Take a walk, drive or bike ride through a winter wonderland at these holiday lights displays around the DMV!
Washington, D.C.
Celebration of Lights; Brookland Trolley Tour (Northeast) —  Dec. 14, 2025
Season’s Greenings at the U.S. Botanical Gardens (Southwest) — Opening Nov. 27, 2025
The Bishop’s House on Portal Drive (Northwest) — Early December
District Holiday Boat Parade (Southwest) —  Dec. 6, 2025
Frosted at Franklin Park (Northwest) — Mid- to late November
Tudor Lights: Christmas at Tudor Palace (Northwest) — Dec. 11, 2025
Zoo Lights (Northwest) — Opening Nov. 21, 2025
Maryland
Winter City Lights (Olney) — Opening Nov. 28, 2025
Winter Lights Festival (Gaithersburg) — Opening Nov. 28, 2025
LuminoCity Winter Light Festival (Gaithersburg) — Opening Nov. 14, 2025
Garden of Lights at Brookside Gardens (Wheaton) — Opening Nov. 21, 2025
Washington DC Temple Festival of Lights (Kensington) — Early December
Festival of Lights: Bikes and Lights (Upper Marlboro) —  Nov. 23, 2025
Watkins Regional Park (Upper Marlboro) — Late November
Virginia
Fairfax Avenue Light Circuit (Fairfax) — Varies by houses in neighborhood
Winter Lanter Festival (Tysons) — Opening Nov. 20, 2025
Meadowlark’s Winter Walk of Lights (Vienna) — Opening Nov. 7, 2025
Light up the Village (Shirlington) — Early December
Christmas Illuminations (Mount Vernon) — Dec. 20-21, 2025
Crofton Christmas on Urby Drive (Crofton) —  Varies by houses in neighborhood
Bull Run Festival of Lights (Centreville) — Opening Nov 14, 2025
Old Town Holiday Boat Parade of Lights (Old Town) — Dec. 6, 2025
