Holiday lights are back to light up Oregon, just as the darkest days of the year arrive.
From big-city light displays to small-town events, the colorful light displays are one of the most popular ways for communities to gather during the holiday season between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day.
The big question mark for this holiday season is Portland’s beloved Peacock Lane, which has yet to announce any plans for 2021, as of Nov. 1. Organizers said they will make an announcement about this year’s neighborhood light display in early November. Peacock Lane was canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Other major light displays in Portland are back for 2021, including ZooLights, which is inviting people to walk through the Oregon Zoo in addition to the drive-through option introduced in 2020, and the popular drive-through display at the Portland International Raceway.
Those outside the Portland area will find a number of traditional light displays in places like Roseburg, Brookings, Keizer and Silverton this year, though the popular Holiday Lights at Shore Acres on the southern Oregon coast has been canceled for the second year in a row.
Here are some of the biggest and best holiday light displays happening in Oregon this year:
The Oregon Zoo has turned its annual light display, ZooLights, into a drive-through experience for 2020, complying with public health precautions amid the coronavirus pandemic.Courtesy of Oregon Zoo
ZOOLIGHTS
Nov. 19 to Jan. 9
Zoolights, the hugely popular light display at the Oregon Zoo in Portland, is back this year with more than 1.5 million little lights. Visitors can see the resident elephants and other animals, either on the traditional walking tour or the drive-through experience, which started in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Face masks are required for the walking tour and for drivers when interacting with staff.
Opens at 5 p.m. daily (closed Nov. 21 and Dec. 25); Oregon Zoo, 4001 S.W. Canyon Road; $16 to $29 per person for walk-through, $65 per vehicle for drive-through, discounts for members; buy tickets online at oregonzoo.org.
UMPQUA VALLEY FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS
Nov. 21 to Jan. 1
River Forks Park in Roseburg will host this year’s Umpqua Valley Festival of Lights, a drive-through event where visitors will find a large holiday display with lights and animated features. The festival benefits local organizations and has been running since 1993.
Opens at 5 p.m. daily; River Forks Park, 380 River Forks Road, Roseburg; $10 per vehicle, buy tickets online at uvfestivaloflights.com.
Angels are projected onto the Grotto cave at the 32nd annual Festival of Lights at Portland’s Sanctuary of our Sorrowful Mother.
CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS
Nov. 26 to Dec. 31
The beautiful Christmas event at The Grotto will return in 2021 with lights, choral concerts and other entertainment at the Catholic sanctuary in Northeast Portland, though there won’t be a petting zoo this year. Proof of vaccination or negative COVID test are required.
5-10 p.m. Nov. 26 to Dec. 16, 4:30-10 p.m. Dec. 17-30 (closed Christmas Day); The Grotto, 8840 N.E. Skidmore St.; $14 general admission and $7 for kids in advance, $16 general admission and $8 for kids at the gate; additional discounts on value nights Nov. 29-Dec. 2 and Dec. 6-9; buy tickets online at thegrotto.org.
WINTER WONDERLAND
Nov. 26 to Jan. 1
The drive-through light display at the Portland International Raceway, which claims to be the largest holiday light display in the Pacific Northwest, is back with another drive-through event for 2021. The event will feature two car-free nights Nov. 29-30, and will have extended hours Dec. 20-26.
5-10 p.m. Mon.-Thurs., 4:30-11 p.m. Fri. and Sat.; 1940 N. Victory Blvd.; $35 to $46 per vehicle, extra charges for large vehicles and VIP lane, $15 for car-free nights; buy tickets online at winterwonderlandportland.com.
NATURE’S COASTAL HOLIDAY FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS
Nov. 26 to Dec. 26
Lighting up the southern Oregon coast, Nature’s Coastal Holiday Festival of Lights in Brookings will feature a light display and other festivities at Azalea Park along the Chetco River. With the cancellation of the light display at Shore Acres State Park in Coos Bay, the event in Brookings will be the only major light display taking place on the southern Oregon coast for 2021.
5-9 p.m. nightly; Azalea Park, 640 Old County Road, Brookings; $3 admission at the event.
SILVERTON CHRISTMAS MARKET
Nov. 26 to Jan. 9
Formerly known as Christmas in the Garden, the Silverton Christmas Market will bring all the same holiday festivities back to the Oregon Garden Resort in Silverton, including a big light display, German Christmas market and a snowless tubing hill. The event benefits local nonprofit organizations.
5-9 p.m. daily (closed Dec. 24-25); Oregon Garden Resort, 895 W. Main St., Silverton; $15 to $18 for adults, $5 for kids; buy tickets online at silvertonchristmasmarket.com.
CHRISTMAS SHIPS
Dec. 3 to 21
The Christmas Ships, boats decked out with holiday lights, will once again take to the Willamette and Columbia rivers, giving people a view of the parade from Portland, Milwaukie, St. Helens, Vancouver, Camas and Lake Oswego.
Time, date and locations vary, see the schedule online at christmasships.org; free
KEIZER MIRACLE OF CHRISTMAS LIGHT DISPLAY
Dec. 3 to 26
The Gubser neighborhood in Keizer has been lighting up their houses for the holidays since 1984, and this year neighbors will once again invite the public to see their handiwork for the Keizer Miracle of Christmas Light Display, a drive-through event that raises money for the Marion Polk Food Share.
6-10 p.m. daily; begins at Lockhaven Drive and 14th Avenue N.E., Keizer; free
--Jamie Hale; jhale@oregonian.com; 503-294-4077; @HaleJamesB
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