Light displays / Arizona
Christmas lights in Arizona, 2026
11 light displays in 7 cities: 2 you can drive through and 6 you walk. 6 have published 2026 dates. 1 is free.
Sources last checked October 21, 2026. Listed by opening date, with displays still waiting on 2026 dates at the end.
Dates, hours and prices come from each organizer's own website or the official listing named with it and can change, and some sites still show last season's details. Check with the organizer before you go. How we check
Open this weekend
No Arizona display on our list is open the weekend of October 23, 2026. These open first. Check the official site for weather closures.
- 2026Nov 12, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027
World of Illumination: Candy Rush
Hours: 6pm-10pm (last entry 10pm)
Source: worldofillumination.com, checked 2026-10-09
- 2026Nov 13, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027
World of Illumination: Reindeer Road
Hours: 6pm-10pm (last entry 10pm)
Source: worldofillumination.com, checked 2026-10-09
- 2026Nov 25, 2026 to Jan 15, 2027
- 2026Nov 27, 2026 to Jan 1, 2027
Glendale Glitters
Hours: Lights nightly 5pm-10pm; lighting ceremony Nov 27 at 5:45pm; kickoff event Nov 27 and 28, 5-10pm
Source: glendaleaz.gov, checked 2026-10-09
- 2026Nov 27, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027
- 2026Dec 12 to 26, 2026
All Arizona light displays
- 2026Nov 12, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027
World of Illumination: Candy Rush
Hours: 6pm-10pm (last entry 10pm)
Source: worldofillumination.com, checked 2026-10-09
- 2026Nov 13, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027
World of Illumination: Reindeer Road
Hours: 6pm-10pm (last entry 10pm)
Source: worldofillumination.com, checked 2026-10-09
- 2026Nov 25, 2026 to Jan 15, 2027
- 2026Nov 27, 2026 to Jan 1, 2027
Glendale Glitters
Hours: Lights nightly 5pm-10pm; lighting ceremony Nov 27 at 5:45pm; kickoff event Nov 27 and 28, 5-10pm
Source: glendaleaz.gov, checked 2026-10-09
- 2026Nov 27, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027
- 2026Dec 12 to 26, 2026
- 2026 TBANo past dates found
Arizona Christmas Lights
2026 dates not announced yet.
Source: arizonachristmaslights.com, checked 2026-10-09
- 2026 TBA2025: Nov 27 to Dec 30, 2025
Holiday Lights at McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park
2026 dates not announced yet; the dates shown are from 2025.
Source: therailroadpark.com, checked 2026-10-09
- 2026 TBANo past dates found
- 2026 TBANo past dates found
Scottsdazzle
2026 dates not announced yet.
Note: Kicks off November 28, 2026; the city has not posted the full schedule.
Source: scottsdazzle.com, checked 2026-10-09
- 2026 TBANo past dates found
Also in Arizona: Phoestivus (Christmas market), checked the same way.
More Christmas lights by state in the West: California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington.
Every listing links to the organizer's page; we list only displays whose dates or details we could confirm there. A display gets a page of its own once it has posted 2026 dates, and a display still waiting on dates gets one only in a state with at least 3 dated displays; until then its full details sit on this page. Know an Arizona display we are missing, or see a change? Tell us.
