Add a spark of magic to your holiday season with a fun driving tour of Christmas lights in Chattanooga. Not only is this an affordable activity, but it can help you build a long-lasting tradition your kids will remember for years to come.
Chattanooga is truly the perfect place to make memories this Christmas!
Christmas Lights in Chattanooga TN
Animated Christmas Displays at EPB
10 W. M.L. King Blvd, Chattanooga
FREE Admission
The Broad and Market Street sides of the downtown EPB headquarters building will feature adorable window displays featuring Santa’s elves.
These windows are easily viewed night or day, but they do seem a little more magical at night. The displays will be available to view from Thanksgiving through New Year’s.
The Chattanooga Choo Choo
1400 Market St, Chattanooga
(423) 266-5000
FREE
The lobby of this iconic attrition is a gateway to various shops and restaurants and is open to the public. It will feature a grand Christmas tree and a variety of holiday lights and decor. Stop in to enjoy the view throughout December!
You’ll even be able to get a photo with Santa for a small fee. Advanced registration is required.
Just beyond the lobby, in the Glenn Miller Gardens, the seasonal open-air skating rink will also be twinkling with lights and holiday cheer. The rink will be open until January 30th.
Holiday Lights in Bluff View Arts District
Bluff View Arts District, Chattanooga
(423) 321-0235
FREE Admission
Throughout December, you can meander down the quaint stone pathways to enjoy storefronts and sculpture gardens dripping with gorgeous Christmas lights. Complete your night out with a trip to one of the many delicious restaurants or quirky art galleries nearby.
Walnut Street Bridge
1 Walnut St, Chattanooga
FREE
From November through January this charming pedestrian bridge will be decked out in festive snowflakes. The nighttime view will be totally Insta-worthy.
Lighted Boat Parade
November 24, 2023
Ross’ Landing, Chattanooga
FREE Admission
In addition to enjoying a gorgeous lighted boat parade on the water, visitors can get an awesome Santa photo with live reindeer!
There will also be games, face painting, a fire pit, and tons of festive holiday music.
Holiday Christmas Light Train
December 26, 2023 – January 6, 2024
Tennessee Valley Railroad, Chattanooga
(423) 894-8028
Enjoy a scenic after-dark train ride through a stunning Christmas lights display. Ticket prices are $24 for adults and $15 for children.
Asian Lantern Festival
November 16, 2023 – January 14, 2024
301 N Holtzclaw Ave, Chattanooga
$14 – $23/per person
Chattanooga Zoo has upgraded its Christmas lights to a full-on Asian lantern festival. The festival will be filled with gigantic lighted animals for your viewing enjoyment.
Rock City Enchanted Garden of Lights
November 17, 2023 – January 6, 2024
1400 Patten Rd, Lookout Mountain, GA
$18 – $32 Per Person
At Rock City’s enchanted Garden of Lights, you’ll enjoy live music, tasty holiday treats, and meandering garden paths lined with glittering light displays.
The paths will transport you to 4 magical realms, including Arctic Kingdom, Yule Town, Magic Forest, and North Pole Village. A new and exciting adventure awaits within each realm. The attraction is closed on Christmas Eve.
Nooga Lights
- Dates: November 14 – December 31, 2023
- Location: Chester Frost Park, Hixson
- Cost: $23 – $27/car
This fun drive-thru light display is delightfully close to home!
Residential Christmas Lights Near Chattanooga
Extravaganza in East Ridge
Open November 24, 2023
Jason Drive, East Ridge
The entire neighborhood gets in on the fun at this HUGE light display featuring numerous houses. Guests are typically able to get out of their cars to walk around, but that is temporarily on hold due to current events.
The neighborhood will be collecting charitable donations.
Holiday Whoville at The Canyons
November 25, 2023 – January 1, 2024
Canyon Springs Drive, Deep Canyon Drive, & Clear Canyon Drive, Hixson
This neighborhood goes all out and it’s a fantastic place to see tons of decorated homes in one place. There is even a Whoville section that brings all your Grinch-y dreams to life!
Scenic City Lights
4095 Brock Road, Chattanooga
This gorgeous animated display features over 19,000 LED lights set to music for your viewing enjoyment.
Meadow Stream Lights
7788 Trout Lily Drive, Ooltewah
The Meadow Stream Lights feature an adorable candy cane border and much more!
Rockin’ in Soddy Daisy
11632 Jenkins Road, Soddy Daisy
Rockin’ in Soddy Daisy is a large-scale animated lights display is synchronized to music. Tune in to 107.3 FM to enjoy the show!
Bradley Lights
Starting November 24, 2023
3787 Blue Springs Road, Cleveland
Tune to 96.9 FM to enjoy a fantastic Christmas light show set to music.
Christmas Light Displays Worth the Drive
Christmas at Gaylord Opryland, Nashville
At Christmas, Gaylord Opryland is dripping with holiday lights and decor. Guests can also participate in a wide variety of festive activities, including ice skating, ice tubing, ice bumper cars, gingerbread house decorating, an indoor water park, and much, much more!
Garden Lights, Holiday Nights at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens
At this festive event, the entire garden is transformed into a wonderland of glittering holiday lights. There will also be fun additions like a model Christmas train garden.
Illuminights at the Atlanta Zoo, Atlanta
This HUGE Chinese lantern festival transforms the zoo into a whimsical light show all season long.
Winterfest
Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, and Sevierville will be decked out in millions of Christmas lights all season. There will be a variety of both still and animated displays, and it’s all FREE!
Shadracks Christmas Wonderland, Sevierville
If you are planning a Christmas visit to the Smoky Mountains, don’t miss these large-scale drive-through Christmas lights.
The Dancing Lights of Christmas, Lebanon
This huge drive-through lights display is one of the most popular in the state.
More East TN Family Fun
Did we miss any spots for Christmas lights in Chattanooga? Please send us the details, so we can add them to the list.
Erica has lived in East TN for over 9 years. She enjoys exploring this gorgeous region with her husband and 3 lively children. As a former teacher turned homeschool mom, she loves finding fun and affordable activities the entire family will love, especially if they cultivate a love for learning!
Canyon springs dr
Hixson tn
The whole road is whoville themed.. tune radio to 97.3
Thanks so much!
11742 Griffith Hwy
Whitwell, TN 37397
Southland Pointe subdivision off Middle Valley Road has some beautifully decorated houses! Worth it!
228 Windermere Ln, Cleveland
Animated light show to music. Tune to 92.5 FM
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Ooltewah Christmas Lights
5725 Sarah Drive
Ooltewah, TN 37363
1646 Colorado Street
Hixson, TN 37343
Magic of Lights is waaay overpriced for what it is. It’s maybe a 5-minute drive through if you’re lucky and you can only drive through once. They state $23 on the website, but then charge a $7 “convenience fee” on top of it. I think you’re better off just driving around neighborhoods to see lights because it’s going to be a lot more creative. The whole setup is made up of large light displays that are very similar with the exception of a blinking tunnel that could very well give someone a seizure. It was okay, just not even close to being worth the cost.
Thanks for sharing your review!
4720 Maywood Lane, lots of lights, 5:30-10:00pm
Thanks!