Festive things to do in December with friends can be as simple as a lights drive, a holiday music night, or an evening sharing photos from the year. Choose something you can enjoy together, then agree whether it replaces your usual gift exchange. For friends

Santa’s Magical Kingdom in Eureka features a Christmas light tunnel in Missouri that stretches the length of a football field. Our Tunnel of Dancing Lights uses lighting animation along the drive-through route, giving passengers a moving display to watch from inside the car. The tunnel

Santa’s Magical Kingdom keeps the lights on after December 25, with nine more evenings to visit before the season ends. If Christmas dinner and family visits filled your calendar, you can still bring everyone to our St. Louis winter lights show in Eureka, Missouri. For

Santa’s Magical Kingdom is open on Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 26, 2026, from 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. Bring the family after dinner for a drive through animated Christmas scenes in Eureka, Missouri, without booking a timed arrival for the lights. You can stay in your own

Santa’s Magical Kingdom offers open-air Christmas wagon rides through the lights in Eureka, with shared departures and a private wagon for your own group. Everyone gets to watch the displays together, including the person who usually drives. For a parent coordinating several households, the decision

A lights drive with cocoa, a private wagon for two, or an ornament stop can make a Christmas date at Santa’s Magical Kingdom. These six Christmas date ideas in St. Louis start at $35 per car and fit around dinner. You can choose a spontaneous