We love delivering good news! In this topsy-turvy year of taking things one day at a time, we can now officially look forward to the return of the annual Holiday Festival of Lights at James Island County Park this holiday season. The festival announced on its Facebook page on Monday that it has decided to move forward with this year’s event – and we couldn’t be more excited or thrilled. So there you have it! A possible return to some sense of normalcy, if only for the evening you make the trek to Charleston to experience this massive drive-through light show.
Since 1990, the Holiday Festival of Lights has entertained carload after carload of visitors.
Facebook/Holiday Festival of Lights In recent years, annual attendance has reached more then 250,000.
The event takes place at one of Charleston County’s finest parks.
Facebook/Holiday Festival of Lights James Island County Park is a fantastic venue for the Holiday Festival of Lights and its inland lakes provide reflections galore for the twinkling light displays.
By the numbers, the festival is now in its 31st year, with well over four million visitors since its inaugural year.
Facebook/Holiday Festival of Lights That’s a lot of cars and a lot of smiling faces!
Visitors may recognize some local landmarks among the many displays.
Facebook/Holiday Festival of Lights On the far side of the lake is a replica (in lights) of the Arthur Ravenel Bridge. It’s 30 feet tall and as long as a football field.
Animiated displays are the earmark of the light themes.
Google Maps/Erica Rivera We love how the golfing Santa always makes a hole in one every single time — even though the hole is more than 200 feet away!
Expect a sense of normalcy to prevail over the night’s festivities, even though…
Facebook/Holiday Festival of Lights things will certainly be modified a bit this year due to the pandemic.
In its announcement earlier this week, Charleston County Parks said they’re still working out the details and that the top priority was to keep everyone as safe as possible.
Google Maps/Ryan Palmer More details about the festival are forthcoming. It usually runs nightly from mid-November through the end of December.
Stay up to date on the latest by following the Holiday Festival of Lights’ Facebook page. The official website for the festival can be found here.
Facebook/Holiday Festival of Lights
In recent years, annual attendance has reached more then 250,000.
James Island County Park is a fantastic venue for the Holiday Festival of Lights and its inland lakes provide reflections galore for the twinkling light displays.
That’s a lot of cars and a lot of smiling faces!
On the far side of the lake is a replica (in lights) of the Arthur Ravenel Bridge. It’s 30 feet tall and as long as a football field.
Google Maps/Erica Rivera
We love how the golfing Santa always makes a hole in one every single time — even though the hole is more than 200 feet away!
things will certainly be modified a bit this year due to the pandemic.
Google Maps/Ryan Palmer
More details about the festival are forthcoming. It usually runs nightly from mid-November through the end of December.
Are you excited for this year’s festival already? Shout it out in our comments on Facebook!
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Address: James Island County Park, 871 Riverland Dr, Charleston, SC 29412, USA
