Light displays / Kentucky
Christmas lights in Kentucky, 2026
8 light displays in 7 cities: 5 you can drive through and 3 you walk. 6 have published 2026 dates. 1 is free.
Sources last checked October 3, 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 Kentucky display on our list is open the weekend of October 23, 2026. These open first. Check the official site for weather closures.
- 2026Nov 13, 2026 to Jan 2, 2027
Lights Under Louisville
Hours: Opening day Nov 13: 6pm to 10pm. The official page lists daily hours of 9am to 10pm; the open-air Christmas Express tour runs 10am to 4pm
Source: lightsunderlouisville.com, checked 2026-10-02
- 2026Nov 16, 2026 to Jan 4, 2027
Winter Wonderland of Lights
Hours: Dusk to 10pm Sunday to Thursday; dusk to 11pm Friday and Saturday
Source: winterwonderlandoflights.org, checked 2026-10-03
- 2026Nov 25, 2026 to Jan 1, 2027
- 2026Nov 27 to Dec 30, 2026
- 2026Nov 27 to Dec 31, 2026
- 2026Nov 27 to Dec 19, 2026
Yuletide at Yew Dell
Hours: Two time blocks each night: 5pm to 7pm and 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Source: yewdellgardens.org, checked 2026-10-03
All Kentucky light displays
- 2026Nov 13, 2026 to Jan 2, 2027
Lights Under Louisville
Hours: Opening day Nov 13: 6pm to 10pm. The official page lists daily hours of 9am to 10pm; the open-air Christmas Express tour runs 10am to 4pm
Source: lightsunderlouisville.com, checked 2026-10-02
- 2026Nov 16, 2026 to Jan 4, 2027
Winter Wonderland of Lights
Hours: Dusk to 10pm Sunday to Thursday; dusk to 11pm Friday and Saturday
Source: winterwonderlandoflights.org, checked 2026-10-03
- 2026Nov 25, 2026 to Jan 1, 2027
- 2026Nov 27 to Dec 30, 2026
- 2026Nov 27 to Dec 31, 2026
- 2026Nov 27 to Dec 19, 2026
Yuletide at Yew Dell
Hours: Two time blocks each night: 5pm to 7pm and 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Source: yewdellgardens.org, checked 2026-10-03
- 2026 TBANo past dates found
Christmas in the Park
2026 dates not announced yet.
Note: Exact dates not yet posted
Source: paducah.travel, checked 2026-10-03
- 2026 TBANo past dates found
Also in Kentucky: 13 tree farms, checked the same way.
More Christmas lights by state in the South: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia.
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 Kentucky display we are missing, or see a change? Tell us.
