottsdale
- Arctic Adventure – Tempe
Southern Arizona
- Wanderland – Tucson
- Reid Park Zoo Lights – Tucson
Canceled for 2020
- Rawhide’s Snowy Christmas
- Phoenix Raceway’s ZoomTown Lights
- Lights of the World at Arizona State Fairgrounds
- Bearizona’s Wild Wonderland
- APS Light Parade
- Downtown Tempe’s Fantasy of Lights parade and boat parade
- Hometown Christmas Parade
- Sedona – The Festival of Lights
- Tucson- Winterhaven Festival of Lights, Tucson
- Tohono Chul’s Holiday Nights
- Oro Valley Holiday Festival of the Arts & Holiday Tree Lighting Celebration
- Winterhaven Festival of Light
- Christmas on the farm – Tucson
- Tucson Lights – Tucson
- Holiday of Lights – Flagstaff
- Tumbleweed Tree – Chandler
- Tinsel Town – Sedona