2026 Christmas Light Guide for NWA 🎄

From the North Pole of Bentonville to the South Pole of Fayetteville, there are several neighborhoods and drive-through attractions for Christmas lights this holiday season. Here is a list of several that we discovered that you might enjoy 🎄

Every year, downtown Fayetteville hosts the Lights of the Ozarks. The lighting ceremony, Light Night, kicks off on Friday, Nov 20, at 6p, and the square will stay lit nightly from 5p-1a through Friday, Jan 1. The annual parade will be on Thursday, Dec 3, at 6:30p.

🎄 Downtown Fayetteville Square

Downtown Bentonville kicks off its annual display of lights at the Lighting of the Square on Saturday, Nov 21, from 4-7p, with the lights turning on at 6p. There is hot chocolate at Spark Cafe, ice skating at Lawrence Plaza, and plenty of lights to see in downtown. The annual Christmas parade is set for Saturday, Dec 12!

🎄 Downtown Bentonville Square

Experience a dazzling holiday display with 6 million lights and hundreds of holiday-themed inflatables, all for just $10 admission. Open nightly through Saturday, Jan 3 (including all holidays), hours are 5–10p Sunday–Thursday and 4:30-11p on Friday and Saturday.

🎄 4279 E Wyman Road, Fayetteville, AR

The Light Show NWA is a mile-long, drive-through Christmas light experience at the Washington County Fairgrounds in Fayetteville, with synchronized music and themed displays you enjoy from your car. It runs seasonally from Friday, Nov 20, through Saturday, Jan 2, and offers per-vehicle tickets (typically $25–$35 plus fees).

🎄 Washington County Fairgrounds (2537 N McConnell Ave, Fayetteville, AR)

Heritage League of Siloam Springs is hosting the 2026 Light Up Siloam Springs Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec 5, at 5:30p. The parade concludes with the lighting of Downtown Christmas lights.

🎄 Downtown Siloam Springs

Downtown Springdale kicks off the season with the Tree Lighting at Turnbow Park on Saturday, Nov 21, from 4-7p. After that, the park stays lit all season with a 45-foot Christmas tree and a candy cane archway, and downtown shops and restaurants get decked out for the holidays too.

🎄 Walter Turnbow Park, Downtown Springdale

The Rodeo of the Ozarks Christmas Parade rolls down Emma Avenue on Saturday, Nov 28, the Saturday after Thanksgiving. This year’s theme is “Christmas Chaos,” and the parade will be floats only, with no horses.

🎄 East Emma Avenue, Springdale (starts and ends at Parsons Stadium, 1423 E Emma Ave)

Downtown Rogers will host its annual Christmas parade on Friday, Dec 4, at 6:30p. Get there around 5p to shop the Christmas Village vendor market and snap photos with Santa and the Grinch at Frisco Plaza. Downtown storefronts and Frisco Plaza stay decorated all season, and Pinnacle Hills Promenade and Village on the Creeks keep their holiday decor up until early January.

🎄 Downtown Rogers