The 2026 Washington Holiday Lights Map

Every lights display worth the drive, in all six regions of the state: from Candy Cane Lane to Leavenworth’s Village of Lights, plus the small town parades and tree lightings most lists skip. The dates, what it costs, and where to get something hot after.

It’s free. We’ll send you the printable map, and the live map updates as organizers post their 2026 dates.

Most lights lists are last year’s list.

Spokane’s holiday map changed more in one year than in the ten before it. Manito Holiday Lights went dark, Winter Glow moved to Kendall Yards, and Liberty Lake built a light walk of its own. Search for Spokane lights today and most of what comes up still sends you to the old spots.

So we checked every display on this map against its organizer for 2026. Where a date hasn’t posted yet, we say so and give you last year’s, and the map updates as the dates land.

Who it’s for

This map is for you if you live here and want one good lights night without driving an hour to find out the display moved, if you’ve got kids who’ll last about 45 minutes in the cold, or if you’re planning a December weekend somewhere you don’t know yet.

What’s in it, region by region

• Northwest: Seattle and the Eastside neighborhood by neighborhood, the Christmas Ships, plus Tulalip, Snoqualmie and Stanwood.
• Olympic: Zoolights, Fantasy Lights and the boat parades, plus small town nights from Sequim and Port Angeles to Shelton and Olympia.
• Southwest: Vancouver’s tree lighting and the Christmas Ships, plus Ilwaco’s crab pot tree, Kelso’s drive through and the Centralia tractor parade.
• North Central: Leavenworth’s Village of Lights, daily Nov 27 to Dec 24, and how to park without circling.
• South Central: the Columbia River boat parade, Christmas Carol Lane and the Desert Plateau Luminaria.
• Eastern: Winter Glow at Kendall Yards, Liberty Lake’s two free light walks, and the Coeur d’Alene cruise across the line.

Who puts this together

Explore Washington State has covered the Evergreen State for over a decade through long form articles, a weekly newsletter, a podcast with over 340 episodes, and one of the most complete state parks directories in the country. The writers are Washington locals: park rangers, chefs, farmers, and everyday residents who write about places they actually know. It gets over 50,000 visits a month from people planning their weekends.

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