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Winter Lights' Festival, Seneca State Park, Gaithersburg, Maryland -11950 Clopper Road
December 4, 2009 - January 2, 2010.
Sunday - Thursday 6 - 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday 6 - 10 p.m
Closed Christmas and New Year's Day.
$12 per car Monday-Thursday, $14 per car Friday - Sunday.
Two dollar discount coupons valid Monday through Thursday only are available at nearby Lakeforest Mall.
See more than 350 illuminated displays and along a 3.5-mile drive through the park. Driving through the enchanted forest setting, you will experience an array of displays that light up the night. Themed areas include Winter Woods, Teddy Bear Land, Victorian Village, the North Pole and much more Link to Video
Open trolley rides through the Christmas light display is a great way to see the lights from a different perspective. Open Air Trolley Rides will be held on (2009 Dates to Be Announced) at a cost of $5 per person. Seating is limited and available on a first come, first served basis.
Directions: From Washington, Virginia and other points south - I-270 North toward Frederick. Take Exit #10, Clopper Rd. (MD Route #117 West). Continue through five stop lights (approx. 2 miles). Seneca Creek State Park is on the left.
Winterfest of Lights, Ocean City, Maryland -
Northside Park, 127th Street & the bayNovember 19,2009 - January 1, 2010
Visit the Winterfest Village and browse the Yukon Cornelius Gift Shop, enjoy a cup of hot chocolate and take the 10 minute train ride around the display of thousands of Holiday Lights. The Winterfest Village will be located inside a heated tent festively decorated for the holidays.
Sunday through Thursday 5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m., Friday & Saturday 5:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Train ride is $4 for anyone over 10, free to all others.
Santa is on hand every night until December 23 to receive your children's holiday wish list and have his picture taken.
And there's more!
Avenue of Trees on Baltimore Avenue: from 15th to 32nd Streets where festive trees decorate the median.
For 2009-Downtown Inlet parking lot light display has been limitd and downsized.
The Garden of Lights at Brookside Gardens, Wheaton, Maryland - 1800 Glenallan Ave
November 27, 2009 to January 3, 2010 (Closed Dec 24-25)
HOURS: 5:30 to 9:00pm (last car admitted at 8:30pm )
Cars/Vans Mon-Thurs $15, Fri-Sun $20 (cash only), No entry for pedestrians.
Holly's got a new favorite. Had a blast and was awed by walking thorough the lights. View photos of my 1/2/09 visit.
An Illuminated Outdoor Winter Garden Walk - Bringing the four seasons to life with more than 700,000 colorful lights shaped in imaginative displays of giant summer sunflowers, falling autumn leaves, winter snowflakes, spring flowers, rain showers, and more.
Inside of the Conservatory, a winter display of holiday poinsettias, flowering plants and evergreens are combined in bright and bold combinations to provide a colorful landscape for the garden railway trains to travel through.
The Conservatory & Train Exhibit is open at Saturday, December 5, 2009 - Sunday, January 3, 2010 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. daily (closed January 1, 2010 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.) Admission: FREE 10:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.
Listen to local musicians perform in the Visitors Center Auditorium each night of the show. Schedule of Musical Performances
While you're here, do a bit of holiday shopping at our gift shop, Marylandica.
For more info: http://www.montgomeryparks.org/brookside/garden_lights.shtm
Directions: From I-270 and points west, take exit 4A, Montrose Road east, which turns into Randolph Road. Go approximately 7 miles and turn right onto Glenallan Avenue. From I-495, the Capital Beltway, take Exit 31A (north on Georgia Ave./Rt. 97) toward Wheaton. Drive three miles north on Georgia Avenue to Randolph Road and turn right. At the second traffic light turn right onto Glenallan Avenue.
Other Large Light Shows
This festive display of lights features penguins, snowmen, deer, candy canes and Santa. After viewing the lights you can visit the new Winter Wonderland Holiday Village that includes amusement rides, an ice skating rink, entertainment, shopping, contests, food, and more.
Directions: From Beltway to I-66, west to Centreville Exit 52, south on Rt. 29 for 2 miles, left on Old Post Office Road, then follow signs to Bull Run Regional Park. View 2007 video on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fukJDJUJh0
November 23, 2009 through January 3, 2010
Hours: Sunday-Thursday 6-10 p.m., Friday, Saturday and holidays 6-11 p.m.
