See Christmas Lights in California

Lights are fascinating, mesmerizing and everybody wants to see them at Christmas. In the past several years the popularity of large scale light installations has grown and now you can see them at tree lightings, boat parades, zoos, botanical gardens, and walking-through & drive-through attractions.

Here are few Lights to See in California:

Commercial Walk / Drive Through  Attractions

ANAHEIM: Holidays at Disneyland Resort November 10, 2023-January 7, 2024 in Disneyland features Christmas Fantasy Parade, Holiday Magic fireworks, Christmas decor at It's a Small World and Haunted Mansion, plus Viva Navidad celebration of Latin culture at California Adventure theme park.

ARCADIA: Lightscape November 17, 2023-January 2, 2024 at Los Angeles County Arboretum.

BAKERSFIELD: Holiday Lightasmic! November 25-December 30, 2023, evenings at CALM Zoo

BUELLTON: Santa Ynez Valley Holiday Lights December 1-17, 2023, 5-8:30 p.m. at Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden at River View Park  $25, $10 kids, syvholidaylights.com

CALABASAS: Holiday Road USA November 24-December 27, 2023, 5-10 p.m. King Gillette Ranch at King Gillette Ranch

COACHELLA VALLEY: Magic of Lights Drive Thru November 17-31, 2023 at Empire Polo Club, Indio, CA

CORONA DEL MAR: Nights of 1000 Lights December 9-22, 2023at Sherman Library and Gardens

COSTA MESA: Winter Fest OC November 24, 2023-January 7, 2024 at Orange County Fairgrounds 

ENCINITAS: Lightscape November 17, 2023-January 1, 2024 at San Diego Botanic Garden

FOLSOM: Wild Nights, Holiday Lights December 1-22, 2023 at Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary

FORT BRAGG: Festival of Lights at Mendocino Botanical Gardens November 24-December 17, 2023

FRESNO: IllumiNature November 24-December 30, 2023 at Fresno Chaffee Zoo

LA CAÑADA FLINTRIDGE: Enchanted Forest of Light at Descanso Gardens November 19, 2023-January 7, 2024

LOS ANGELES: LA Zoo Lights, Animals Aglow November 17, 2023-January 7, 2024 at Los Angeles Zoo

LOS GATOS: Fantasy Lights Drive Through Holiday Display at Vasona Lake Park Walk-Through December 2-3, 2023;
Drive-Through Dates: December 5-30, 2023

OAKLAND: Glowfari, Wildly Illuminating Lantern Festival at Oakland Zoo November 10, 2023-January 28, 2024

PALOS VERDES PENINSULA: Astra Lumina, An Enchanted Night Walk Amongst The Stars November 9-December 31, 2023  at South Coast Botanic Garden

POMONA: Imaginarium at Fairplex November 17, 2023-January 7, 2024

REDDING: Garden of Lights November 17, 2023-January 7, 2024 at McConnell Arboretum

SACRAMENTO: Downtown Holiday Ice November 8, 2023-January 15, 2024 is an annual, seasonal ice rink combining a vibrant, urban scene with old-fashioned fun.

SACRAMENTO: Imaginarium November 17, 2023-January 7, 2024 at Cal Expo

SAN DIEGO: Enchanted Village at Noah Homes in Spring Valley December 15-22, 2023

SAN JOSE: Illuminated Holiday Lights Drive Through November 29, 2023-January 1, 2024 at History Park San Jose

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO: Capistrano Lights at Mission San Juan Capistrano December 2-30, 2023

SAN LUIS OBISPO: Nature Nights November 17-December 31, 2023 at San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden

SAN MATEO: IlluminOdyssey November 10, 2023-January 28, 2024 at CuriOdyssey

SANTA BARBARA: ZooLights new lighted lanterns experience  November 15, 2023-January 14, 2024 at Santa Barbara Zoo

SANTA MARIA: Christmas in the Country Elks Drive-thru November 24-December & 24, 2023

WATSONVILLE: Santa Cruz Holiday Lights November 24-December 24, 2023

WOODSIDE: Holidays at Filoli November 18, 2023-January 7, 2024

Free Walk / Drive Through Attractions

ALAMEDA: Christmas Tree Lane December

ALTADENA: Christmas Tree Lane December -January

BALBOA ISLAND: Ring of Lights Bayfront homes - walk the entire perimeter of the island on a sidewalk next to the water throughout December

NAPLES: Trees in the Bay Thanksgiving-New Year's November 23, 2023-January 1, 2024 seen from 2nd Street Bridge and surrounding locations

NEWPORT BEACH: Newport Dunes Lighting of the Bay November -January

OXNARD: Oxnard Christmas Tree Lane December 10-26, 2023, 6-10 p.m.

PALO ALTO: Christmas Tree Lane December

RIVERSIDE: Mission Inn November 18, 2023 - January 7, 2024. The National Historic Landmark dazzles with millions of holiday lights.

Events are not guaranteed. It is your responsibility to confirm before going.