Virginia Beach's Holiday Light Displays: Oceanfront Displays and More

Christmas is fast approaching, and one of the best Christmas traditions is to drive around and look at holiday lights. There are many places around the world featuring holiday light displays, but Virginia Beach has some of the best displays. Not only is Virginia Beach a hot spot in the summer, but during the winter, Virginia Beach is able to keep its fun and entertainment going.

In the Hampton Roads area, you will find "100 miles of lights". This refers to the holiday displays made available in Virginia Beach along with six other cities, Portsmouth, Newport News, Hampton, Williamsburg, Richmond, and Norfolk. The best holiday displays are in Virginia Beach and here is the information you need to visit.

McDonald's Holiday Lights at the Beach
Location: Virginia Beach Oceanfront on the boardwalk
Dates: November 16 - January 1 DAILY
ADMISSION Call 757-491-SUNN to find out charge per car.

Features: This holiday lights display is presented by Verizon Wireless and visitors come back every year. The display is amazing with 500,000 lights. You will receive a free CD to play while you drive along the boardwalk admiring the lights. It is memory making moment. Some of the highlights of the light display include animated lights like jumping fish, surfing Santas and mermaids. If you go earlier in the season, you won't have to wait so long in line. If you choose to go closer to Christmas, the wait in line may be more than an hour.

Winter Wonderland at Hunt Club Farm

Location: 2388 London Bridge Road

Virginia Beach, VA 23456
Dates: November 23 - December 31
ADMISSION: $5
Contact: 757-427-9520
huntclubfarm.com

Feature: This holiday lights display is unique as well as amazing. The Winter Wonderland Christmas Barn is decorated with a ton of toys, elves and animals in the theme of "A Magical Forest Toyland". Rather than driving through this light display like most you will find, this one will allow you to walk through. The light displays are animated and will thrill young and old. The Hunt Club Farm also has a real life nativity, a bonfire to roast marshmellows and the petting farm is even decorated with lights.

Holiday Parade at the Beach
Location: Atlantic Avenue, Virginia Beach
Date: December 1, 2007
Admission: FREE

Feature: This is such a great memory-making event which will quickly become a tradition. This parade has lights on their floats, Santa, antique cars and other characteristics of a parade. It is the best way to start off the Christmas holiday season.

SOURCE: http://www.virginia.org/site/features.asp?FeatureID=51