16 walk-thru or drive-thru holiday attractions to experience across Southern California this season

Holiday events are backmost and respective of the palmy drive-thru attractions that were designed for wellness and information and provided due distancing during the COIVD-19 pandemic successful 2020 are returning this season. A fewer person been reimagined arsenic walk-thru experiences arsenic definite mandates person been lifted.

Southern California zoos, botanical gardens, shot stadiums, speedways, h2o parks and fairgrounds are hosting a myriad of Christmas-themed events with thousands of tons bold and colorful lights, oversized vacation props, saccharine treats and lukewarm beverages and euphony that volition support visions of sweetener plums dancing successful our heads done the New Year.

Tickets to each events indispensable beryllium purchased online successful advance. Some of the events spell acheronian connected Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. Before attending, sojourn the event’s authoritative website for up-to-date accusation connected COVID-19 wellness and information protocol specified arsenic impervious of vaccination, required antagonistic COVID-19 test, look masks and societal distancing.

Here are Christmas-themed events to cheque retired this play passim Southern California.

Capistrano Lights

Experience the Mission astatine night, elaborately decorated with lights. Holiday programming begins astatine 4 p.m. and a peculiar nightly histrion lighting takes spot astatine 5 p.m. Guests tin instrumentality a self-guided stroll done the mission, bask unrecorded euphony from carolers, instrumentality selfies with Santa and kids tin bash holiday-themed crafts.  4-6 p.m. prime nights Dec. 4-30 (The Mission is unfastened from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily). Mission San Juan Capistrano, 26801 Ortega Highway, San Juan Capistrano. $14 for adults 18 and older; $9 for kids 5-and-older; $12 seniors 60-and-older Includes daytime admittance to the Mission. All tickets are disposable astatine missionsjc.com.

Christmas successful Color

A drive-thru acquisition with millions of vacation lights synchronized to festive euphony that has guests winding down a way filled with elephantine candy canes, snowmen and airy tunnels. 5:30-10 p.m. nightly Nov. 19-Jan. 2. Raging Waters, 101 Raging Waters Drive, San Dimas. $40-$65 per conveyance astatine christmasincolor.net.

Elf connected the Shelf’s Magical Journey

The Elf connected the Shelf’s Magical Journey returns to Pomona Fairplex this vacation play and volition beryllium re-imagined arsenic a 45-minute outdoor walk-thru acquisition with large and agleam sets, costumed characters, snowfall flurries and tons of Christmas spirit. Guests volition beryllium shrunk down to elf-size and acquisition the communicative from an elf’s perspective. There are besides treats for sale, a Christmas trolley and crystal skating. 5-10 p.m. connected prime nights Nov. 10-Jan. 2. Fairplex Pomona, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona. Tickets commencement astatine $19.95 for children ages 3-12 and $24.95 for adults astatine elfontheshelfjourney.com

Enchanted Forest of Light

A mile-long walk-thru interactive acquisition flooded successful vacation lights and decor. Descanso Gardens has added stained solid creations built by sculptor Tom Fruin successful the Rose Garden and returning favorites see the sparking, swirling installations by HYBYCOZO connected the main tract and the Flower Power show connected the promenade. 5:30-10 p.m. connected prime nights Nov. 21-Jan. 9. Descanso Gardens, 1418 Decanso Drive, La Cañada Flintridge. $25-$28 for Descanso Gardens members; $32-$35 for non-members. Children nether 2 are admitted free. All tickets are disposable present astatine descansogardens.org.

Festival of Lights

A self-guided walk-thru of the Mission Inn’s elaborate vacation lights display. Full buildings, gangly thenar trees and elephantine nutcrackers and different toys volition beryllium afloat engulfed successful Christmas lights. There volition beryllium hundreds of caller poinsettia flowers and Christmas music. While it is escaped locomotion astir the extracurricular of the highly decorated venue, a eating oregon edifice preservation is needed to research the decor connected the wrong of the Mission Inn. Lights travel connected astatine 7 p.m. nightly Nov. 26-Jan. 6. Mission Inn Hotel & Spa, 3649 Mission Inn Ave., Riverside. Free admission; For much accusation oregon reservations, spell to missioninn.com.

GLOW astatine South Coast Botanic Garden

This year’s interactive walk-thru GLOW (Garden Lights & Ocean Waters) volition see tons of lights and euphony arsenic guests instrumentality a travel to the bayou, spell retired chasing waterfalls, instrumentality a way done a kelp wood oregon bask cocktails by the beach. 5:30-8:30 p.m. nightly Nov. 20-Jan. 17. South Coast Botanic Garden, 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula. $34.95 per person; $24.95 for members; Children ages 4 and nether are admitted free. All tickets tin beryllium purchased astatine southcoastbotanicgarden.org.

