Las Vegas Christmas LightsHere's a list of Las Vegas Christmas decorations and lighting displays!In the slide show above, you're viewing some of the best Las Vegas Christmas Light and Decorations displays. Every year, thousands of Las Vegas residents and visitors tour the Christmas exhibits you see in these pictures: the Bellagio's Conservatory, Sunset Park's Gift of Lights, Ethel M's Cactus Gardens, the Magical Forest at Opportunity Village, and the Springs Preserve Christmas event. On this page, you'll discover the details you'll need to attend these fun family Christmas attractions. Indoor Christmas Displays in Las VegasThe Bellagio Hotel's beautifully decorated Conservatory will also keep you warm!
Visitors may be surprised that December evenings in Las Vegas get VERY chilly...but local residents are all too aware! Sometimes it's just too cold to want to plan an outdoors activity. Yet, there's only a limited amount of time that families can plan a Christmas outing. Once December has passed, all the decorations and lighting displays will be put away for another year!So, where can you enjoy some Christmas-themed displays...without shivering? The Bellagio Hotel's annual Christmas decorating extravaganza is a logical choice! You'll enjoy the warmth of indoors...while viewing some of Las Vegas' most posh display of holiday ornaments, wreaths, and indoor lighting. Even the PLANTS rotate for Christmas; after all, the Bellagio's Conservatory is ALSO a year-round botanical garden! 
Where can you see the Bellagio's decorations? The Bellagio is located on the Las Vegas Strip at 3600 Las Vegas Blvd South, Las Vegas, NV 89109. Bellagio Christmas Decorations Hours: The Bellagio's hours of operation are simple: 24/7. The Conservatory (not far from the hotel's front desk) is open the same hours as the hotel and casino...which means 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Bellagio Admission is Free! You may enjoy the Bellagio's Christmas display without any need of purchasing tickets. Even the parking lot is free...although, you'll probably have to circle and circle the parking garage looking for an empty spot if you want to enjoy this popular annual holiday display! Sunset Park's Christmas LightsStay toasty warm in your car as you enjoy the annual "Gift of Lights" display!
Sunset Park's yearly Christmas lighting display is also a VERY popular Las Vegas Christmas event! The closer you get to the holidays, more and more cars line up to view the over 400 displays...containing more than a million lights total! You may even have to spend a part of your time waiting lined up on the city street just to get in...if you go on a very popular night. (To enjoy Sunset Park's Christmas lights with less crowded conditions, try going early in the season...or on a weeknight.)Sunset Park Christmas Lights admission tickets: Before you enter the display area, ticket-takers will collect $13 per car on weeknights (Mondays thru Thursdays); $15/car for Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Once inside, you'll drive around a circular loop of the park, with the lighted displays both to the left and right of your car's windows. Sunset Park Christmas Lights dates and hours: This holiday event began back in mid-November...and will continue nightly through January 3rd, 2010. Hours of operation: Sunday thru Thursday, 5 pm to 9 pm; Friday, Saturday & Holidays, 5 pm to 10 pm. Address and phone: Sunset Park's address is 2601 E Sunset Road, Las Vegas, NV; however the entrance to the Gift of Lights event is actually on Eastern avenue just north of Warm Springs. From I-215, take the Eastern Ave exit and drive north to the event's entrance. Phone number 702-451-1641. Website: For further details, please visit the Gift of Lights website. Outdoor lights and decorations in Las VegasBundle up: Ethel M's Cactus Garden has beautiful Christmas lights!
