Light displays / Texas
Christmas lights in Texas, 2026
20 light displays in 16 cities: 10 you can drive through and 9 you walk. 17 have published 2026 dates.
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 Texas 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 3, 2027
- 2026Nov 6, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027
The Light Park Arlington
Hours: Sun-Thu 5:30pm-10pm; Fri-Sat 5:30pm-11pm; Dec 18-26 5:30pm-11pm; Dec 27-Jan 3 5:30pm-10pm
Source: thelightpark.com, checked 2026-10-02
- 2026Nov 6, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027
The Light Park Frisco
Hours: Sun-Thu 5:30pm-10pm; Fri-Sat 5:30pm-11pm; Dec 18-26 5:30pm-11pm; Dec 27-Jan 3 5:30pm-10pm
Source: thelightpark.com, checked 2026-10-02
- 2026Nov 6, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027
The Light Park Katy
Hours: Sun-Thu 5:30pm-10pm; Fri-Sat 5:30pm-11pm; Dec 18-26 5:30pm-11pm; Dec 27-Jan 3 5:30pm-10pm
Source: thelightpark.com, checked 2026-10-02
- 2026Nov 6, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027
The Light Park Mesquite
Hours: Sun-Thu 5:30pm-10pm; Fri-Sat 5:30pm-11pm; Dec 18-26 5:30pm-11pm; Dec 27-Jan 3 5:30pm-10pm
Source: thelightpark.com, checked 2026-10-02
- 2026Nov 6, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027
The Light Park Round Rock
Hours: Sun-Thu 5:30pm-10pm; Fri-Sat 5:30pm-11pm; Dec 18-26 5:30pm-11pm; Dec 27-Jan 3 5:30pm-10pm
Source: thelightpark.com, checked 2026-10-02
- 2026Nov 6, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027
The Light Park San Antonio
Hours: Sun-Thu 5:30pm-10pm; Fri-Sat 5:30pm-11pm; Dec 18-26 5:30pm-11pm; Dec 27-Jan 3 5:30pm-10pm
Source: thelightpark.com, checked 2026-10-02
- 2026Nov 6, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027
The Light Park Spring
Hours: Sun-Thu 5:30pm-10pm; Fri-Sat 5:30pm-11pm; Dec 18-26 5:30pm-11pm; Dec 27-Jan 3 5:30pm-10pm
Source: thelightpark.com, checked 2026-10-02
All Texas light displays
- 2026Nov 6, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027
- 2026Nov 6, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027
The Light Park Arlington
Hours: Sun-Thu 5:30pm-10pm; Fri-Sat 5:30pm-11pm; Dec 18-26 5:30pm-11pm; Dec 27-Jan 3 5:30pm-10pm
Source: thelightpark.com, checked 2026-10-02
- 2026Nov 6, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027
The Light Park Frisco
Hours: Sun-Thu 5:30pm-10pm; Fri-Sat 5:30pm-11pm; Dec 18-26 5:30pm-11pm; Dec 27-Jan 3 5:30pm-10pm
Source: thelightpark.com, checked 2026-10-02
- 2026Nov 6, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027
The Light Park Katy
Hours: Sun-Thu 5:30pm-10pm; Fri-Sat 5:30pm-11pm; Dec 18-26 5:30pm-11pm; Dec 27-Jan 3 5:30pm-10pm
Source: thelightpark.com, checked 2026-10-02
- 2026Nov 6, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027
The Light Park Mesquite
Hours: Sun-Thu 5:30pm-10pm; Fri-Sat 5:30pm-11pm; Dec 18-26 5:30pm-11pm; Dec 27-Jan 3 5:30pm-10pm
Source: thelightpark.com, checked 2026-10-02
- 2026Nov 6, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027
The Light Park Round Rock
Hours: Sun-Thu 5:30pm-10pm; Fri-Sat 5:30pm-11pm; Dec 18-26 5:30pm-11pm; Dec 27-Jan 3 5:30pm-10pm
Source: thelightpark.com, checked 2026-10-02
- 2026Nov 6, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027
The Light Park San Antonio
Hours: Sun-Thu 5:30pm-10pm; Fri-Sat 5:30pm-11pm; Dec 18-26 5:30pm-11pm; Dec 27-Jan 3 5:30pm-10pm
Source: thelightpark.com, checked 2026-10-02
- 2026Nov 6, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027
The Light Park Spring
Hours: Sun-Thu 5:30pm-10pm; Fri-Sat 5:30pm-11pm; Dec 18-26 5:30pm-11pm; Dec 27-Jan 3 5:30pm-10pm
Source: thelightpark.com, checked 2026-10-02
- 2026Nov 11, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027
Holiday at the Arboretum
Hours: Daytime 9am-4pm; Holiday at Night 5pm-10pm; online-only Night Owl 8:30pm-10pm
Source: dallasarboretum.org, checked 2026-10-09
- 2026Nov 13, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027
- 2026Nov 19, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027
TXU Energy presents Zoo Lights
Source: houstonzoo.org, checked 2026-10-14
- 2026Nov 20, 2026 to Jan 10, 2027
Illuminate at the San Antonio Botanical Garden
Hours: Timed entry 5:30pm-9:30pm
Source: sabgtx.org, checked 2026-10-02
- 2026Nov 20, 2026 to Feb 21, 2027
Radiant Nature
Hours: Timed entry from 6pm, last entry 9pm, closes 10pm
Source: hbg.org, checked 2026-10-14
- 2026Nov 20, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027
Sugar Land Holiday Lights
Source: sugarlandholidaylights.com, checked 2026-10-09
- 2026Nov 21, 2026 to Jan 2, 2027
Holiday in the Gardens (Festival of Lights)
Hours: 6pm-10pm
Source: moodygardens.com, checked 2026-10-02
- 2026Nov 26 to Dec 31, 2026
- 2026Dec 10 to 23, 2026
Austin Trail of Lights
Hours: 7pm to 10pm (ZIP and Platinum passes may enter from 6pm)
Source: austintrailoflights.org, checked 2026-10-14
- 2026 TBA2025: Nov 20, 2025 to Jan 3, 2026
Christmas in the Garden
2026 dates not announced yet; the dates shown are from 2025.
Source: fwbg.org, checked 2026-10-02
- 2026 TBA2025: Nov 27, 2025 to Jan 4, 2026
Gift of Lights at Texas Motor Speedway
2026 dates not announced yet; the dates shown are from 2025.
Source: giftoflightstexas.com, checked 2026-10-02
- 2026 TBANo past dates found
Also in Texas: 7 Christmas markets and 19 tree farms, checked the same way.
More Christmas lights by state in the South: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, 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 Texas display we are missing, or see a change? Tell us.
