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Festival of Lights at Watkins Regional Park

A holiday drive-through light show in Upper Marlboro with three miles of displays and more than 2.5 million lights.

301 Watkins Park Drive · Upper Marlboro, MD

About Festival of Lights at Watkins Regional Park

The Festival of Lights is a drive-through holiday light show at Watkins Regional Park, 301 Watkins Park Drive in Upper Marlboro, run by M-NCPPC's Prince George's County Department of Parks and Recreation. You drive through three miles of light displays with more than 2.5 million lights, and holiday hayrides need advance registration. The 2025 season ran nightly from 5pm to 9:30pm, November 28 to January 1.

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#drive-through
#christmas
#prince george's county

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