Two Christmas light displays in and around Lexington have 2026 dates: 1 walk-through and 1 show you can drive or walk. None are free. For an early bedtime, the earliest evening start is 5 p.m. at Legendary Festival of Lights. One more ran last season but hasn’t posted 2026 dates yet. Each card has stroller notes where the venue gives them, the 2026 price and a link to tickets.
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Kentucky Horse Park · Lexington, KY
Little-kid take: Opens at 5:30 p.m., so an early visit gets you home in time for bedtime.
Checked Oct 18 on the official page
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CommonSpirit Ballpark · 207 Legends Lane, Lexington, KY 40505
Little-kid take: Opens at 5 p.m., so an early visit gets you home in time for bedtime.
Checked Oct 18 on the official page
Report a problemIt ran last season. We’ll add it when 2026 dates go up.
In early December the sun sets around 5:20 p.m. in Lexington (the dashed line). Here’s when each display opens, on a scale from 4 to 9 p.m.
5 p.m. start · plan about an hour
5 p.m.
5:30 p.m. start · plan about an hour
5:30 p.m.
Pick: Southern Lights Holiday Festival
Picks: Southern Lights Holiday Festival, Legendary Festival of Lights
Mittens on a stringLittle hands get cold fast after dark.
Warm drink in a thermosA treat to look forward to at the halfway point.
Hat and a blanketFor the stroller, or the car once the heat is off.
PJs before you goSo a car-seat nap can turn straight into bedtime.From each venue’s own page. Check whether a price is per car or per person before you book.
| Display | Price | Little kids | Good to know |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Lights Holiday Festival | $35 per carload, online or gate | See the venue | Drive or walk |
| Legendary Festival of Lights | See tickets | See the venue | Walk-through |
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None of the light shows with 2026 dates that we found are free. The lowest prices are listed in “2026 prices at a glance”.
Going by the lowest posted 2026 price: Southern Lights Holiday Festival ($35 per carload, online or gate). Check whether a price is per car or per person before you compare.
With a baby or a sleepy toddler, a drive-thru is easiest: they stay buckled in and warm. One of the 2 displays can be driven: Southern Lights Holiday Festival. Walk-throughs (two here) are better for kids who want to run around.
The earliest evening starts: Legendary Festival of Lights at 5 p.m. and Southern Lights Holiday Festival at 5:30 p.m. The first hour after opening is the easiest with an early bedtime.
Each listing comes from the venue’s or organizer’s own page, and links to it. We list dates, times and prices only when that page shows them for 2026; anything without posted dates goes in “Dates not posted yet” instead. These were last checked Oct 19, 2026, and we recheck them in early November and again in early December. How we choose and check.
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