Here are the best holiday lights displays to visit in Houston to celebrate the season.
Take a self-guided tour of this well-appointed neighborhood as it transforms into a magical holiday village. River Oaks residents go all out every year with mansions and huge oaks decadently wrapped in dazzling lights. facebook.com/riveraakschristmaslights
Nov. 12, 2022-Jan. 1, 2023
Continue a Space City tradition at Space Center Houston this holiday season. This year the museum is offering two high-tech kinetic light shows, a showing of the original film Holidays in Space, a 20-foot-tall tree, an indoor meteor shower and a 200-foot LED light tunnel. 1601 E. NASA Parkway, spacecenter.org
Nov. 15, 2022-Jan. 9, 2023
Houston Zoo’s event features Holiday Grove, with animal-themed lanterns and hundreds of glowing flowers under the great oak trees. Plus, the Great Ape Gallery gets transformed into an illuminated underwater adventure! Final touches include a 33-foot-tall color-changing tree and 125-foot-long Infinity Tunnel of Light. 6200 Hermann Park Drive, houstonzoo.org
Nov. 18, 2022-Jan. 1, 2023
You don’t want to miss this internationally acclaimed light show. Walk through the gardens along beautifully illuminated pathways and set your sights on unique art installations. The Winter Cathedral, a towering arch tunnel made from 100,000 sparkling lights, is a must-visit. 1 Botanic Lane, hbg.org/lightscape
Nov. 18, 2022-Jan. 1, 2023
Tour more than 100 individual lantern sets throughout eight unique sections, including The Kingdom, The Village and The Sea. The 20-acre venue also hosts local entertainment, carnival rides and games. Houston Raceway Park, 255 FM 565, magicalwinterlights.com
Nov. 18, 2022-Jan. 1, 2023
The 8th annual Sugar Land Holiday Lights will be held at Constellation Field. Featuring more than 3 million lights, numerous themed displays, vendors to shop from and meet-and-greets with Santa, this is a holiday treat not to be missed. 1 Stadium Drive, sugarlandholidaylights.com
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