Date/Time
Date(s) - 12/29/2026
5:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Cost: Tickets purchased online are $35 per carload. Tickets purchased at the gate are $35 per carload. Cash or Credit Cards accepted.
Location
Kentucky Horse Park
Categories
- Advance Registration
- Age Range
- Babies
- Christmas
- Elementary
- Holiday Lights
- Holidays
- Outdoor Activity
- Parents
- Preschoolers
- Santa Event
- Teens
- Toddlers
Southern Lights is open nightly from November 28 to December 31 (Closed Christmas Day). Thursdays through Sundays are very popular nights at Southern Lights, and long lines and wait times should be expected. Tickets can be purchased online or at the gate. Cash, credit, and debit cards will be accepted at the gate.
Named one of Kentucky’s Top 10 Winter/Holiday Festivals and Events by Kentucky Travel and Tourism, Southern Lights is a favorite holiday tradition throughout the Bluegrass and beyond. Southern Lights is a three-mile driving tour of lights that is a joy for the whole family!At the end of the route, we invite you to park and explore the Holiday Village (included in Southern Lights ticket price).
he Holiday Village features photos with Santa, Santa’s North Pole Mailbox (where children can drop off their Christmas List), Animal Land, Mini-Train rides, a Bluegrass Miniature Train Display, and the Kentucky Horse Park Gift Shop. Grab a quick snack and hot drink in the village or sit down for dinner at Tootie’s Peppermint Café to complete your visit.
There are porta-lets located at the beginning of the route and indoor restrooms at the Visitor Center, Tooties Peppermint Café and gate house near the parking lot.
Event Website
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