Wonderland in Lights Returns Thanksgiving Night

Back and even brighter, the City of Effingham Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) has announced another year of their Wonderland in Lights! Each year, they turn Community Park into a winter wonderland.

Wonderland in Lights, a drive-through light display, features a variety of lighted holiday scenes including reindeer flight school, Santa coming down the chimney, a Nativity scene, a Gingerbread house among many others. To help get you in the Christmas spirit, the Effingham CVB, along with 97.9 XFM and KJ Country 102.3, bring you the option to tune into continuous Christmas music on 90.7 FM while you drive through the display.

The display opens Thanksgiving night, November 28, and runs through the New Year observance. Hours are from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and from 5 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Community Park is located on East Temple Avenue in Effingham.

Santa visits the Wonderland in Lights every Saturday from Thanksgiving through Christmas to bring special presents to the children. The Wonderland in Lights is free, but donations are appreciated. For more information, please call 217-342-5310 or visit www.visiteffinghamil.com.

If you want to extend the holiday fun, you can visit downtown Effingham and see the new light displays on the Courthouse lawn. These are 3D floor standing glittering light displays.