Illuminations at Botanica Wichita
Nov. 29 - Jan. 4
Time: 5:30-9:30 p.m.
Admission: $16 non-member adults; $13 member adults, military and seniors; $10 ages 3-12; free for children 2 and under
Location: Botanica Wichita, 701 Amidon St, Wichita, KS 67203
Held in the main gardens at Botanica Wichita most nights from Nov. 29 through Jan. 4, 2025, Illuminations 2024 includes more than 2 million lights along a mile long pedestrian path. There are multiple light displays choreographed to music, a 240-foot-long walk-under tunnel of lights, candy cane lane and a new vibrant butterfly installation in the Butterfly House, a funky tree that takes 80 hours to adorn with light sculptures, Santa's Village and so much more. Santa will be at Illuminations through December 23. Tickets must be pre-purchased online from Botanica’s website. No tickets will be sold at the gate.
Holly Jolly Jurassic Holiday
Nov. 29 - Dec. 31
Time: 4-9 p.m., Nov. 29-Dec. 22; 1-9 p.m., Dec. 26-31
Admission: Tickets start at $9 and can be purchased online
Location: Field Station: Dinosaurs, 2999 N. Rock Rd. Derby KS 67037
Experience Field Station: Dinosaur's scenic trails in a whole new way – with thousands of Christmas lights, festive and funny decorations and some unexpected holiday guests – dinosaurs! The experience showcases 10-acres of outdoor walking trails featuring 44 dinosaurs from different eras and thousands of lights, 35 hilarious holiday scenes and more than 275 elves hidden all around the park. There will also be plenty of family-friendly activities such as a snowball toss, a Santa letter writing station and Nutcracker bowling. Scheduled dates for Holly Jolly Jurassic Holiday are Nov. 29 & 30, Dec. 1, 6-8, 13-15, 20-22 and 26-31.
Candy Cane Lane
Nov. 28 - Dec. 31
Time: Begins at dark daily
Admission: Free
Location: Start at 1004 N Azure Circle, Wichita, KS 67235
Reindeer Road
Nov. 28 - Dec. 31
Time: Begins at dark daily
Admission: Free
Location: Start at 941 N Firefly St, Wichita, KS 67235
Reindeer Road is another street with many of the neighbors getting into the holiday spirit, and is right next to Candy Cane Lane! You won't miss the towering reindeer, ranging from 9-15 feet tall, in each yard's display.
Christmas at the McKinneys’
Nov. 28-Jan. 1
Time: dark to 10 p.m. on weekdays and dark until 10:30 p.m. on Fri-Sat
Admission: Free, donations accepted
Location: 1452 N Coolidge, Wichita, KS 67203
One of the favorite Christmas light displays in Wichita, Christmas at the McKinneys’ is a privately-owned home with a family that takes pride in holiday cheer. The show is open to the public and you can tune in to 89.7 FM for tunes. Donations are accepted and are split between two charities, the Kansas Human Society and Human Kind (Interfaith Ministries). In the past, the Christmas lights show has raised thousands for the cause.
Christmas on White Tail
Through Jan. 1
Time: 6 to 10 p.m.
Admission: Free
Location: 944 N. White Tail Cir.
Radio: Tune to 89.5
Christmas on White Tail features lights synchronized to Christmas and sports teams' songs along with humorous transitions. Unfortunately, the street is not suitable for buses
Lights on Longview
Nov. 28 - Jan. 1
Time: Fri-Sat, 6pm- 11pm Sun-Thurs, 6pm-10pm
Admission: Free
Location: 3805 E Longview Lane, Wichita, KS 67218
If you’re out early or up late, stop by Lights on Longview Ln. in east Wichita for a musically-charged Christmas light display. Tune in on your radio to 106.9 FM and enjoy many Christmas tune remixes that match the dancing lights. Lights on Longview lasts until midnight every night of the week. With more than 50,000 lights, this is one of Wichita’s favorite Christmas lights displays.
Carols on the Court
Nov 29 - Jan 1
Time: 5:30-9:30 p.m. (Fri & Sat until 10 p.m.)
Admission: Free
Location: 1358 N Aksarben Ct, Wichita, KS 67235
Carols on the Court is Wichita’s first full RGB interactive computer-animated light show, complete with more than 14,000 lights that can be individually controlled to change in brightness and color. Tune to 89.5 FM during show hours to hear the accompanying music - you can visit their website to vote for what song you want to hear next.
