Salt Lake City Christmas Lights 2024-2025 in Utah

With impressive skiing and plenty of snow, Salt Lake City, Utah, is a great winter holiday destination. The city is also a perfect place to enjoy Christmas festive light displays decorating downtown area, parks, and resorts.

Downtown Salt Lake City Christmas Lights

Downtown Salt Lake City is all decked out for Christmas. Check out holiday vibes at some of its brightest spots located around The Gateway, City Creek Center, Gallivan Plaza, and Capitol Theatre. The two most sought-after gems must be flickering Temple Square and Utah’s Hogle Zoo.

Temple Square Salt Lake City Christmas Lights (after the Thanksgiving holiday–January 1, 2025)

The festive stroll can start with Temple Square Lights—a wonderful display in Downtown Salt Lake City that takes months to prepare. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint’s headquarters looks especially impressive with the trees and building glowing in the dark. The 75-year-old Cedar of Lebanon looks like a flaming bush covered by 75,000 LED lights. There is also a life-size nativity scene that is worth checking out. Lights are on from 3:30 to 10 pm and from 6 to 8:00 am.

ZooLights at Utah’s Hogle Zoo (November 29, 2024–January 5, 2025; on selected dates)

Utah's Hogle Zoo boasts ZooLights during the holiday season. City Creek Mall and Place Heritage Park also boast considerable Christmas decorations, as well as holiday events like German Christkindlemarkt or St. Martin’s Lantern Parade. A ZooLights Adult ticket costs $18.95 (ages 13+), and a ZooLights Child ticket (ages 3-12) is $15.95

Lights On! (December 7-8, 2024)

Pioneer Park is illuminated with thousands of dazzling holiday lights only on two evenings in December, from 6 to 10 pm. A dazzling display adores the park’s trees, making winter wonderland. Guests can step inside a heated event tent to enjoy live music and a cozy atmosphere.

Christmas Lights Near Salt Lake City

South Jordan Christmas in Color (November 15, 2024–December 29, 2025; on selected dates)

The Christmas in Color drive-through is famous for its fantastic light tunnels. You can drive for miles under more than 1.5 million lights synchronized to Christmas music and carols that you can hear on your radio. Displays include giant candy canes, snowmen, Santa, Christmas trees, and more. Christmas in Color has several locations across the US, and the Utah one is at the Salt Lake County Equestrian Grounds in South Jordan, Utah.

Luminaria at Thanksgiving Point (November 14, 2024–January 4, 2025)

Luminaria in Ashton Gardens at Thanksgiving Point, Lehi, is one of the best holiday light displays in the state. The display covers 0.2 sq km (55 acres). Luminaries cover one of the 40-ft (12-m) hills, creating moving shapes of reindeer, poinsettias, and more. In the center of the light display is a large decorated Christmas tree and a giant nativity scene. Luminaria at Thanksgiving Point operates from 4 to 9 pm from Monday to Saturday and is closed on Sundays, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day.

Lighting of Riverwoods (November 22, 2024)

The Shops at Riverwoods, an outdoor shopping area in the city of Provo, features an impressive festive light extravaganza during the Christmas season. There is a Santa’s village with Santa himself, giant nutcrackers, and warming fire pits. The best day to enjoy the festive illumination is the Lighting of Riverwoods in November with live entertainment, fireworks, and giveaways. The Lighting starts at 6 pm, and fireworks display at 8 pm.

Spanish Fork Festival of Lights (November 28, 2024–January 1, 2025)

Spanish Fork Festival of Lights is one of the largest drive-through holiday light displays in Utah. The Festival runs from Thanksgiving through New Year's in Canyon View Park in Spanish Fork, a city in the Utah Valley with the Wasatch Range to the east and Utah Lake to the northwest.

The event features over 3 million bulbs. Displays include holiday characters, dinosaurs, cowboys, toys, and a Nativity scene. You can play Christmas music through your radio as you drive through the park. The Spanish Fork Festival of Lights runs nightly from 6 pm to 10 pm. The admission is $8 per car. If you want, you can drive through the display for the second time for free.