Holiday Lights Shine Bright

A Season Tradition: The Winter Festival Of Lights

Start the holiday season on a bright note. Visit the annual Winter Festival Of Lights now through January 1, 2020 at Watkins Regional Park. This spectacular holiday drive-through event features more than 2.5 million lights through-out the park, wonderful themed displays, and one of the tallest tree displays in the state-a 54-foot LED musical tree. Make this annual holiday event a holiday tradition for friends, family, even out of town guests.
Admission Fees

Vehicle Type
Car or Van - $10
Multi-Visit Pass - 3 visits (car or van) - $20
Mini-Bus or Limo - $20
Multi-Visit Pass - 3 visits (mini-bus or limo) - $40
Bus - $30

Vehicle Categorization
- A Multi-Visit pass is transferable for cars and vans for up to 3 visits.
- A mini-bus seats 13 to 24 passengers.
- A bus seats 25 or more passengers.

​Advance Online Tickets
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Purchase your tickets in advance online and pay only $8 ($10 regular admission). Visit Parks Direct and search for keyword "Festival" under "Ticketing".

Admission Features
- Multi-visit passes will be sold nightly at the gate.
- On Monday, December 2, we will host a FREE Appreciation Night for the residents of Prince George’s County for their support of the Department of Parks and Recreation programs year around!
- On Christmas Day the festival is FREE.
- We accept all major credit cards.
- Get your FREE Festival Spectacles while supplies last at the gate! A surprise for your eyes!! Watch as the lenses magically transform every point of light in our holiday displays into magical floating holographs!
- The fee for The Winter Festival of Lights is non-refundable; no exceptions.

Make a difference
- Please bring canned goods for donation to local food banks.

Get your tickets online with PARKS DIRECT before arriving!