Christmas Lights in Atlanta 2024-2025

Atlanta offers winter fun for the whole family, and many Christmas light displays. From gorgeous illumination in Atlanta Botanical Garden to thrilling fun at the amusement park, the city offers numerous opportunities to enjoy the holidays and create new memories with your family.

Garden Lights, Holiday Nights at Atlanta Botanical Garden (November 16, 2024–January 12, 2025)

Garden Lights, Holiday Nights is one of Atlanta’s favorite Christmas attractions. Some new characters have joined the light display: Alice, the Red Queen, and the White Rabbit giant sculptures will be twinkling for the cheer of guests. The traditional highlight is "Nature’s Wonders"—the largest curtain of synchronized light and sound in the world. This year, the display returns with new music and choreography. Other famous displays include the Ice Goddess, the Walk of Flames, the Tunnel of Light, and Orchestral Orbs. Don't forget to drop by the Skylights Lounge in the Skyline Garden and see decorated, larger-than-life plant giants glowing with colorful lights.

Get into the Christmas spirit roasting s’mores by an open fire and sipping warm drinks. A Christmas light show at the Atlanta Botanical Garden spans 30 acres (12 ha) and offers entertainment for all ages. There will be limited capacity with tickets purchased online.

Tickets & Hours

Ticket sales normally begin in September for members of the Atlanta Botanical Garden and in October for non-members. For non-members, advance tickets for entry after 9:30 pm on off-peak nights vary around $29.95-49.95 and $26.95-46.95 for children over two years old. Children two years old and under can enter for free with an adult ticket holder. The exhibit is open from 5 pm until 10 pm. The entire walk-through experience takes approximately 1,5-2 hours to complete.

Holiday in the Park at Six Flags Over Georgia (November 23, 2024–January 5, 2025)

There are many reasons to spend the most wonderful time of year at Six Flags Over Georgia. First, its annual holiday festival, Holiday in the Park, features more than one million LED lights. With dozens of Christmas trees, you won't find a more magical atmosphere elsewhere in Georgia. Visitors of all ages can enjoy thousands of sparkling lights, performances and shows, tasty culinary treats, and a meeting with Santa Claus.

Enjoy the park's most popular rides like Goliath, as well as the historic Riverview Carousel and the swinging Pandemonium, the tallest in the Southeast. Main Street Christmas experience features a beautiful canopy with 100,000 lights, snow machines, and a huge Christmas tree in front of the main gates. You can marvel at all this beauty from the top of the rollercoaster!

Hours & Tickets

During Holiday at the Park, Six Flags welcomes visitors to the event from 2 pm to 8 pm, except for November 29th, when it spans from noon until 8 pm. The Festival normally takes place on Saturdays and Sundays. However, there are exceptions during select weeks: from November 24 to 30, it operates daily, except on Thursday. Similarly, from December 15 to 21, the event is open every day. The following week, December 22 to 28, Holiday at the Park runs daily except on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. It continues to run daily until the closing date. One-day tickets start at $25.

Stone Mountain Christmas at Stone Mountain Park (November 9, 2024–January 5, 2025)

Stone Mountain Christmas guarantees the best holiday memories and Christmas magic to all visitors of the Christmas village at Stone Mountain Park. Enjoy the warm glow of over 2 million colorful lights, sip hot chocolate, listen to festive live music, and watch your favorite holiday characters. You can enjoy park attractions such as Summit Skyride, Scenic Railroad, watch spectacular shows, and visit Santa as well as Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Bumble, and Clarice. Attend the annual Christmas Parade and explore Musical Frosted Forest. Visitors can also stop by the nightly Enchanted Tree Lighting Ceremony and the World’s Largest Christmas Light Show. Other shows are Christmas Drone Show and A Christmas Carol, a new take on Charles Dickens’ classic.

Tickets & Hours

Online Seasonal Attractions ticket costs $39.99 for adults and $34.99 for children, plus tax. VIP tickets, which give you priority access to certain attractions, glasses, and exclusive seating for the Drone and Light Show, cost $49.99 for adults and $44.99 for children, plus tax. The event spans from 12 pm until 9 pm, while the Summit Skyride is open from 10 am until 4 pm.

Cosmic Sleighride at Six Flags White Water, Marietta (November 15–December 29, 2024)

About a 20-minute drive from Atlanta will take you to Marietta for Cosmic Sleighride—a magical drive-through experience through a cosmic universe filled with spaceships, leading you to Santa City. A mile-long trail features numerous musical theme installations, a real feast of sight and sound! Life-size spaceships, aliens, and a journey through Santa's Asteroid Belt are among the highlights of the light show, which is called the world’s largest animated drive-through.

Hours & Tickets

The experience is open from Tuesday through Sunday, from 6 to 10 pm, and on select Mondays on December 9th, December 16th, and December 22nd. Tickets start at $39.99

Lights of Life, Life University (November 28, 2024–December 31, 2024)

Life University in Marietta sparkles with thousands of lights every night from Thanksgiving to New Year's Eve. The holiday display called “Lights of Life” features more than a million lights spanning across the campus. These spectacular displays feature symbols of different cultures and religions: Christmas trees, nativity scenes, a menorah, as well as stationary and animated light displays. Besides the lights, the crowd is sure to enjoy a petting zoo, train rides, food and beverages, as well as pony rides. Tickets for cars costs $10, while passes for buses cost $20.