The City of Cornelia’s Christmas Light Spectacular opened for the holiday season on Thanksgiving night. The display at Cornelia City Park is now open from 6:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. nightly through the new year.
Here’s a list of other Northeast Georgia area holiday light displays and events you can enjoy (and a few farther south).
Free light displays
- Downtown Gainesville Christmas lights | Gainesville Square | Nov. 20-Dec. 31
- Cornelia Christmas Light Spectacular | Cornelia City Park | Nov. 25-Dec. 31
- Helen Christmas Village lights | Downtown Helen | Nov. 26-Dec. 31
- Downtown Dahlonega Christmas lights | Downtown Dahlonega | Nov. 26-Jan. 9
- Christmasfest courthouse and tree lighting | Mainstreet Toccoa | Dec. 3
- Wilshire Wonderland of Lights | Wilshire Park, Gainesville | “During the holiday season”
- F.A.I.T.H Christmas Miniature Village of Lights | 90 Tiger Connector | Dec. 10-Dec. 25
Admission-only events
- Atlanta Botanical Garden Lights, Holiday Nights | Atlanta | Nov. 13-Jan. 15
- Callaway Gardens Fantasy in Lights | Pine Mountain | Nov. 19-Jan. 3
- Six Flags Holiday in the Park | Austell | Nov. 20-Jan. 2
- Illumnights | Zoo Atlanta | Now-Jan.16
- Stone Mountain Christmas | Stone Mountain | Nov. 25-Jan. 2
- UGA Winter Wonderlights | Athens | Dec. 1-Jan. 9
- Mountain Country Christmas in Lights | GA Mountain Fairgrounds, Hiawassee | Nov. 25-Dec. 23
