Everybody loves Christmas lights. Before you know it the holiday season will be in full swing, Christmas lights will begin to appear almost everywhere you look. They flash white, blue, green and red, and you can find them hanging from gutters, wrapped around trees, or winking merrily from shop windows and storefronts. If you are in Branson this holiday season, and you happen to love Christmas lights (but let’s face it, who doesn’t!), you are in luck – there are many wonderful Branson Christmas lights and displays for you to enjoy! So grab some cocoa and some family and friends, and take a cruise around town to see some of the festive lights that will come to Branson this winter!
Shepherd of the Hills Trail of Lights:
One of the most popular displays of Branson Christmas lights is, without question, the Trail of Lights of Shepherd of the Hills. Open during November and December, this spectacular light display with draw you into a winter wonderland! The drive through light display will take you through the heart of the historic homestead, down ‘The Trail That Nobody Knows How Old,’ and winds through different themed lands ranging in variety from outer space, to the beach. You will also get to peek inside the ‘Christmas boxes’ to see what life-size characters are doing inside! Holiday music will accompany your tour – you will end up at the Inspiration Tower, so be sure to take the elevator up for a look at ALL the Branson Christmas lights!
Branson Area Festival of Lights:
For a breathtaking array of some of Branson’s best Christmas lights, take your family through the Branson Area Festival of Lights! This mile long path of holiday joy is illuminated with over one hundred fifty displays, and is open daily from dusk to 11pm, during the months of November and December. This wonderful drive through display from North Pole Productions is sure to be the start of a treasured Branson family Christmas tradition!
Silver Dollar City’s Old Time Christmas Festival:
Want to see 5 million Christmas lights all lit up at once? Then head down to SDC’s Old Time Christmas Festival! The park will be all aglow with Christmas magic everywhere you look. You will marvel at the five story music, lights, and special effects synched Christmas tree, catch shows only seen during the holidays, enjoy the traditional Christmas parade, and catch a glimpse of 1,000 decorated trees dotted throughout the park. This is one trip to Silver Dollar City you won’t want to miss!
Branson Landing:
Even the Branson Landing is all decked out for Christmastime! As you browse the shops and sample the great food, you can admire the lakeside shopping center in all of its holiday glory – while getting some Christmas shopping done, too!
Branson Christmas lights are sure to fill your holiday season with happiness. Don’t limit yourself to just these displays, though – take an evening drive through some of Branson’s residential neigShowtimerhoods and see how the locals are decked out for Christmas as well!
