Moody Gardens Festival of Lights

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Moody Gardens Festival of Lights

Photo: ניקולס · CC BY 2.0 · Flickr

🎃 Seasonal · Galveston

3 hours · $$ · Check website for reservations

age fit
0–1 yr
★ 4.0
1–3 yrs
★ 5.0
3–5 yrs
★ 5.0
5–10 yrs
★ 5.0
  • 🚗
    About 70 min drive
    From Sugar Land · Parking: Free lot on site
  • 🍼
    Stroller-friendly
    Flat surfaces — bring the stroller
  • 🌳
    Little shade
    Good on cool days · Fine on cold days
  • ⏱️
    Typical visit: 3 hours
    Best seasons: Winter

Galveston's holiday light show is an annual tradition for Houston families: a mile-long trail of more than a million lights shaped into animals, penguins and Christmas scenes, next to an outdoor ice rink and the Arctic Ice Slide. The 2-year-old takes in the lights from the stroller while the 7-year-old lines up for the slide.

💡 Tips
Light show tickets are about $20, with skating and the slide extra (check the website). Runs mid-November to early January; weekends are crowded, so go in when it opens at 6. It's windy by the water at night, so bring one more layer than you would in the city.

What this place offers

✓light show
✓ice skating
✓ice slide
✓evening event
✓hot chocolate
✓restrooms
✓stroller-friendly

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This weekend's weather in Galveston

Forecast at the destination itself (coast and hills often differ from home)

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Sat 10/17
Overcast · 56–72°F · 0% rain
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Sun 10/18
Overcast · 68–72°F · 0% rain

Location

Galveston, Texas

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