Alabama Holiday Lights

At opposite ends of the state are two of the most beautiful and spectacular light displays in the entire state during the holiday season. Both celebrating over 20 years of tradition, the Bellingrath Gardens & Home’s Magic Christmas in Lights and Huntsville Botanical Garden’s Galaxy of Lights are two of Alabama’s premier light displays.

Galaxy of Lights is a magnificent 2.5-mile-long holiday light extravaganza featuring larger-than-life animated light displays. Special exhibits include a holiday village, dinosaurs, wild animals, a magical twinkling icicle forest, garden scenes, animated snowmen and the 12 days of Christmas. Drive-through nights begin on the day after Thanksgiving and continue nightly from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. through December 31. Either way you view the Galaxy of Lights is sure to leave a lasting memory.

Bellingrath Gardens & Home’s Magic Christmas in Lights allows guests to stroll through a dazzling light display that features more than 1,100 set pieces, 3 million lights and 15 scenes throughout the 65-acre Garden estate. In addition, the Bellingrath Home is decorated in its holiday finery and enhanced with beautiful poinsettias.

Magic Christmas in Lights is a made-in-Alabama production. Each year, the set pieces for the holiday lights are designed, welded, painted and lamped by members of Bellingrath’s staff. Three of our employees work full-time all year on the light display.

Magic Christmas in Lights has received numerous honors over the years. The show is a 2020 Southeast Tourism Society Top 20 Festival & Event winner. The display was also ranked on USA Today’s 2018 list of “10 Best Botanical Garden Holiday Light Displays,” which was compiled with readers’ online votes, and selected to the American Bus Association’s “Top 100 Events of 2016.”

Magic Christmas in Lights is a family-friendly event for all ages. It’s guaranteed to get everyone into the holiday spirit!

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