Holiday Road

Guests tin drawback a blistery cocoa oregon a festive cocktail and locomotion done dozens of larger-than-life vacation displays astatine Holiday Road. The walking way volition diagnostic thousands of twinkling lights, vacation scenes and respective immersive holiday-themed airy tunnels. The lawsuit volition besides diagnostic an country with astir a twelve section nutrient trucks connected tract and plentifulness of spaced retired picnic tables for enjoying a repast oregon speedy treat. 5-10 p.m. connected prime nights Dec. 3-31. King Gillette Ranch, 26800 W. Mulholland Hwy, Calabasas. $34.99-$44.99 astatine holidayroadusa.com

L.A. Zoo Lights

Spend an evening astatine the L.A. Zoo connected a self-guided way with glowing, animatronic animals, an illuminated pop-up storybook, a magical disco shot forest, elephantine glittering snowflakes and twinkling airy tunnels. 6-10 p.m. connected prime nights Nov. 19-Jan. 9. L.A. Zoo, 5333 Zoo Drive, Los Angeles. $24-$22 adults; $16-$17 children ages 2-12; $15 L.A. Zoo Members; Children nether 2 are admitted free. All tickets are disposable astatine lazoo.org

Lightscape

A holiday-themed euphony and airy walk-thru acquisition implicit with a Winter Cathedral decked retired successful thousands of twinkling lights and an illuminated occurrence garden. 5:30-10 p.m. connected prime nights Nov. 12-Jan. 16. L.A. Arboretum, 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia. $30-$32 adults; $18-$20 children ages 3-12; Children 2 and nether are admitted free. All tickets tin beryllium purchased astatine arboretum.org

Magic of Lights Drive-Thru Experience

The location of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim volition beryllium lit up arsenic Magic of Lights takes implicit its parking batch with a large and agleam drive-thru vacation acquisition that volition diagnostic dozens of displays, illuminated canopies and integer animation constructed with implicit 2 cardinal idiosyncratic twinkling LED lights. 5-10 p.m. nightly, Nov. 19-Dec. 26. Angel Stadium, 2000 E Gene Autry Way, Anaheim. $25-$45 per conveyance astatine MagicofLights.com/Anaheim

Night of Lights OC

Winter Fest OC is bringing backmost its Night of Lights OC Drive-Thru Experience with much than a cardinal Christmas lights, themed vacation scenery, animated airy shows, snowfall flurries, airy tunnels synchronized to music, peculiar effects and interactive costumed characters. 5-11 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday nights, Nov. 26-Jan. 2. OC Fair & Event Center, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. $59.99-$79.99 per conveyance astatine nightoflightsoc.com

Reindeer Road

World of Illumination’s Reindeer Road drive-thru acquisition is afloat synchronized to vacation euphony and volition instrumentality guests done the mountains, into bluish crystal caves and heavy into the wood with towering trees connected a travel to get to the North Pole wherever they’ll travel crossed an animated artifact store decked retired with implicit 250,000 sparkling lights. The way is astir a mile agelong and takes astir 25-30 minutes to cruise through. 6-10 p.m. nightly, Nov. 17-Jan. 2. Santa Anita Park, 285 W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia. $63.20-$89 per conveyance astatine worldofillumination.com

Santa’s Speedway Drive-Thru Experience

Drive connected an existent NASCAR way and instrumentality successful the sights, sounds and saccharine smells of the vacation season. Santa’s Speedway volition beryllium decked retired with a 110-foot-tall Christmas tree, a 30-foot-tall teddy carnivore and a sweets wood filled with over-sized lollipops and candy canes. There volition beryllium thousands of lights, festive scenes, walk-up and drive-up photograph ops and holiday-themed treats for sale. 5-10 p.m. nightly, Nov. 26-Jan. 2. Irwindale Speedway, 500 Speedway Drive, Irwindale. $59-$75 per conveyance astatine santasspeedway.com.

Snow ‘N Glow Holiday Festival Ventura

Be afloat immersed successful the vacation play with a pop-up Winter Wonderland that includes snowfall tubing for each ages, a walk-thru vacation lights acquisition with implicit 1 cardinal twinkling lights and props connected display. There are besides exclusive igloo rentals that includes admittance to the event, seating for up to six, a occurrence pit and s’mores. 4-9 p.m. Friday-Sundays, Nov. 26-Sunday, Jan. 2 (plus Dec. 20-24). Ventura County Fairgrounds and Event Center, 10 W. Harbor Blvd., Ventura. $19.99 for adults and $14.99 for children ages 3-10 for the vacation lights acquisition and snowfall play area; $37.99 for adults and children for the vacation airy experience, snowfall play country and unlimited snowfall tubing. Children ages 2 and nether are free. Parking is $20. All tickets are disposable astatine venturasnownglow.com.

Snow N’ Glow Holiday Festival Del Mar

The Del Mar Fairgrounds volition beryllium transformed into a festive vacation acquisition with snowfall tubing for each ages and a walk-thru vacation lights show with much than 1 cardinal twinkling lights and props. There’s besides a mile and a fractional agelong drive-thru Holidays successful Your Car acquisition and igloo rentals that see admittance to the event, seating for up to six, a occurrence pit and s’mores. 4-10 p.m. Fridays-Sundays, Dec. 4-Sunday, Jan. 2 (and Dec. 20-24). Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar. $17.99 for adults and $12.99 for children ages 3-10 for the walk-thru glow experience; $34.99 for adults and children for the walk-thru acquisition and unlimited tubing; $45 Holidays successful Your Car Drive-Thru Experience. Parking is $20. All tickets are present disposable astatine snownglow.com/delmar

Wildlights astatine The Living Desert

At night, the zoo wholly transforms into a Winter Wonderland with a colorful and festive walk-thru acquisition that includes  luminescent carnal lanterns, airy tunnels with synchronized vacation euphony and a exemplary bid show with much than 3,300 feet of way that has been decked retired for the season. 6-9 p.m. connected prime nights Nov. 24-Dec. 30. The Living Desert, 47900 Portola Ave., Palm Desert. $16 adults; $12 children ages 3-12; $14 subordinate ticket; Children 2 and younger are admitted free. All tickets are disposable astatine thelivingdesert.org.