North Atlanta Holiday Lights Price Check: Free Walks and $25 Carloads

Holiday lights don’t have to be an expensive family outing this season. Two walk-through displays in the North Atlanta area are free, while drive-through attractions begin at $25 per car. Larger ticketed shows can cost considerably more, especially on busy December nights.

For families comparing options, the biggest difference is how admission is charged. A per-car ticket covers everyone riding together, while a walk-through attraction may charge separately for each adult and child. The prices below are advertised starting or standard rates as of Nov. 13; checkout fees, taxes, food and optional activities may add to the total.

Light display	Family-of-four price	How admission works
Lights on the Loop, Alpharetta	Free	Free trail walk and parking
Brook Run Park, Dunwoody	Free	Free walk-through display
Holiday Lights of Canton	$25	Per vehicle, before fees
Holiday Lights of Woodstock	$30	Per vehicle, before fees
Nights of Lights, Cumming	$34	Two adults at $10 and two children ages 5–15 at $7
Magical Nights of Lights, Lanier Islands	From $36.76	Per vehicle; date-based prices
The Light Park, Lawrenceville	Check selected-date total	Per-person tickets online; rates may change after presale

Two free options, with different settings

Alpharetta’s Lights on the Loop opens Dec. 4 and continues nightly through Jan. 4. Visitors can walk a mile of illuminated trail between Northwinds and Old Milton parkways from 5:30 to 11 p.m. Admission and nearby parking are free. Two weekends bring live music and a holiday village.

In Dunwoody, Brook Run Park’s Holiday Lights returns Dec. 1. The walk-through display around the playground is free and traditionally features roughly 100,000 lights.

Drive-through lights: $25 in Canton, $30 in Woodstock

Holiday Lights of Canton opens Nov. 21 and charges $25 per vehicle. Families may drive through the displays again during the same visit. A season pass is $60.

One night earlier, Holiday Lights of Woodstock opens at Dixie Speedway. Admission is $30 per vehicle and includes Santa’s Village. The season pass is $75. Both displays are scheduled through Dec. 31, though Woodstock is closed Dec. 24 and 25.

Cumming prices by age; Lanier prices by night

At the Cumming Fairgrounds, Nights of Lights charges $10 for adults 16 and older and $7 for children 5–15. Children 4 and younger enter free. The basic cost for two adults and two school-age children is $34, before extras such as skating or carnival rides.

Magical Nights of Lights returns to Lanier Islands on Nov. 20 and runs through Jan. 3. Passenger-vehicle admission starts at $36.76, with higher prices possible depending on the date. Families traveling together share one vehicle ticket; Snow Island activities are separate.

Lawrenceville opens with online-only tickets

The Light Park opens Nov. 13 at Gwinnett Field in Lawrenceville, with a walk-through experience, music, games and holiday displays. The attraction sells tickets online only, and its lowest-price presale ended Nov. 12. Families should check the live checkout total for their selected night rather than rely on an earlier promotional price.

The least expensive outing is simple: walk the free displays in Alpharetta or Dunwoody. For a paid drive-through, Canton is currently the lowest-priced option in this comparison. Families weighing the larger attractions will save themselves surprises by checking the final ticket total and deciding in advance which extras they actually want.