Third Annual Festival of Lights, November 20 - January 2

If you Can’t make it this year, put it on the calendar for next year!

Galveston, Texas.   Festive sights and sounds fill Moody Gardens at the third annual Festival of Lights November 20 through January 2. Bigger and brighter, this entertainment-filled celebration kicks off the holiday season each year with Santa Claus parachuting in to switch on the lights. Drawing in more than 60,000 people each year, Moody Gardens Festival of Lights has become a holiday favorite for families.

Transforming its lush garden setting into a winter menagerie of lights, Moody Gardens will be adorned with more than a million twinkling lights. In addition to experiencing the lights, guests can also strap on a pair of skates and slide across the ice at the outdoor ice rink at Moody Gardens or listen to holiday music performed by local choirs and bands.

Festival of Lights will be open Thursday – Sunday, November 20 – December 12 and daily December 16 – January 2, including Christmas Eve and Christmas Day from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Admission is $4.95 per person with free admission for children three and under. Guests can also add a Rainforest Pyramid®, an IMAX 3D® movie, Ridefilm or ice rink ticket for just $4.00 more. Guests who wish to make a day of it can purchase a Day Pass to all Moody Gardens® attractions for just $31.00 per person.

The Garden Restaurant will feature a holiday buffet, offered from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Several special holiday packages are also available for groups of 30 or more that can include luxury bus transportation, event admission and the holiday buffet for $15.00 or $25.00 per person.

Festival of Lights hotel packages is also available November 22 through January 3. Weekend packages, Friday and Saturday range from $155.00 to $199.00 and weekday packages Sunday through Thursday range from $129.00 to $169.00. Packages include a room, breakfast, and tickets to the Festival of Lights. Children’s packages can be added on to include a Festival of Lights ticket, holiday plushy and a turndown stocking.

Event sponsors include KRIV Fox 26, The Houston Chronicle, 93Q The New Country Radio, 97.1 Country Legends Radio, Gilbane Building Company, American Marble, Bob Pagan Sand Dollar Galveston, Forman Equipment & Contracting Company, Kelso Concrete Company, Broome Welding and Machine Company, Baker Concrete, KenMor, CHPA, VCI Group, Clear Channel Outdoor and Pepsi.

For more information, please call Moody Gardens  at 800-582-4673 or visit us at www.moodygardens.org.

Happy Traveling

 Source: Moody Gardens

Web link: http://www.moodygardens.org