Lighting up the holiday season
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All that remains of Thanksgiving are leftovers and that towering stack of dishes in your sink, which means the holiday season is now officially upon us. Whether it's Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or even Festivus that you celebrate, there's one thing about the season that unites us all. No, it's not holiday shopping; we're talking about lights, those tiny purveyors of pleasing illumination and plenty of cheer. The more the better, as far as we're concerned, which is why we've compiled this list of some of the area's best large-scale lighting displays.
-- Alex Baldinger and Kathy Orton
BULL RUN FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS Through Jan. 10. Open Monday-Thursday from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. and Friday-Sunday, Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve from 5:30 to 10 p.m. The 2 1/2 -mile drive-through display features more than 75,000 lights. Monday-Thursday, cars $15, vans $25, buses $50. Friday-Sunday, cars $20, vans $30, buses $55. Bull Run Regional Park, 7700 Bull Run Dr., Centreville. 703-359-4633. http:/
LIGHTS ON THE BAY Through Jan. 3 from 5 to 10 p.m. A two-mile drive-through holiday light show with more than 70 displays, with proceeds to benefit Anne Arundel Medical Center. Sandy Point State Park, 1100 E. College Pkwy., Route 50, Exit 32, Annapolis. 443-481-3161. http:/
SYMPHONY OF LIGHTS Through Jan. 3 from 6 to 10 p.m. More than 70 larger-than-life, animated and stationary light creations with proceeds to benefit Howard County General Hospital. Walk-throughs available to groups of 50 or more at $5 per person from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. Tail Lights, for dogs and their owners, is Dec. 15 from 4 to 6 p.m. Blinkin' Binkies, for parents and children 12 and younger, is Dec. 8 from 4 to 6 p.m. Symphony Woods, 10475 Little Patuxent Pkwy., Columbia. 410-740-7840. http:/
WINTER FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS Through Jan. 3 from 5 to 9:30 p.m. See animated displays created from 1 million twinkling lights in a drive through the park. Canned goods collected for local food banks. Watkins Regional Park, 301 Watkins Park Dr., Upper Marlboro. 301-699-2456. http:/
