{"id":451303,"date":"2026-09-29T17:40:49","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T17:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/451303\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T17:40:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T17:40:49","slug":"why-lubbocks-drive-through-christmas-lights-are-ending-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/451303\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Lubbock&#8217;s Drive-through Christmas Lights Are Ending This Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lubbock Light Park Won\u2019t Return to Lubbock This Christmas<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lubbocklightpark\/posts\/pfbid0gCHj2ySmSRNWvuC9gfq4mEXuUr5F7rPLY2nhj52pNPYeyWv3KAuTkFG5GRLg4sQGl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lubbock Light Park<\/a>, the drive-through Christmas light experience that was held annually at South Plains Mall, will not be happening this year in Lubbock, according to a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lubbocklightpark\/posts\/pfbid0gCHj2ySmSRNWvuC9gfq4mEXuUr5F7rPLY2nhj52pNPYeyWv3KAuTkFG5GRLg4sQGl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> social media post<\/a> made by the proprietors.<\/p>\n<p>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/kfmx.com\/nightmare-19th-street-20-year-anniversary\/?utm_source=tsmclip&amp;utm_medium=referral\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nightmare On 19th Street Celebrates 20 Years In Lubbock<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lubbock Light Park Is Moving to Arlington<\/p>\n<p>The Light Park has been sold to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61569780443171\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Frostival at Howell Family Farms<\/a>, which is a walk-through Christmas park located in Arlington, Texas. It appears Frostival will incorporate the many Christmas lights from Lubbock Light Park into their event.<\/p>\n<p>Lubbock Light Park Was Becoming\u00a0a Christmas Tradition<\/p>\n<p>Commenters on the post expressed gratitude for the event, which\u00a0was becoming a tradition for families over the last\u00a0couple\u00a0of years here in Lubbock.<\/p>\n<p>Awww\u2026I\u2019m so sad to hear this! Y\u2019all brought something wonderful to Lubbock, that we needed! We really enjoyed having this as part of our Christmas! You will be greatly missed<\/p>\n<p>I still remember wrapping up my workdays at Dillard&#8217;s. My husband and daughter would be waiting in the parking lot to pick me up, and that beautiful light show setup always made our nights brighter.. but I am glad now we are here near Arlington and you will be here too<\/p>\n<p>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/kfmx.com\/lubbock-hooters-building\/?utm_source=tsmclip&amp;utm_medium=referral\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">What&#8217;s Next For Lubbock&#8217;s Empty Hooters Building\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Luckily for Lubbock, the City&#8217;s Santa Land, a very long-running tradition (70 years!), is set to return in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Delicious Local Food Booths at Lubbock\u2019s South Plains Fair 2026<\/p>\n<p>A look at all the local food barns, booths, and stalls at the 2026 South Plains Fair. These all benefit local charities, sports orginzations, and churches. Note: Some booths were not yet open because it was early on preview night. <\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Renee Raven<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lubbock Light Park Won\u2019t Return to Lubbock This Christmas Lubbock Light Park, the drive-through Christmas light experience that&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":451304,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[150,152,151],"class_list":["post-451303","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arlington","tag-arlington","tag-arlington-headlines","tag-arlington-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/451303","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=451303"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/451303\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/451304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=451303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=451303"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=451303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}