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Where to see holiday lights in Miami-Dade

Turn on holiday music in the car and take a drive to a fairyland of outdoor light displays throughout South Florida. You can see Christmas lights in all corners of Miami-Dade County, as well as in holiday lights in Broward, and Palm Beach counties.

In some cases, you won't even have to leave your car.

We're lucky that we have a nice mix of public and private displays planned for this holiday season in Miami-Dade County, from Homestead to Aventura and Coral Gables to Doral and Miami Lakes.

If you know of any business or residential displays worth checking out, by all means share the details with us at news@miamionthecheap.com.

Miami-Dade holiday light displays for 2023

Magic City Lights, Miami

Magic City Lights (Magic City Casino, 450 NW 37th Ave, Miami). This new Magic City Lights show at the Magic City Casino might be Miami's most affordable winter holiday spectacular, with light shows and wonderlands for kids of all ages. The cost of admission is $5 per child (age 3-12) and $10 per adult, plus tax and fee. Parking is free.

In addition to the light displays, Magic City Lights includes food vendors, entertainment and an artisan market.

Pinecrest Nights of Lights. (Photo courtesy of Bruno Munroe and Mark Pickthall)

Pinecrest Gardens Nights of Lights, Pinecrest

Pinecrest Gardens Nights of Lights (11000 SW 57th Ave., Pinecrest). The gardens come alive with glittering and larger-than-life light installations during the holidays, with the gardens open from 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 9, 2023, through Jan. 6, 2024. Admission is $18 for children under 18 and $22 for adults 18+.

Photo: Kilburn Live

Fairchild NightGarden, Coral Gables

Fairchild NightGarden (10901 Old Cutler Road, Coral Gables, FL 33156). Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden is transformed into a fairyland at night with thousands of lights, a “talking tree” and more. The events runs Nov. 10, 2023, through January 7, 2024. Admission is $20 to $40, depending upon when you go. Parking is free.

Sea of Lights at Miami Seaquarium, Key Biscayne

Sea of Lights at Miami Seaquarium (4400 Rickenbacker Cswy., Key Biscayne). This holiday lights celebration features more than 300 luminescent light displays, whimsical exhibits featuring a surfing Santa, reindeer, gingerbread house, photos with Reef Santa, holiday-themed shows, Santa's mailbox and tasty s'mores. Special twilight admission after 3 p.m.: Adults (10 and over) $18.99, kids 3-9 years old $15.99 and kids 2 and under free.

Zoo Lights Miami

(Photo courtesy of Zoo Miami)

Zoo Lights at Zoo Miami, South Dade

Zoo Lights at Zoo Miami (12400 SW 152 St.) – Fun family holiday immersive 3D experience that includes animal-shaped light displays with more than 1 million bright and dazzling lights. There are also special themed nights. Nov. 24 through Dec. 30, 2023. Before Nov. 23 when purchased online, Adults 13 and up $18.95, children 3-12 $16.95 and a special Zoo Miami package that includes admission, hot chocolate and two cookies. Click on link above for full info.

Deering Estate, South Dade

Deering Estate (16701 SW 72 Ave.). The grand estate features its very own “Historic Holiday Decor: Holidays in Wonderland, A Lewis Carroll Story,” with special vintage decorations throughout the various rooms. This display will be available from Nov. 24, 2023, through Jan. 7, 2024. The Holiday Decor is included with estate admission: $15 for adults and $7 for children (ages 4-14). Admission is free for Deering Estate Foundation Members and children under 4 years old.  Click here to buy in advance.

City of Miami – Christmas tree and light displays

Homes With Holiday Light Displays in Miami

(Video courtesy of Victor Pedroso)

Pedroso Holiday Display (6140 SW 46 Terrace) – Visit this family home in Miami-Dade where passersby can walk through an inflatable pathway on one side of house and look at festive figurines, misfit toys, Rudolph, Elf on Shelf, and Disney decorations. Lights turn on at sunset and turn off at sunrise and inflatables are always inflated! 

Hornyak Residence (3050 Lime Ct., Coconut Grove) – Cute blow up doggie and Santa are surrounded by a multitude of string lights and a giant lit wreath plus lots of neon Christmas trees.

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Homes With Holiday Light Displays in Miami

Leon and April Wegman: 1900 S. Hibiscus Drive, North Miami. Frosty the Snowman sits on the roof in a hot-air balloon, there’s a life-size Santa and the boat in the backyard canal is festooned with lights.

14665 Fitzpatrick Road, Miami Lakes. Decorated in the front and back, this stunning light display was nominated as a neighborhood favorite in Miami Lakes. Santa and his reindeer fly through the air and thousands of twinkle lights are in the trees. From Miami Lakes Drive, you can see the house’s lights reflected in the lake.

The Froberg Residence: 1840 Keystone Blvd., North Miami. This family of three is back to decorating their yard and house for the community. You can see colorful Christmas trees of different sizes, decorated wreaths, a laser show, and glittering icicles.

510 Hunting Lodge Dr., Miami Springs: Elaborate holiday display with hundreds of lights across the front yard, a variety of Nativity scenes and reindeer.

Morningside 57 St. Holiday Light Spectacle: Cruise down NE 57 St. in the Morningside neighborhood east of Biscayne Blvd. to see two blocks of holiday lights including 42 trees all decked out in colorful holiday displays. More than 130,000 lights. See them nightly from 6-11 p.m. through Jan. 7.

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