Lights on David
Dates and times for 2024 TBD
Admission: Free
Location: 409 N David St, Wichita, KS 67212
After Halloween comes and goes, Lights on David lights up for the holiday season. This interactive light display can be heard on 106.9 FM. With colorful props, songs and fun each year, you won’t want to miss the 2023 Christmas celebration!
9th Street Lights
Nov. 28 - Dec. 31
Time: Sun-Thurs, 6-10pm and Fri-Sat, 6-11pm
Admission: Free
Location: 3821 W 9th St, Wichita, KS 67203
With more than 30,000 dancing lights paired with music you can hear on 101.7 FM, this computerized light show goes along with Christmas classics like, “Carol of the Bells,” “Little Drummer Boy,” and “Joy to the World.” Be sure to add 9th Street Lights to your list of the best places to see Christmas lights in Wichita!
Lights on Brummett Street
Date: Nov. 28-Dec. 31
Time: 5:30-9 p.m. (Sun-Thurs); 5:30 to 10 p.m. (Fri-Sat; outdoors speakers turn off at 9:30 p.m.)
Admission: Free
Location: 3721 S Brummett St, Wichita, KS 67215
With both Halloween and Christmas displays, Brummett Street lights up with Lights on Brummett every year to celebrate the holidays. Stop by this southwest Wichita neighborhood and tune into 104.1 FM for a musical light display that will delight the whole family.
Lights on Tawakoni
Dates and times for 2024 TBD
Admission: Free, donations accepted
Location: 10813 SW Tawakoni Rd, Augusta, KS 67010
Just outside of town, between Andover and Augusta, you'll find a Christmas light display with nearly 70,000 lights covering 4 acres at Lights on Tawakoni. This display has been a holiday tradition for almost a decade and continues to get bigger each year. With features like a life-sized stagecoach being pulled by six horses, a flying Santa with reindeer, a sea monster, dinosaurs, two 30' trees and more, be sure to add this stop to your tour.
Magic of Christmas
Dates and times for 2024 TBD
Admission: Free
Location: 143 E 4th St, Goddard, KS 67052
The “Magic of Christmas” is a computerized light display synchronized to music and broadcast on 98.5 FM. This magical display features thousands of lights, an animated train, animated drumming soldiers, an animated 3-piece band, animated children with bells, a 25-foot mega tree, snowmen, leaping arches, lighted trees, strobes and more. Kids love it and parents do too!
The Marshall Family Christmas Lights
Nov. 28 - Jan. 6, 2025
Time: 5:30-10 pm on school nights and until 11 pm other nights
Admission: Free, donations for charity accepted
Location: 620 N Stratford Lane, Wichita, KS 67206
Join one local family as they bring the excitement of The Marshall Family Christmas Lights to east Wichita. With a Christmas performance beginning daily at 5:30 p.m., stop by and remember to tune in to 91.7 FM to hear the Christmas music that matches the lights. The display features more than 140,000 lights – all synchronized to music – and is free, but all donations go to support the Lord’s Diner and St. Anthony Family Shelter in Wichita.
The "Griswold" House of Rose Hill
Admission: Free
Location: 1610 Tanglewood Road, Rose Hill, KS
The "Griswold House" of Rose Hill features an over-the-top display open until 10 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays and until midnight Fridays and Saturdays.
Boyd Family Christmas
Through Jan. 4
Admission: Free
Location: 1350 N. Wellington Place (Midtown) Wichita, KS 67203
Enjoy a display of nearly 21,000 sparkling lights and a G scale train that runs nightly Dec. 10-Jan. 3.
Wolfe Family Vintage Christmas
Beginning Nov. 29
Location: 6047 N. Custer Cir., Wichita, KS 67204
Hanneman Family Lights
Through Jan. 5
Time: 5-11 p.m.
Location: 1620 Oxford Ct., Andover, KS
Radio: Tune to 89.5 FM
Lights on 45th Street
Dates and times for 2024 TBD
Admission: Free
Location: 1802 E. 45th St. S, Wichita KS 67216
Lights in the Valley
Dates and times for 2024 TBD
Location: 210 Southwind Dr, Valley Center, KS 67147
Radio Station: 88.1 FM
Lights on Hickory Creek
Dates and times for 2024 TBD
Location: 1101 N. Hickory Creek, Wichita, KS 67235
We Sleigh Family Lights
Nov. 29-Jan. 2, 2025
Time: 5:30 to 10 p.m. nightly
Location: 2537 E Ventnor Ct, Park City, KS 67219
Radio: Tune to 100.7 to listen to music that is coordinated to more than 5,000 lights
Westport Wonderland
Through Jan. 2
Time: Sun-Thur: 5:30-10:00 p.m. | Fri-Sat: 5:30 p.m. - Midnight
Location: 10246 W. Westport St., Wichita, KS, 67212
Westport Wonderland transforms the holiday season into an electrifying spectacle of light and sound. Thousands of synchronized lights dance to reimagined Christmas classics. The vibrant displays—cascading stars, animated snowflakes, and glowing candy canes—create a dazzling, unforgettable yuletide celebration.
