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St. Louis Area Christmas Lights Displays

Whoa, Rudolph!  What are all those lights ahead? We're all lit up so Santa can't miss us on his way past St. Louis. Bring your family or group to view the exotic light displays this Christmas from the comfort of our luxury coaches. Central States transportation will do the driving so you can enjoy the sights through the large panoramic windows from the comfortable seating on our 25-passenger coaches. Or maybe you have set your sights on some out-of-area attractions. No problem! Wherever you want to go, we'll get you there in comfort and style!

NEW DATES FOR 2015!
Festival dates: Nov. 26-Dec. 31, 2015
Parade of Lights: Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015


Tilles Park

For more information or to make reservations for any of the special events, visit the Peoria website.



East Peoria
Festival of Lights

Welcome to the 31st annual East Peoria Festival of Lights Holiday light show!

Now the Festival of Lights helps usher in all the November and December family holidays! Marking 30 years of holiday cheer, the festival will begin a new tradition by starting one week earlier with the Parade of Lights on Saturday, Nov. 21. Then, the Folepi's Winter Wonderland drive-through display will open on Wednesday, Nov. 25, allowing many Thanksgiving holiday visitors their first time to see this spectacular event! Folepi's Winter Wonderland will be even more special in 2015 with additional displays including enhancements to the popular downhill skiers. The Festival's mascot is the wooden soldier Folepi, whose name serves as an acronym for "Festival of Lights, East Peoria, Illinois."

Winter Wonderland - Tilles Park

Litzsinger and McKnight Roads
in St. Louis County

Over 100 holiday-themed ground displays featuring 1,000,000 lights (that is equal to 14,236 strands, or 171 miles of lights) glisten throughout the forest of Tilles Park. Display themes include:

  • a special holiday wreath
  • a toy factory
  • holiday bells
  • bears
  • Santa and his reindeer
  • a bubbling stream
  • the popular tunnel of lights

AND SO MUCH MORE!


Opens: Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Closes: Saturday, January 2, 2016
Closed Christmas Eve (December 24, 2015) and New Year’s Eve (December 31, 2015)

Winter Wonderland is open for vehicular traffic and carriage rides Sunday thru Friday from 5:30pm – 9:30pm.

Saturdays are closed to vehicular traffic reserver for carriage rides only.


Tilles Park

For more information, visit the parks section of the St. Louis County, Missouri, website.

We are open EVERY night
Nov. 13 2015 - Jan. 3 2016 including Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas, and New Year's Eve.

Santa's Magical Kingdom

Don't miss the season's newest scene . . .
Santa's Soaring Cardinals greet you at the gates
of the Kingdom as they fly over your car.

Santa's Magical Kingdom

Santa's Magical Kingdom

Jellystone Park, Eureka, Missouri
Voted the best family holiday attraction in St. Louis

Santa's Magical Kingdom is like no other place on Earth! It's a glorious celebration of more than two million shimmering lights, nestled among a 35 acre Fantasyland filled with animated scenes and spectacular special effects, such as:

  • Santa's Flying Reindeer
  • 350' Waterfall of Lights
  • the Giant Gingerbread House
  • Candy Land
  • Elf Land & Santa's Elves
  • Forest of Magical Lights
  • Santa's Acrobatic Elves
  • Toy Land
  • Winter Wonderland
  • the Tunnel of Lights
  • the Blessed Nativity
  • Angel Flight Training School
  • Santa's Workshop
  • the Present Wrapping Factory
  • Santa's Castle at the North Pole
  • the Fountain of Lights
  • the Candy Cane Factory

For more information or to make reservations, visit the website of Santa's Magical Kingdom

National Shrine of
Our Lady of the Snows

Way Of Lights Christmas Display
442 South De Mazenod Drive off IL Route 15, Belleville, Illinois

The winter holiday season is exceptional at the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows. Each year the Shrine grounds are illuminated with over one million lights. The "Journey to Bethlehem" is told through a mile-and-a-half route. As visitors drive into this fantasy of lights, they wind past electro-art sculptures and life-size figures depicting the Christmas story.

Festivities continue indoors. In the Visitors & Conference Center view an elegant display of decorated Christmas trees. Join in the fun activities in the Christmas Village, where puppet shows and storytelling are presented. Caroling and other seasonal programs are also featured, making a holiday visit to the Shrine a memorable event. Other attractions include:

  • live Animal Display
  • outdoor live-animal corral where you can pet
    and interact with a variety of live animals
  • camel and donkey rides
  • a life-size Nativity Scene constructed from
    Lego® blocks
  • Way of Lights buffet
  • Christmas Tree Display
  • Shrine Restaurant, Gift Shop, and Bookstore
  • Masses in the Church of Our Lady of the Snows
    • Wednesday, December 24, 5 & 8 p.m.
    • Thursday, December 25, 9:30 a.m.
  • Admission Free (Donations appreciated)

November 20, 2015 - January 1, 2016
Monday-Thursday: 5-9 P.M.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday: 5-10 P.M.
Light Display........5 pm - 9 pm
Activities.............5 pm - 9 pm
Tree Display.......11 am - 9 pm
Restaurant.........11 am - 9 pm
Gift Shop...........10 am - 9 pm

Closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, & New Year's Day
(Outdoor light display will remain open.)

Our Lady of the Snows

Please Note:    The Visitors & Conference Center, Shrine Restaurant, and Shrine Gift Shop & Book Store will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve at 5:00 p.m., and Christmas Day. For more information or reservations, visit the website of

Our Lady of the Snows

Our Lady of the Snows


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