A Northern Kentucky holiday tradition is back, and bigger than ever.

Light Up The Fair is open for the season at the Boone County Fairgrounds, 2819 Idlewild Rd., Burlington, Ky. The family favorite light show is Northern Kentucky’s only drive-thru light display, and even if it’fs been a part of your family’s tradition for years, there’s something new this time around.

This is the fifth year for the event, and just as its popularity has grown over that time, so has the display itself. Light Up the Fair is now longer than ever – you can now work your way through two full miles of twinkling, brilliant lights set to holiday music you can hear through your car’s stereo.

If You Go

Light Up The Fair
Boone County Fairgrounds
2819 Idlewild Road, Burlington

Open rain, snow, or (moon)shine

Sunday–Thursday: 5:30–9 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, 5:30–10 p.m.

Open holidays through New Years Eve.

Tickets:

$7 per person (1-3 people); $25 carload of 4- 8 people

Free for active Military and First Responders

The LED light show lets you enjoy the holiday scenes from the comfort of your own vehicle, and features more than a million lights. Keep an eye out for quite a few local touches, like a replica of the famous Florence Y’all water tower as a centerpiece to one display. A 300-foot long Snowflake Tunnel is also an annual favorite. Organizers promise a few surprises as well this year.

To enjoy music on the ride, tune the radio in your car to 97.9 FM. A Light Up The Fair team member will also remind you of the channel information, when you enter the fairgrounds!

Light Up the Fair is created by Boone Lighting Effects, and opens at dusk every day through Dec. 31, including holidays.

Light Hearted