High Point Circle Display
Through Jan. 2
Time: Nighty from 5-10 p.m.
Location: 2525 N. High Point Circle, Wichita, KS 67205
Through narration, music and lights we hear the story of the Nativity. Tune to 89.7 FM. After the Christmas story is told, lights to music with Santa, Rudolph, Snowmen and more!
Lights on Cassie
Time: Sun-Thur: 5:30-10 pm. | Fri-Sat: 5;30-11 p.m.
Location: 4423 N. Cassie St., Maize, KS 67101
Radio: 95.7 FM
Choose from more than 50 songs online to enjoy this light display. Stream on 95.7 FM or Pulse Mesh app.
Council of Hope Light Display
Begins Nov. 30, 2024
Admission: Free (donations accepted)
Location: 650 N Main, Garden Plain KS
Located west of Wichita in Garden Plain, this light display features a 50-foot tall LED tree and a talking truck. You'll also find more than 65,000 lights - all computer controlled. You can watch from the comfort of your car or get out for photo opportunities. Plus, kids can put their letters in a drop box for Santa!
Located west of Wichita in Garden Plain, this light display features a 50-foot tall LED tree and a talking truck. You'll also find more than 65,000 lights - all computer controlled. You can watch from the comfort of your car or get out for photo opportunities. Plus, kids can put their letters in a drop box for Santa!
More that traditionally display holiday lights:
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2257 S. Pattie St., Wichita, KS 67211 - Daily from 4 p.m. to 6 a.m.
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Hayden St. Lights (pictured above) - 14520 W. Hayden St., Wichita, KS 67235 - See a home illuminated in lights from every side nightly 5:45-11:30 p.m., music plays Sun-Thur until 9 p.m. and Friday-Sat until 10 p.m.
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Auburn Hills Courtyard Neighborhood in west Wichita is lit nightly - one block north of Kellogg Drive and 135th St. West
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Lights on Lockwood - 1001 W. Lockwood, Wichita, KS 67217 - Come see this static display of 28,000 lights nightly from 6-10 p.m. through Dec. 31
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Lights on Rogers Lane - 2214 S. Rogers Lane Wichita, KS - Nightly 5:00-11:00 PM through Dec. 30
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Snoopy House of Derby - 563 S. Derby Ave, Derby, KS - Tune into 89.5 FM and view the display nightly from 5:30-10:00 PM
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Lights on Sondra - 11311 W. Sondra St., Maize, KS 67101 - Choose the song you want to see the lights dance to online here Sun-Thur: 5:30-10:00 PM, Fri-Sat: 5:30-11:00 PM through Dec. 31
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6226 W 34th Ct N, Wichita, KS 67205 - 99.9 FM
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6726 W Ocieo St, Wichita, KS 67205 - Radio Station: 106.9 FM
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727 Golden Hills, Wichita, KS 67212 - Radio Station: 89.5 FM
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Vintage Christmas on Custer - 6047 N. Custer Circle, Wichita, KS 67204
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Christmas at the Tituses - 1850 S. Battin St, Wichita KS 67218, lights at 5:30 p.m.
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Lights on Gold Street - 5336 S. Gold St, Wichita KS 67217, lights at 5:30 p.m.
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Stevens Family Christmas - 9414 E. Carson St, Wichita KS 67210
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635 N. Flora, Wichita KS 67212
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Lights of Matthew 5:16 - 835 Longbranch Circle, Maize, KS 67101 - Radio Station: 100.5 FM
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Lights on Cassie - 4423 N. Cassie St., Maize, KS 67101 - Radio Station: 89.7 FM or choose songs from an online playlist.
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1310 E. Charleston Dr., Park City, KS - From dusk until midnight nightly until Jan. 1
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Christmas on Douglas Street - 9200 W. Douglas Ave., Wichita KS 67212, starts at sundown
Find more holiday events in Wichita and plan your trip today. Visit Wichita has made every effort to verify the holiday light displays listed in this blog. Did we miss one? Let us know by emailing info@visitwichita.com or submit it here.
