Light displays / Virginia
Christmas lights in Virginia, 2026
4 light displays in 4 cities: 1 you can drive through and 3 you walk. 4 have published 2026 dates.
Sources last checked October 21, 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 Virginia 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
Dominion Energy Garden of Lights
Source: norfolkbotanicalgarden.org, checked 2026-10-21
- 2026Nov 11, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027
Winter Walk of Lights
Hours: Nov 11-Dec 3: 5:30pm-10pm; Dec 4-Jan 3: 5pm-10pm; admission ends 9:30pm
Source: novaparks.com, checked 2026-10-02
- 2026Nov 14, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027
Bull Run Festival of Lights
Hours: Monday-Thursday 5:30pm-9:30pm; Friday-Sunday and holidays 5:30pm-10pm
Source: novaparks.com, checked 2026-10-02
- 2026Nov 23, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027
Dominion Energy GardenFest of Lights
Source: lewisginter.org, checked 2026-10-02
All Virginia light displays
- 2026Nov 6, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027
Dominion Energy Garden of Lights
Source: norfolkbotanicalgarden.org, checked 2026-10-21
- 2026Nov 11, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027
Winter Walk of Lights
Hours: Nov 11-Dec 3: 5:30pm-10pm; Dec 4-Jan 3: 5pm-10pm; admission ends 9:30pm
Source: novaparks.com, checked 2026-10-02
- 2026Nov 14, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027
Bull Run Festival of Lights
Hours: Monday-Thursday 5:30pm-9:30pm; Friday-Sunday and holidays 5:30pm-10pm
Source: novaparks.com, checked 2026-10-02
- 2026Nov 23, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027
Dominion Energy GardenFest of Lights
Source: lewisginter.org, checked 2026-10-02
Also in Virginia: 3 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, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas.
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 Virginia display we are missing, or see a change? Tell us.