One Christmas light display in and around Tucson has 2026 dates: 1 walk-through. One is free. For an early bedtime, the earliest evening start is 10 p.m. at Winterhaven 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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Every card has hours, price and what it’s like with a little one.
Winterhaven neighborhood · Near Country Club Rd. and Fort Lowell Rd., Tucson, AZ
Little-kid take: Free, so it’s an easy one to try for a short visit.
Checked Oct 18 on the official page
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It ran last season. We’ll add it when 2026 dates go up.
In early December the sun sets around 5:20 p.m. in Tucson (the dashed line). Here’s when each display opens, on a scale from 4 to 9 p.m.
10 p.m. start · plan about an hour
6–10pm
No drive-thru with 2026 dates in town yet.
Pick: Winterhaven 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winterhaven Festival of Lights | Free; donations to the Community Food Bank encouraged | See the venue | Walk-through |
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Yes. Winterhaven Festival of Lights is free in 2026.
We didn’t find a drive-thru with 2026 dates yet. Walk-throughs (one here) are better for kids who want to run around.
The earliest evening starts: Winterhaven Festival of Lights at 10 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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