Holiday Lights Display - Houston

[iinastynateii]

Hey every peoples.

I was wondering if anyone knew of any light shows or displays around Houston for this season. Yanno, the ones where you can walk/drive through. Something like the annual Trail of Lights held at Zilker Park in Austin.

My girlfriend will be coming back from UT next week, and I'll only have about 5 days to spend with her before I leave for Thailand for the holidays. This is one thing I know she'd love to go to.

Help me out folks! I'm beggin' ya! Any other fun ideas welcomed!

[Tom]

You could go to Lights in the Heights last Sat.

[iinastynateii]

Bahumbug. Little late for that one =\

[Cope]

Originally Posted by iinastynateii

Hey every peoples.

I was wondering if anyone knew of any light shows or displays around Houston for this season. Yanno, the ones where you can walk/drive through. Something like the annual Trail of Lights held at Zilker Park in Austin.

My girlfriend will be coming back from UT next week, and I'll only have about 5 days to spend with her before I leave for Thailand for the holidays. This is one thing I know she'd love to go to.

Help me out folks! I'm beggin' ya! Any other fun ideas welcomed!

There is what looks like a neat holiday village South of College Station on Hwy 6. I drove past it Saturday night coming back from Fort Worth, and people were lined up to get in.

[bands321]

"There is what looks like a neat holiday village South of College Station on Hwy 6. I drove past it Saturday night coming back from Fort Worth, and people were lined up to get in."


Santa's Wonderland - http://www.santas-wonderland.com/home.html

We did this last year and had a complete blast. The little "village" after the lights was so much fun, fake snow, fake Elvis, kettle corn....what else could you ask for?

The line starts early and gets LONG...but it is worth the wait.


There is also something in Galveston.

[Steelsun]

Drive through River Oaks - always a cool experience this time of year.
One house even has a 30 foot angel that rocks!

[iinastynateii]

Thanks for the responses everyone! I'll look into these, they sound like fun =D

[tc82742]

if anyone is in southeast houston, there is a home set up to dance to Christmas lights in Baywood shadows off of Space Center. it is so fun to watch.. we went 4-5 times last year.

[newtune3]

Dickinson Festival of Light. Just east of the Gulf Freeway on FM 517. Park at True Cross Church take a free shuttle to the free light festival. Check out some photos at the meetup group shown in my signature. It is a great community effort and a great show.

[andyz]

You'll have 5 days with your girlfriend before YOU go on an international travel trip. One would assume it is a long trip. And you have to ask what to do in the 5 days? :p What is the youth of America coming to!

Not that it helps those in the Houston area, in the Killeen - Fort Hood area we have BLORAs Nature in Lights. It is a 5 mile drive, has a Santa's Shop for refreshments and a visit with Santa, and costs only $5 a car. http://www.hoodmwr.com/nature_in_lights.htm

[kenw]

not sure if the Prestonwood Forest subdivision is what it used to be, 15 years ago it was fabulous. Off 249 just north of FM1960, Willowbrook Mall/Compaq-HP area.

[Bella]

Moody Gardens has a light display kinda like Zilker . . .and there is a much smaller scale one at the outdoor Ice Rink at The Woodlands Mall.

-Cindy

[Steelsun]

Also Westbury (SW Houston near Bellaire) has their annual Christmas Parade (this year Pancho Claus will be there) with a marching band and light show down Burlinghall St this coming Saturday

Info here: http://www.deckthehallsparade.com/