What is the best way to see the Christmas lights in Highland Park?

Drive slowly down Beverly Drive and Armstrong Parkway on a weeknight, or book a trolley or carriage tour and let someone else drive. Walking the 3200 and 3600 blocks of Beverly is lovely but it's a long neighborhood.

Is Highland Park Christmas lights free?

Yes. It's a residential neighborhood; only guided tours cost money.

When are the lights on?

Most houses and Highland Park Village are lit from mid-November through the end of December, from dusk.

Where is the best place in Dallas to see Christmas lights?

For free mansions, Highland Park; for a big drive-thru, Prairie Lights; with small kids, Dallas Zoo Lights. Our Dallas page compares all of them.

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Highland Park Christmas Lights 2026 (Dallas)

Old-money Dallas at its most festive: grand houses in the Park Cities, lit up street by street. Beverly Drive is the street everyone comes for. It's free and relaxed to drive slowly, or you can book a carriage or bus tour and let someone else do the steering.

2026 dates not announced yet — last season below, marked by year

At a glance

When: Lights go on from mid-November; best through December (2025 pattern)
Cost: Free to drive or walk; tours and carriages are paid
Best streets: Beverly Drive (3200 and 3600 blocks), Armstrong Parkway; Highland Park Village with 1.5 million lights
Start: Armstrong Parkway at Preston Road
Tours: Heated trolley tours (about an hour) and horse-drawn carriages, booked in advance

Is it worth it?

Best as a slow, free drive before or after dinner. For a date, book a carriage tour and let someone else handle the traffic.

Grand houses along Beverly Drive
Carriage and bus tours
Free to drive

Getting there and getting in

Most people start at Armstrong Parkway and Preston Road and wind out from there.
If you'd rather not drive it yourself, horse-drawn carriage and bus tours run through the neighborhood.

Worth knowing

It's a residential neighborhood: drive slowly, don't stop in the lanes, and keep off lawns if you get out to walk.
Weeknights before mid-December are the calmest; the weekend before Christmas backs up.

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Start — Armstrong Pkwy at Preston Rd

Questions people ask

What is the best way to see the Christmas lights in Highland Park?: Drive slowly down Beverly Drive and Armstrong Parkway on a weeknight, or book a trolley or carriage tour and let someone else drive. Walking the 3200 and 3600 blocks of Beverly is lovely but it's a long neighborhood.
Is Highland Park Christmas lights free?: Yes. It's a residential neighborhood; only guided tours cost money.
When are the lights on?: Most houses and Highland Park Village are lit from mid-November through the end of December, from dusk.
Where is the best place in Dallas to see Christmas lights?: For free mansions, Highland Park; for a big drive-thru, Prairie Lights; with small kids, Dallas Zoo Lights. Our Dallas page compares all of them.

Checked 2026-09-30. Sources: CultureMap Dallas — best Christmas lights neighborhoods 2025. Last season's numbers are labelled with their year until the organiser publishes 2026.

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