The Aurora Festival of Lights | Kids Out and About Chicago

The Aurora Festival of Lights

A Mile Of Sparkling Lights! A Month Of Magical Nights! The largest free outdoor drive-through holiday light display in the region - returns for its 19th year with dazzling displays and merry music that will delight children and adults. The Aurora Festival of Lights opens on Friday, November 28, and runs through Sunday, December 28, each night from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Philips Park, 1000 Ray Moses Drive [Enter on Smith Blvd. at Fifth Ave.] Visitors will enjoy a mile of spectacular lighted displays from the comfort of the car while listening to holiday songs on a closed-circuit radio station. This popular free holiday drive-thru features crowd-favorite displays like jumping reindeer, ice skating bears, old man winter, howling wolves, the holiday golfer, Santa’s toy factory, and fields of gigantic snowflakes, along with new displays. Gather the family, bundle up, jump in the car and make holiday memories.

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Location: 
Philips Park, 1000 Ray Moses Drive [Enter on Smith Blvd. at Fifth Ave.]
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Dates: 
12/09/2025
12/10/2025
12/11/2025
Time: 
5 pm - 9 pm
Price: 
Admission is free!

Ages

All Ages Adults & kids together Adults without kids