If you live in Mesa and want a Christmas light show you can actually walk through, Arizona Christmas Lights is the closest one to you: more than 2 million lights on a flat walking loop, with a kids zone and free parking, open December 4 to 27.
DEC 4–DEC 27 · GILBERT, AZ
Arizona Christmas Lights is at Valor Christian Center, 3015 E Warner Rd, Gilbert, AZ 85296.
From most of Mesa, depending on where you start and the time of night. Drive times are estimates; check your maps app for live traffic.
Val Vista Drive and the other north–south roads run straight from Mesa into Gilbert, so most Mesa families simply head south and then to Warner Road.
If you would rather use a freeway, the Loop 202 and US-60 both connect Mesa to Gilbert. Put 3015 E Warner Rd, Gilbert, AZ 85296 into your maps app before you leave and it will pick the fastest route for that evening's traffic.
A walk-through show, not a drive-by.
Mesa has plenty of neighborhood displays you can see from the car. This is the other kind: you park, get out, and walk through the lights at your own pace, close enough to see the detail and hear the music the show is set to.
It is built for a family evening. The route is flat and stroller friendly, there is a kids zone with jump fun, Christmas movies, a coloring center and a free ornament craft, and hot cocoa and snacks are on site. Most families finish in about an hour and are home before bedtime.
Dates, hours, tickets and a couple of tips.
Open December 4–27, closed December 7, 8, 14, 15 and 25. Open Christmas Eve. 6:00PM–9:30PM Sunday through Thursday and 6:00PM–10:00PM Friday and Saturday.
$12.95 adult and $9.95 child on regular nights; $17.95 and $14.95 on Drone Light Show nights, December 18–23. Plus tax. Kids under 3 free. Parking is free.
A kids zone with jump fun, Christmas movies, coloring and a free ornament craft. Hot cocoa and snacks on site. A flat route for strollers and wagons.
Mesa to Gilbert is easy on a weeknight. On Fridays and Saturdays leave a little earlier, since those are the busiest nights.
Want the full experience? Pick a Drone Light Show night, December 18–23, and add the new drone show to your walk through the lights.
The rest are on the FAQ page.
Most Mesa families reach Arizona Christmas Lights in about 15 to 25 minutes. The display is at 3015 E Warner Rd, Gilbert, AZ 85296.
It is a walk-through. You park for free, then walk the lit route at your own pace. It is flat and stroller friendly.
We are open December 4 to 27, closed December 7, 8, 14, 15 and 25. Hours are 6:00PM to 9:30PM Sunday through Thursday and 6:00PM to 10:00PM Friday and Saturday.
Visiting from another part of the Valley?
Every person needs a ticket, priced by age, and parking is always free. Buy online and walk straight in.
