Orlando Sentinel (Sunday)

Dazzling Nights returns to Leu Gardens with a million lights

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A million lights will bring a shimmering spectacle to Leu Gardens this holiday season as Dazzling Nights returns for a second year.

The experience is crafted by the imaginativ­e minds of Creative City Project, who brought the family-friendly lights event to Orlando for the first time last year. Visitors embarked on a journey through the 50-acre gardens on a trail of interactiv­e illuminati­on with plenty of holiday cheer.

A redesigned adventure will glow in the gardens beginning Nov. 19 featuring a 7,000-square-foot light maze, a forest of neon trees, a snow-filled finale and a section of trail with hundreds of flickering Moroccan lanterns. This year, a holiday dinner and treats are also available for guests.

“We are thrilled to bring back our sold-out, holiday experience of last year with an all-new, completely redesigned show and keep this annual tradition fresh,” said Cole NeSmith, Creative City

Project’s executive director, in a news release. “Amid the continuing challengin­g climate, Dazzling Nights is truly the perfect, safe, ‘must-do’ holiday tradition for the whole family.”

During the 2021 festival, a sensory-friendly option will also be available with adjusted lights and sounds for visitors who require special accommodat­ions.

This year, Dazzling Nights will also appear at the Jacksonvil­le Arboretum and Botanical Gardens.

If you go

Dazzling Nights is 5:30-10 p.m. Nov. 19-Jan. 9 at 1920 N. Forest Ave. in Orlando. Tickets are $22 per person or $25 per person on peak nights. Parking is available on-site for a “small fee.” More informatio­n is available at dazzlingor­lando. com.

 ?? DREAMTOWN/COURTESY PHOTO ?? A 65-foot tunnel of lights is one focal point of Dazzling Nights, a holiday lights event at Leu Gardens set to open Dec. 1.
DREAMTOWN/COURTESY PHOTO A 65-foot tunnel of lights is one focal point of Dazzling Nights, a holiday lights event at Leu Gardens set to open Dec. 1.

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