Light displays / Michigan
Christmas lights in Michigan, 2026
7 light displays in 7 cities: 3 you can drive through and 3 you walk. 4 have published 2026 dates. 1 is free.
Sources last checked October 9, 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 Michigan display on our list is open the weekend of October 23, 2026. These open first. Check the official site for weather closures.
- 2026Nov 19 to Dec 24, 2026
- 2026Nov 21, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027
Wild Lights
Hours: Fri and Sat 5pm-10:30pm; other nights 5pm-9pm
Source: detroitzoo.org, checked 2026-10-02
- 2026Nov 23, 2026 to Jan 17, 2027
- 2026Nov 26, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027
Nite Lites Christmas Light Show
Hours: Sun-Thu 5:30pm-9pm; Fri-Sat 5:30pm-10pm
Source: nitelitesshow.com, checked 2026-10-03
All Michigan light displays
- 2026Nov 19 to Dec 24, 2026
- 2026Nov 21, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027
Wild Lights
Hours: Fri and Sat 5pm-10:30pm; other nights 5pm-9pm
Source: detroitzoo.org, checked 2026-10-02
- 2026Nov 23, 2026 to Jan 17, 2027
- 2026Nov 26, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027
Nite Lites Christmas Light Show
Hours: Sun-Thu 5:30pm-9pm; Fri-Sat 5:30pm-10pm
Source: nitelitesshow.com, checked 2026-10-03
- 2026 TBA2025: Nov 21, 2025 to Jan 3, 2026
Magic of Lights at Pine Knob
2026 dates not announced yet; the dates shown are from 2025.
Source: magicoflights.com, checked 2026-10-09
- 2026 TBANo past dates found
- 2026 TBA2025: Nov 22 to Dec 23, 2025
Wonderland of Lights
2026 dates not announced yet; the dates shown are from 2025.
Source: potterparkzoo.org, checked 2026-10-03
Also in Michigan: 7 Christmas markets and 5 tree farms, checked the same way.
More Christmas lights by state in the Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio.
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 Michigan display we are missing, or see a change? Tell us.
