Southern Lights

Celebrate the holiday season with a visit to Southern Lights at the Kentucky Horse Park. Tens of thousands of shimmering lights illuminate the night sky at Kentucky's largest lights festival. From November 21st through December 31, treat your family to this fifteen-year tradition. Enjoy animated scenes featuring Santa and his reindeer, elves, snowflakes and other traditional holiday characters as you drive along the three-mile route through the Kentucky Horse Park. Through December 21, check out the indoor exhibits and entertainment. Youngsters can pet reindeer and other creatures in the petting zoo and talk to Santa in the park's International Museum of the Horse, where animated figures and a model railway exhibit enhance the regular equine-related exhibits. Shop for handmade arts and crafts, or just enjoy cookies and hot chocolate while you listen to local choirs and other entertainers. Catch Southern Lights nightly from 5:30 to 10 p.m. Admission is $15 per car. Indoor attractions are closed Thanksgiving Day and December 24-31, but the drive-through portion remains open every night through the 31st.