One of my favorite traditions as a child was going to look at Christmas lights. My mom would load us all into the minivan and we'd drive around with my Gran looking at all the wonderful light displays. To be honest, as an adult, I still love Christmas lights just as much, and now I have my kids as a great motivation to go out & see the ones Northwest Arkansas has to offer. This year, with many of us unable to travel for the holidays and missing annual traditions, it’s even more important to be able to get out and enjoy the season in other ways.
This list is a compilation of houses I've been to in past years, places I've recently seen and reader recommended locations. If you know of any awesome light displays in the area that are worth driving to, please email me at Karaa@macaronikid.com with the details :)
Enjoy the lights!
Here is a map to navigate to them!
Fayetteville Square- Lights of the Ozarks- Over 400,000 lights. While there are no carriage rides or pony rides this year, you can still enjoy a drive around the Square. There is normally free parking in the Fayetteville Town Center parking garage. You may get out and walk around the square but are asked to social distance and wear a mask .This 20 year tradition continues nightly until Dec 31 from 5-11 pm.
Bentonville Square- Winter Wonderland- lights on nightly til Dec 31. Gorgeous displays you may drive by and see, or you might get out and walk around but Bentonville Parks and Rec ask that you please social distance and wear a mask.
Stewart Family Christmas Lights Display, located in east Fayetteville. Over 2 million lights and over 250 inflatables, a train, pony and camel rides. This is a get-out-and-walk-through experience. The Stewart family requests, but doesn’t require, that you wear a mask.
Pricing:
- Admission - $5.00 (children ages two and under are free)
- Train rides - $3.00
- Pony rides - $7.00
- Camel rides - $7.00
The display is located at 4279 Wyman Rd. in Fayetteville and will be open nightly from 5:00 p.m. to 10.00 p.m. through Jan. 3. *note from the publisher: This is a private home on a small road. It is very popular and I highly recommend going during the week as weekends have been very crowded.
Bentonville Heart Lites- 3505 NW Edgewood Ave, Bentonville .Light show synced to music with video. Over 50,000 lights, lighted candy canes, two 20 foot light trees, singing Rudolph & more. Enjoy lights synced to Star Wars, Christmas, Frozen music and more.
Our display is usually open from Thanksgiving Night to New Year's Eve night. Hours are 5:30-9:30 for Sunday thru Thursday and 5:30-10:30 on Friday & Saturday. ***We are a family, not a business. We enjoy sharing our hobby with the community.
***What is the radio station we tune to? 102.7 FM
***Is there parking if I don't want to wait in the car line? Yes, park at the bus barn behind our house (3503 NW Marques Drive, Bentonville) and walk 600 feet around to the front of the house (yes, we have outdoor speakers).
***How much does it cost? It is free - always has been, always will be. Now that being said, we do raise money for Multiple Sclerosis research if you would like to spread some holiday cheer of your own. You can place money in the secured donation mailbox at the display or you can donate online at www.gofundme.com/bhl2020.
Dye Family Christmas- Cloverdale Lights- Located at 10537 Oak Tree Circle in Rogers, this family light show is sequenced to music and uses newer technology lighting. Tune in to 91.7 FM for the music. Lights are on 5:30-11:30 PM nightly. New this year- a sleigh for photo opps!
McKim Family Christmas Lights- Located at 3506 Hamm in Springdale. Lights are on Sunday-Thursday 5:30 pm-9:30 pm, Friday-Saturday 5:30-10:30 Through Jan. 1, 2021. Tune to FM 91.1 to hear the music.
Lights on Driftwood- 326 Driftwood Drive in Farmington. over 70,000 lights all synced to music. Turn your radio to 101.5 FM for just roll your windows down to hear the music.
HoliDAY’s Christmas Light Display- This is our first year in Northwest Arkansas and we have around 125,000 lights with music. Located at 15047 W Spring Valley Rd in Gravette.
Centerton has a group for Christmas light displays here. Some of them : 106 Skinner St (lots of inflatables), several homes on Callie Lane, 699 Olivia Lane, several on Maple St.
Driftwood Lights Display - 319 Driftwood Street in Lowell- thousands of lights set to music. Hours are 5 to 10 PM nightly. Tune in to radio station 89.7 FM. Outside speakers are on Friday through Sunday. Display will continue through December 31.
Christmas on Collins Circle- 4421 W Collins Circle in Rogers. mixture of 10,000 animated lights and static display. 30 min of music: tune to 92.7 FM. From 5-10 PM on Sun-Thurs and 5 to 11 PM on Friday and Saturday.
Blunt Dr in Prairie Grove
Wayne Villines Rd.
Know of one worth driving to that I missed? Email Kara at karaa@macaronikid.com.
