Light displays / South Carolina
Christmas lights in South Carolina, 2026
5 light displays in 4 cities: 2 you can drive through and 2 you walk. 4 have published 2026 dates. 1 is free.
Sources last checked October 14, 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 South Carolina display on our list is open the weekend of October 23, 2026. These open first. Check the official site for weather closures.
- 2026Nov 20, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027
Fireflies Holiday Lights
Hours: 6pm to 9pm, last entry 8:30pm; special hours on select days including Christmas Eve
Source: mlb.com, checked 2026-10-03
- 2026Nov 20, 2026 to Jan 2, 2027
Magic of Lights
Hours: Opens 5:30pm; closes 9pm or 10pm depending on the night (see the preserve's hours page)
Source: hollywild.org, checked 2026-10-14
- 2026Nov 20, 2026 to Jan 10, 2027
- 2026Nov 23 to Dec 30, 2026
All South Carolina light displays
- 2026Nov 20, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027
Fireflies Holiday Lights
Hours: 6pm to 9pm, last entry 8:30pm; special hours on select days including Christmas Eve
Source: mlb.com, checked 2026-10-03
- 2026Nov 20, 2026 to Jan 2, 2027
Magic of Lights
Hours: Opens 5:30pm; closes 9pm or 10pm depending on the night (see the preserve's hours page)
Source: hollywild.org, checked 2026-10-14
- 2026Nov 20, 2026 to Jan 10, 2027
- 2026Nov 23 to Dec 30, 2026
- 2026 TBANo past dates found
Swan Lake Fantasy of Lights
2026 dates not announced yet.
Note: The city lists December 1-31 without a year; check the city site before you go.
Source: sumtersc.gov, checked 2026-10-03
Also in South Carolina: 4 Christmas markets and 10 tree farms, checked the same way.
More Christmas lights by state in the South: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, Oklahoma, 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 South Carolina display we are missing, or see a change? Tell us.
