Christmas Events in Las Vegas

With Christmas time right around the corner we have compiled a list of some of the top Christmas Festivals & Events in the Las Vegas Valley.

Winter Lights Festival
Location: Las Vegas Springs Preserve, 333 S. Valley View Blvd.; 822-7700.
Time: 5 to 9 p.m. Dec. 11-13 and 18-24
Cost:  $8 adults, $4 children ages 5 to 12 and free for those four and under.
Members half off regular priced admission.
More info: 702-822-7700
Half-million eco-friendly LED lights create colorful and breathtaking displays of nature.

9th annual Gift of Lights
Location: Sunset Park, 2601 E. Sunset Road, Henderson
Time: 5 to 10 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and holidays and from 5 to 9 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays through Jan. 3
Cost: $13 per vehicle Mondays thru Thursdays and $15 Fridays through Sundays
The Gift of Lights show is a Vegas tradition that is great for your entire family. Celebrate Christmas by seeing over 400 animated and sparkling scenes displays in a the convenience of your vehicle. Enjoy millions of lights, plus holiday arches and tunnels. A Las Vegas tradition that you your kids and your family can’t miss.

16th annual Holiday Cactus Garden
Location: Ethel M Chocolate Factory and Cactus Gardens, 2 Cactus Garden Drive, Henderson
Time: Sundown to 10 p.m. through Jan. 1. Closed Christmas Day.
Cost: Free
More info: 800-680-0150
The three-acre botanical cactus garden that’s decorated with almost 500,000 thousand lights.

Magical Forest
Location: Opportunity Village, 6300 W. Oakey Blvd
Time: Hours are 5:30-9 p.m. Sun. – Thurs. and 5:30-10 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Nov. 21 through Jan. 02.
Cost: General admission $9.50 for adults, $7.50 for kids 3-11.
An adult passport is $16 and a children’s passport is $14 with access to unlimited rides.
More info: 702-225-9627
The Magical Forest is an annual holiday tradition that creates a holiday winter wonderland right here in the desert. Stroll through decorated trees and displays & have your  photos with Santa while enjoying nightly entertainment.

Mystic Falls Indoor Park
Location: Sam’s Town
Time: daily at 6, 8 and 10 p.m. through Jan 2.
More info: 702-456-7777
Mystic Falls Park will feature a winter wonderland show with a 30-foot Christmas tree, over 50 lit trees, three polar bear scenes, holiday music and snow at 6, 8 and 10 p.m. daily Thursday through Jan. 2.

Bellagio Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
Location: Bellagio
Time: Dec. 06-Jan. 2, 2010
Cost: Free
More info: 702-693-7111
Bellagio’s Conservatory and Botanical Gardens’ Shimmering Wonderland is another Las Vegas tradition that your kids will love. Displays include  flying reindeer made from pecans, a polar bear family adorned with white carnations, eight reindeer pulling a present-filled,  sleigh into a snowy sky, a 42-foot Shasta Fir Christmas Tree decked out with thousands of lights and encircled by gigantic holiday ornaments and  a 7-foot-tall  rocking horse and  rail display.

Holiday decor at The Palazzo
Time: Dec. 9 through New Year
The Palazzo has brought in a 16-foot-tall polar bear mother and a 6-foot-tall polar bear baby for the holiday season. The bears are made entirely of white poinsettia named “Polar Bear.”   The gardens will be filled with a variety of poinsettias and 25-foot silver tip pine trees; vines, over-sized pine cones, holiday berries and twinkling holiday lights.

Holiday Events Town Square
More info: townsquarelasvegas.com
Snow in the Square featuring snowflakes and holiday music will be featured through Dec. 23 in the park at Town Square, 6605 Las Vegas Blvd. South.

Hours: 7 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and 7 and 8 p.m. Fridays through Sundays.
Photos with Santa Claus
Hours: 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sundays.

The Holiday Nights & Lights community concert series featuring local choirs and music groups from Las Vegas area schools and community organizations will be at 6 p.m. Wednesdays through Dec. 23.