Home Page For La Crosse Rotary LIghts Holiday Display

Welcome to RoTary Lights

Hours

November 26, 2021 through December 31, 2021.

The park opens at 5:00 p.m. daily and gates will close after the last car in line at 10:00 p.m. with the following exceptions:

Christmas Eve - 5 to 9:00 p.m.
Christmas Day - 5 to 9:00 p.m.
New Year's Eve - 5 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.

410 Veteran Memorial Drive, La Crosse Wisconsin
(roads will be blocked so traffic can enter from a single direction)

Thank you for a successfully 26th year!
We will be back November 26, 2021

This year, 2021, we'll be celebrating our 27th year with our Rotary Lights Display at Riverside Park.

We would strongly encourage you, for the safety of all, to wear a mask/face covering if you walk through the park.

Nearly 160,000 visitors per year enjoy this holiday tradition while driving, walking or taking a carriage ride through Riverside Park. 2020 has had its challenges, but we are excited to continue this family tradition with a few changes! In 2020 you will be able to drive, walk or take a carriage ride through the park as usual. Unfortunately, we will not be able to have a parade or formal opening ceremony this year, however, Santa will be the first one in line on opening night and will hit the switch to light the park at 5pm. We will still have a fireworks display put on by the Skyrockers on opening night. Santa will be in the park every night through December 23 to wave and cheer you on, however, there will be no lap visits with Santa this year. Also, the model train display and gift shop will not be open this year, but a couple of Santa's reindeer will be in the park. We will still have the live nativity, however, the number of participants will be limited to the Holy Family. We will still have the ice rink available to use when the weather allows, however, the warming trailer and free skate rental will be closed this year, please bring your own skates. Carriage rides will continue as normal, however, the free hayrides on Tuesday evenings are cancelled for this year. Free s'mores will still be available at the fire pit, supplies will be individually packaged. Helicopter rides will be offered again this year. And we have a few additions this year! A brand new sleigh will be available to take photos, we will now have heated restrooms available on both the north and south ends of the park, and we will have a brand new hologram display. Events are on select nights, check out the Event Schedule for more details.

With over 3,000,000 lights, you can imagine the breadth and depth of this holiday display. And remember, it's FREE.
"We ask for voluntary food and cash donations".

See SANTA

Santa will still be in the park every night through Dec 23 to wave and cheer you on from his Santa House! Unfortunately, this year children will not be able to sit on Santa's lap. The model train display and gift shop will not be open in 2020. We hope to continue these wonderful traditions in 2021.

THE CHAD ERICKSON ICE RINK
at rotary lights

In 2020, the ice rink will open when the weather allows, however, free skate rental and the skating warming trailer will be closed. Please bring your own skates. The heated igloo will be available for changing and warming up. We will also have heated restrooms open near the ice rink this year.