If you want to see ALL of Las Vegas, Nevada's best Christmas lights, you can't stay warm forever! You've got to leave the indoors and/or the comfort of your car. The nice thing about the next holiday lighting display on this list is that there IS a place to warm up inside (after enjoying the Christmas lights outside.)The Ethel M Cactus Garden becomes a wonderland of Christmas lights every year during the holiday season! Called "Chocolate Wonderland," it features over half a million lights...plus inflatables and other holiday decorations, too! You may WARM UP after viewing the spectacular garden by taking a self-guided tour of the candy factory. (There will not be any chocolates in production during these evening hours. However, you may view videos on how Ethel M makes their chocolates, enjoy displays, and see the factory area all lit up (behind a large glass window...to keep the candy-making area spotless!) Best of all, both the M & M's gift shop and the Ethel M chocolate candy gift shop are open! Ethel M likes to give out a free sample to each visitor, too! Cactus Garden Christmas lights address: 2 Cactus Garden Drive, Henderson, NV 89014; phone (702) 435-2608. Website: Ethel's Chocolates website 2 Las Vegas Christmas Light Shows in one evening: The Sunset Park Christmas Lights (which was mentioned in the section above) are only a few miles from the Ethel M Cactus Garden lights. You can easily do both in one evening. Magical Forest at Opportunity VillageYou MAY forget that you're cold wandering through this Christmas wonderland!
The Magical Forest at Opportunity Village is one of Las Vegas, Nevada's most popular Christmas light and decoration displays. Yes...DESPITE that it's almost entirely outdoors! You'll start to shiver...but the many unusual decorations may soon have you forgetting the cold! (If not, there are several indoors areas, plus several outdoors heaters.)Community groups and local businesses make and donate many of the Magical Forest's decorations each year! You may find one decorated tree done by a Girl Scout troop...sitting next to a display donated by a casino, for example! The sheer number of displays will be enough to keep your family busy at least an hour or more in order to see them all. In addition, several kiddie rides (a train and carousel) are available (extra fee.) Magical Forest Admission Prices: Adults, $9.50; kids age 3 thru 11, $7.50. Be sure to see the Magical Forest website for information about discount nights! Dates: Nightly beginning November 21, 2009 thru January 2, 2010. Magical Forest address at Opportunity Village is 6300 W Oakey Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89146. (Oakey Blvd is about midway between Sahara and Charleston.) The Magical Forest phone number for recorded information is 702/225-XMAS. For more further details, here's the Magical Forest website. Springs Preserve Christmas EventPick a mild night, and dress your kids WARMLY!
The Springs Preserve has one of Las Vegas' best Halloween events every year in October. The weather's terrific, plenty of people show up, the grounds are full of decorations, and guests pack the amphitheaters to view the live entertainment. (If you'd like, you may view our pictures of that event on the Springs Preserve Halloween page of this blog.)What a difference two short months make! The weather changes drastically...leading to a lower turnout for the Springs Preserve's "Winter Lights Festival" in December. On the coldest nights, community musical groups sing to barely more than a dozen visitors braving the cold chill of the outdoor theaters. So...should you go? The Springs Preserve's lights are beautiful, and include not only trees, but all sorts of western plants, as well. What could be more fun than viewing Christmas lights on a cactus plant or palm tree? And, the Springs Preserve arranges a varied lineup of live entertainment on each night of the event. Kids may visit with Santa. A horse-drawn carriage ride is available. So are crafts...if your kids like to color. But, you must try to grab the mildest evening possible to enjoy this event to its fullest. The indoor areas of the Springs Preserve Museum are closed; the Christmas activity is all outdoors. 
Springs Preserve Christmas Event Dates: Dec 11, 12, 13 and Dec 18 thru 24, 2009. Hours: The Springs Preserve lighting display opens at 5 pm and closes at 9 pm every evening of the event.Winter Lights Festival Prices: $8 for adults; $4 for kids 5 thru 12; ages 4 and under are free. There is a 50% discount for Springs Preserve members. Winter Lights Festival address is 333 S. Valley View Blvd.Las Vegas, Nevada (just south of US 95.) The Springs Preserve phone number is 702/822-7700. Springs Preserve Website: In order to plan your fun family outing, you'll probably want to discover every tidbit of info possible. Here's the Springs Preserve website's Winter Lights page where you can find complete information or pre-purchase your tickets online. You can even find a printable PDF schedule of the event's entertainment planned for each different night...if that will help you make your decision about the date you'd like to attend.
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