Light displays / California
Christmas lights in California, 2026
13 light displays in 12 cities: 2 you can drive through and 7 you walk. 9 have published 2026 dates.
Sources last checked October 23, 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 California display on our list is open the weekend of October 23, 2026. These open first. Check the official site for weather closures.
- 2026Nov 6, 2026 to Jan 31, 2027
Glowfari
Hours: Entry times 4:30pm-6:30pm; entrances close 7:30pm; everyone out by 9pm
Source: oaklandzoo.org, checked 2026-10-23
- 2026Nov 6, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027
- 2026Nov 20 to Dec 27, 2026
Enchant Christmas Los Angeles
Source: enchantchristmas.com, checked 2026-10-09
- 2026Nov 20, 2026 to Jan 10, 2027
L.A. Zoo Lights: Animals Aglow
Source: lazoo.org, checked 2026-10-02
- 2026Nov 20, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027
Lightscape
Source: sdbg.org, checked 2026-10-02
- 2026Nov 21, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027
- 2026Nov 22, 2026 to Jan 9, 2027
- 2026Nov 27 to Dec 23, 2026
Irvine Park Railroad Christmas Train and Santa's Village
Hours: Train: weekdays 4pm-9pm, weekends 10am-9pm (Dec 14-23 10am-9pm). Santa's Village same pattern, to Dec 30.
Source: irvineparkrailroad.com, checked 2026-10-09
All California light displays
- 2026Nov 6, 2026 to Jan 31, 2027
Glowfari
Hours: Entry times 4:30pm-6:30pm; entrances close 7:30pm; everyone out by 9pm
Source: oaklandzoo.org, checked 2026-10-23
- 2026Nov 6, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027
- 2026Nov 20 to Dec 27, 2026
Enchant Christmas Los Angeles
Source: enchantchristmas.com, checked 2026-10-09
- 2026Nov 20, 2026 to Jan 10, 2027
L.A. Zoo Lights: Animals Aglow
Source: lazoo.org, checked 2026-10-02
- 2026Nov 20, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027
Lightscape
Source: sdbg.org, checked 2026-10-02
- 2026Nov 21, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027
- 2026Nov 22, 2026 to Jan 9, 2027
- 2026Nov 27 to Dec 23, 2026
Irvine Park Railroad Christmas Train and Santa's Village
Hours: Train: weekdays 4pm-9pm, weekends 10am-9pm (Dec 14-23 10am-9pm). Santa's Village same pattern, to Dec 30.
Source: irvineparkrailroad.com, checked 2026-10-09
- 2026Nov 27, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027
Winter Fest OC
Source: winterfestoc.com, checked 2026-10-09
- 2026 TBANo past dates found
- 2026 TBANo past dates found
Christmas Tree Lane
2026 dates not announced yet.
Note: A residential street; the organizer asks visitors not to block driveways.
Source: christmastreelane.net, checked 2026-10-02
- 2026 TBA2025: Nov 28, 2025 to Jan 11, 2026
Griffith Park Holiday Lights Train Ride
2026 dates not announced yet; the dates shown are from 2025.
Source: griffithparktrainrides.com, checked 2026-10-09
- 2026 TBA2025: Dec 19, 2025 to Jan 4, 2026
Jungle Bells
2026 dates not announced yet; the dates shown are from 2025.
Source: zoo.sandiegozoo.org, checked 2026-10-02
Also in California: 8 Christmas markets and 8 tree farms, checked the same way.
More Christmas lights by state in the West: Arizona, 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 a California display we are missing, or see a change? Tell us.
