Seattle's Best Light Displays: Seattle Center, Pike Place Market and More

Celebrate the festivity of the holidays in Seattle by witnessing some of the nation's most breathtaking light displays. Take a stroll by yourself, with friends or with loved ones, and you're guaranteed to have a mesmerizing experience.

The Seattle Center is known for thousands of dazzling lights all over its 74-acre ground during the Winterfest event that runs from Nov. 23 - Dec. 31. It's a six-week spectacular that allows the public to see the wonder light display plus free entertainment and activities that will allow friends and families to create a lifetime of holiday memories. Located at 305 Harrison Street, best time to view the light display will be after 6pm.

Seattle's famous Pike Place Market boasts of a great holiday light display as it brightens dozens of overhead trees lining the place with one standout live Christmas tree. The holiday magic starts on Nov. 24 with added attractions like Santa on a Vintage Truck, Dickens Carolers, and snow activities and crafts for the kids. Most activities will run until Dec. 22 but the lights display stays until New Year. Best time to view is 7 in the evening onwards.

A great place to hang out and admire a truly beautiful light display is at the Garden d'Light Festival in Bellevue Botanical Garden. Thousands of tiny lights transform every evening into different shapes and forms of flowers from Nov. 24 - Dec. 31. The light display is on every evening from 5:00 to 9:30. What's great about this place is knowing that volunteers design the display so each year they have different designs to offer the spectators.

One hour north from Seattle is the Warm Beach Christian Camps and Conference Center (WBC), home of The Lights of Christmas. For this year's holiday, this Northwest tradition offers more than a thousand of lights in a flashy light display coupled with the smell of fresh, hot donuts and the sound of Victoria Carolers. The giant nativity, pony rides, polar express train rides, the three music stages, and holiday gifts and crafts display are also great attractions. It's a perfect place for evening strolls for you and your family. The event runs on Nov. 29-Dec. 2, Dec. 6-9, 13-16, 20-23, and 27-30 from 5 in the afternoon through 10 in the evening. You have a choice of purchasing for a single night admission (ages 13-59 @ $12, active military and seniors @ $8, ages 4-12 @ $7, kids 3 and under are Free). However, if you plan on visiting more than once, you may purchase a season pass with unlimited admission (Ages 13 and above @ $28 while ages 4-12 @ $18). Unfortunately, they don't allow pets in the vicinity.Year after year, Seattle remains to be one of the country's best places to go for the holidays.