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Celebrating its 33rd year at the Kentucky Horse Park, Southern Lights presented by Friends of Coal is a magical holiday tradition for thousands of families throughout the Bluegrass and beyond.\u00a0 See over a million twinkling lights from the safety of your car.\u00a0 Enjoy the return of the Holiday Village which promises to be brighter than ever!\u00a0 Featuring photos with Santa, Animal Land, model trains, and so much more, the Southern Lights Holiday Village is sure to delight guests of all ages.<\/p>\n

Drive through the lights nightly, November 27-December 31 (Closed Christmas Day) from 5:30-10:00 pm. Avoid the hustle and bustle of the holiday season and check this item off your list by pre-purchasing your tickets!<\/p>\n

Tickets purchased online in advance are $35 per carload.<\/p>\n

Tickets purchased at the ticket booth are $35 per carload.<\/p>\n

Purchase Tickets and Learn More at SouthernLightsKy.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Celebrating its 33rd year at the Kentucky Horse Park, Southern Lights presented by Friends of Coal is a magical holiday tradition for thousands of families throughout the Bluegrass and beyond.\u00a0 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":10669,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_gspb_post_css":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"UTC+0","_EventStartDate":"2026-11-27 17:30:00","_EventEndDate":"2026-12-31 22:00:00","_EventStartDateUTC":"2026-11-27 17:30:00","_EventEndDateUTC":"2026-12-31 22:00:00","_EventShowMap":true,"_EventShowMapLink":true,"_EventURL":"https:\/\/www.khpfoundation.org\/southern-lights\/","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"$","_EventCurrencyCode":"USD class=","_EventCurrencyPosition":"prefix","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[7137],"_EventVenueID":[5521],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_tribe_blocks_recurrence_rules":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_description":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_exclusions":"","_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","_tribe_events_is_hybrid":"","_tribe_events_is_virtual":"","_tribe_events_virtual_video_source":"","_tribe_events_virtual_embed_video":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button_text":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_at":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_to":[],"_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_event":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_views":"","_tribe_events_virtual_url":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[],"class_list":["post-10668","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nSouthern Lights Holiday Festival - Kentucky Horse Park<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Celebrating its 30th year at the Kentucky Horse Park, Southern Lights presented by Friends of Coal is a magical holiday tradition for thousands of families throughout the Bluegrass and beyond. 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