Winter Lights Festival

Phone 301-258-6350 Email parksrec@gaithersburgmd.gov

14th Annual Gaithersburg Winter Lights Festival
Sat. & Sun., Nov. 28 & 29,
then Nightly Dec. 4 - Jan. 2
(closed Dec. 25 and Jan. 1)

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For thirteen years the City of Gaithersburg's Winter Lights Festival has dazzled audiences throughout the Washington metropolitan area. It's back for its fourteenth season, ready to welcome thousands to enjoy the traditional 3.5 mile drive through a magically transformed Seneca Creek State Park.

But first, enjoy a sneak preview of the lights when you drive through the park on Saturday or Sunday, November 28 or 29. During the two-day premiere the festival will be open from 6 to 10 p.m. Admission is $14 per car.

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On Monday, November 30 from 6 to 9 p.m. we invite you to put on some comfortable shoes and join us for a one-mile stroll through Teddy Bear Land. Or bring a blanket and enjoy the view from our 45-minute open air trolley rides. This is a great way to see the dazzling displays from a whole new perspective. For City of Gaithersburg residents, admission is $3 per person for both the walk and the trolley. Nonresident admission is $4. Children two and under must ride in a collapsible stroller, and are admitted free for the walk. Online registration begins October 28, 2009. Visit the festival website at www.gaithersburgmd.gov/winterlights.

The Gaithersburg Winter Lights Festival will then be open nightly for drive-through traffic December 4 through January 2. It is closed on December 25 and January 1.

Driving through the enchanted forest setting of Seneca Creek State Park, visitors will enjoy more than 380 illuminated displays and 60 animated vignettes that light up the night. Themed areas along the 3.5 mile drive include Winter Woods, Teddy Bear Land, Victorian Village, the North Pole and much more. The park is located at 11950 Clopper Road, a few miles west of the intersection with I-270.

In the spirit of the holidays, proceeds from the 2009 festival will benefit local charities, including the Dolores Swoyer Camp Scholarship Fund, Friends of Seneca Creek State Park, Shady Grove Adventist Hospital, Gaithersburg Help, and the Gaithersburg Holiday Giving Program.

Winter Lights is open Sunday through Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m., and Friday and Saturday from 6 to 10 p.m. The Festival is closed on December 25 and January 1. Cash-only admission is $12 per car Monday through Thursday and $14 per car Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Two dollar discount coupons valid Monday through Thursday only are available at nearby Lakeforest Shopping Center.

For more information and group admission rates please call 301-258-6350 or visit www.gaithersburgmd.gov/winterlights.

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