{"id":74076,"date":"2025-12-03T06:52:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T06:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/74076\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T06:52:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T06:52:07","slug":"dont-miss-el-pasos-cant-miss-holiday-lights-and-santa-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/74076\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t Miss El Paso\u2019s Can\u2019t-Miss Holiday Lights and Santa Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>First Winterfest lit up Downtown El Paso, then The Fred Loya light show followed, and now it\u2019s time for El Paso\u2019s Lower Valley to get the city in the Christmas spirit with the <a href=\"http:\/\/epcountyparks.com\/lightsonthelake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">annual Lights on the Lake.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ascarate Park is transforming into a winter wonderland all month long, and the best part? It\u2019s totally free. That means that your wallet can stay snuggled up at home while you soak in all the festive vibes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/epcountyparks.com\/lightsonthelake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Lights on the Lake <\/a>is an El Paso tradition that allows families to enjoy a drive-thru light show while enjoying the beauty that Ascarate Park has to offer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>El Paso County Parks &amp; Recreation<\/p>\n<p>El Paso County Parks &amp; Recreation<\/p>\n<p>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/kisselpaso.com\/free-santa-photos-el-paso\/?utm_source=tsmclip&amp;utm_medium=referral\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">El Paso Families: Here\u2019s Where to Meet Santa for Free This Christ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ascarate Park\u2019s Lights on The Lake Opening Night<\/p>\n<p>From Dec. 6 through Jan. 6, families can enjoy a drive-thru light spectacular every night from 6 PM to 10 PM at Ascarate Park, 6900 Delta Dr. Whether you\u2019re piling in with the kids, your significant other, your dog, or just heading out solo with a peppermint hot chocolate, this glowing trail of twinkling lights is guaranteed to deliver holiday joy.<\/p>\n<p>Opening Night on Dec. 6 will be a full on Christmas party and the community is invited to celebrate the holiday season. Things kick off at 5 PM with the adorable Canine Paw-rade (because nothing says \u201choliday cheer\u201d like dogs in tiny sweaters.)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At 6 PM, the official lighting ceremony begins with a special appearance from Santa Claus himself. And for the first time ever, they\u2019re introducing a Holiday Drone Show, bringing magic to the sky in the most modern, bougie way possible.<\/p>\n<p>On Dec. 13, guests are invited to stop by from 5 PM to 10 PM for Cookies with Santa. Guests will be able to enjoy free cookies and snap some photos with the big man in red from 6 PM to 8 PM.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Courtesy: Unsplash<\/p>\n<p>Courtesy: Unsplash<\/p>\n<p>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/kisselpaso.com\/best-christmas-market-in-the-u-s\/?utm_source=tsmclip&amp;utm_medium=referral\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">El Paso\u2019s WinterFest Wins America\u2019s Top Holiday Market<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reasons Why It\u2019s Never Too Early For Christmas Decorations<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Canva<\/p>\n<p>Too Soon or Just Right? Texans Weigh in on Christmas Decoration Debate<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Canva\/KISSFM Facebook<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"First Winterfest lit up Downtown El Paso, then The Fred Loya light show followed, and now it\u2019s time&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":74077,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[138,140,139,141,142,143,833],"class_list":["post-74076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-el-paso","tag-el-paso","tag-el-paso-headlines","tag-el-paso-news","tag-featured-carousel","tag-include-in-newsletter","tag-local-el-paso","tag-local-texas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74076","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=74076"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74076\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}