QC Holiday Lights 2025
While riding around the QC this holiday season, you'll assuredly come across all kinds of beautiful holiday lights. Here are some great stops. Enjoy the beauty of the season!
Winter Nights Winter Lights at the QC Botanical Center
The outdoor gardens of the Quad City Botanical Center are in winter bloom November 21- December 31 with over 315,000 glowing lights during Winter Nights Winter Lights. Showcasing the largest light display yet, new areas of the outdoor gardens will be lit. New additions include the Culture Bright Neon Forest, an immersive neon installation, newly themed areas of the garden, more lighted nature motifs, and outdoor fire tables with s’more stations. Visit the new indoor cocoa room for hot drinks, cocoa and treats for purchase.
Nov 21 – Dec 14, Wed – Sun, 5-9PM
Dec 17 – Dec 31, Daily, 5-9PM
Open New Year’s Eve and closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Lights and Flights: Experience the light display and sample locally-crafted brews and pizza from Bent River Brewing Company, Wake Brewing, and Huckleberry’s Pizza. ent River and Wake Brewing will be serving up sample flights of their locally brewed beer, and Huckleberry’s will dish out an artisanal pizza sampler. Enjoy a vinyl dj set by Just Let Go. December 4 and 18 from 6-8pm.
Krampus Nights: Meet Krampus and take your own photos on December 5-6 from 6-8pm. Learn the folklore of Krampus with the German American Heritage Center & Museum.
Lights & Leashes: Bring your dogs for a stroll through the gardens on Sundays from 5-9PM from November 21 through December 31.
Visit Santa: Visit Santa and Mrs. Claus and take your own photos on December 12-13 from 5-8 pm. Advanced ticket purchase highly recommended.
Impact Life Blood Drive: Life-saving blood donations are at critical need right now. Donate blood at the donor bus in our parking lot on November 23 to receive four free tickets to the light exhibit plus a pair of light glasses. Schedule an appointment at bloodcenter.org or call 800-747-5401. Hosted in collaboration with Visit Quad Cities.
Lights at Vander Veer Park
The Poinsettia and Lights display inside the Vander Veer Conservatory opens November 29 and will close on January 11. The conservatory is open 10am-4pm with no admission charge (closed Mondays). The Conservatory will have extended hours until 7 pm on Saturdays 11/29, 12/6, 12/13, and 12/20. Early Closures | Wednesday, 12/24 10am - 2 pm; Closed 12/25 & 1/1. There are also outdoor lights in the park that can be seen after dark.
Fejervary Holiday Lights
Fejervary Learning Center, 1800 W. 12th St., Davenport, Iowa, has a fun holiday light show to park and watch with even more lights this year. The free shows last approximately 15 minutes with a new show starting every 30 minutes beginning at 5 PM; the last show starts at 9:30 PM. The light display is happening November 29 through January 4.
Tune-in to FM 107.5 to sync with the holiday lights music broadcast!
Directions: Enter on West 12th Street and follow the directional signs. Attendees may park at the listed locations. Accessible parking is labeled and located directly across from the learning center. Exit by following the loop around the west side of the learning center.
Kall Christmas House - This light show syncs up with your radio! Beggining on November 29th, located at 1852 Westminster Circle, Davenport. See the schedule and find more information on their Facebook page.
Check out their information before you go to see when their light shows will be available for viewing.
Christmas Light Drive Thru- Davenport
Lighting on the Commons- Moline
Deck the Downtowns Display Challenge- Downtown Bettendorf, Davenport and Rock Island
Festival of the Trees- Davenport
We will keep this list updated as we learn about more wonderful holiday light displays in the Quad Cities!
You can also find more holiday light displays details and a map on the QC Christmas Light Finder Facebook Page.
Learn more about the holidays in the QC and where to shop local this season here, on our website!