{"id":25279,"date":"2025-12-15T15:23:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T21:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=25279"},"modified":"2025-12-15T15:35:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T21:35:55","slug":"wonderland-in-lights","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/calendar\/25279-wonderland-in-lights\/","title":{"rendered":"Wonderland in Lights"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-tribe_events pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Visit Effingham presents another year of Wonderland in Lights at Community Park!\u00a0 Each year, Community Park is transformed into a drive-thru holiday light spectacle, filled with whimsical scenes, including reindeer flight school, playful penguins, Santa and his reindeer taking flight, a Nativity scene, a Gingerbread house, a bucket truck driven by helpful elves and so much more.<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to tune in to 90.7 FM for continuous Christmas music, compliments of Visit Effingham, 97.9 XFM, and KJ Country 102.3 as you drive through the display!<\/p>\n<p>The display runs through the New Year.\u00a0 Hours are from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and from 5 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Community Park is located on East Temple Avenue in Effingham.<\/p>\n<p>Santa will be at his post on Saturday, December 20th, to greet cars and hand out toys.\u00a0 Don\u2019t forget to stop and say hello before you exit the park!<\/p>\n<p>There is no cost to enjoy this Visit Effingham experience, but donations are always appreciated.\u00a0 All donations help make Effingham shine brighter the following year.<\/p>\n<p>Extend your evening of holiday cheer at \u2018Light up the Lawn\u2019 \u2013 where our larger-than-life, 3-D holiday light displays glimmer and shimmer in Downtown Effingham. \u00a0Drive by the Effingham County Courthouse Museum lawn to see the \u2018Royal Present,\u2019 the \u2018Heart of Christmas\u2019 walk-thru ornament, \u2018Santa\u2019s Sleigh and His Reindeer,\u2019 the walk-thru \u2018Gingerbread House,\u2019 the \u2018Teddy Bear,\u2019 the walk-thru \u2018Hot Cocoa Mug,\u2019 \u2018Santa and his favorite reindeer,\u2019 and, the star of the show, our 34-foot \u2018Christmas Tree.\u2019\u00a0 Get out of the car to see the lights up close and pose with our \u2018Reindeer Family\u2019 and \u2018Polar Bear Family,\u2019 as well!<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit www.visiteffinghamil.com, or 217-342-5310 if you&#8217;re interested in helping spread holiday cheer!<\/p>\n<p>Christmas in Effingham is the most magical time of year&#8230; However you choose to experience the holiday season, we encourage you to \u2018fill your cup\u2019 with the people, the places and the experiences that set us apart.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Visit Effingham presents another year of Wonderland in Lights at Community Park!\u00a0 Each year, Community Park is transformed into a drive-thru holiday light spectacle, filled with whimsical scenes, including reindeer [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[40],"class_list":["post-25279","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","hentry","tribe_events_cat-community-calendar","cat_community-calendar"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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