$20 per car
New this year, groups of 50 or more may walk through the display from 4:30 - 5:45 p.m. $5.00 per person. Reservations are required.
For more information or to make a reservation, please call (410) 740-7570.
Symphony of Lights is a spectacular drive-through display of more than 75 animated and stationary holiday lights.
All proceeds from the Symphony of Lights benefit the services of Howard County General Hospital.
Directions: From I-95, take Rt. 32 West (Exit 38-B) toward Columbia; exit at Rt. 29 North (Columbia Town Center); proceed to Exit 18-B (Broken Land Parkway) and follow signs to Merriweather Post Pavilion entrance on the right.
Winter Festival of Lights is Prince George's County, Maryland's spectacular drive-through Christmas light display featuring more than a million twinkling lights.
Holly really likes this one and it's the BEST BARGAIN ON THE LIST. So many lights..., you need to drive through twice..., to see it all.
Directions: From the Capital Beltway (I-495), take Exit 15A (Central Avenue) east. Continue for approximately three miles. Turn right onto Watkins Park Drive (Route 193) and follow the park signs to the facility. From Route 301, turn onto Central Avenue (Route 214) west. Continue for approximately three miles (past Six Flags America). Turn left onto Watkins Park Drive and follow to the park entrance on the right
December 4, 2009 - January 1, 2010
HOURS: Dusk to 10 p.m. nightly. Nativity scene is open 6 to 9 p.m. Live musical
performances begin at 7 and 8 p.m.
All events are free! 301-587-0144
The church and its surrounding grounds shine brightly with more than 450,000 sparkling Christmas lights. Each night, a different local musical group performs a live concert in a state-of-the-art theater.
Directions: From I-495, Exit Connecticut Ave. North. Turn Right on Beach Dr. Turn Left on Stoneybrook Dr. The temple is on the left.
Drive-thru animated light displays with an Eastern shore flavor sponsored by the Anne Arundel Medical Center. Drive along the shore of the Chesapeake Bay and see more more than 70 illuminated and animated displays illuminating the roadway. For more information, please call (410) 481-3161
See local merchants for $2 discount coupons valid Monday-Thursday, except holidays.
The lighting of the National Christmas Tree is the beginning of a three week Washington, DC Christmas tradition
The National Christmas Tree and the Pathway of Peace is illuminated each evening after the lighting ceremony on December 3, 2009 from dusk until 11 p.m. through January 1st.
Musical performances by volunteer choirs and dancers, will be held nightly on the Ellipse stage.
Weeknight performances will be performed between 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Weekend performances will be performed between 4:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
The model trains around the base of the National Christmas Tree will run from 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. daily through January 1st.
201 Waterfront Street, National Harbor, MD 20745
$24.50 Adults - Under 12 $13
Explore a walk-through winter wonderland carved entirely of ice... the East Coast premiere of the celebrated holiday attraction (daily hours will vary). Explore ten different holiday scenes made from two million pounds of ice, including a life-sized Santa's Workshop, a penguin village... and even ice slides that stand more than two stories tall!
You stroll down Chestnut Avenue, and take a left on 34th Street, and suddenly evening turns to almost day. The houses are lit, and the street is bustling with people. Maybe it's tacky, but you have to admire the spirit of the folks on 34th Street, who have been doing this for years. Everyone should see this at least once. Favorites include the Christmas tree made of hubcaps, and the sleigh pulled by eight crabs, all carrying tins of Old Bay.
Oh, did I mention, all the homes are townhomes?...Website: http://www.christmasstreet.com/
November 13, 2009 - January 3, 2010
Sunday-Thursday until 10 p.m., Friday-Saturday until 11 p.m.
A per car donation is requested and is valid for the entire festival season.
Trolley tours are offered several times each night beginning at Wilson Lodge.
Recommended by one of the list display owners (#31), the Oglebay Resort and Wheeling Park Commission put on one of the largest holiday light displays in the country in Wheeling, West Virginia. Show covers more than 300 acres over a 6 mile drive throughout the Oglebay resort.
Trolley tours are offered several times each night beginning at Wilson Lodge. Seats are only sold on the day of the tour, and are offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Check out Virtual Tour.
Location: Oglebay, and the Winter Festival of Lights, is located 4 miles from I-70 at Exit 2A. It is 60 miles from Pittsburgh via I-79 south and I-70 west; 120 miles from Columbus via I-70 east; and 150 miles from Cleveland via I-77 south and I-70 east.
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