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In late November, we went to Holiday Road, a very good static Christmas presentation of lights and displays at Bouckaert Farm in Fairburn that I thought was the best Christmas lights display in the Atlanta area. We scored free tickets through Yelp, so I have no idea how much the tickets would've cost. I used Waze to get there, and was able to get to the event easily. I thought this was a well organized event. There were certainly a lot of employees available up to the point of where customers walk through and past the light displays. Going through the huge grassy field was confusing at first, because I wasn't sure where I was supposed to drive, but employees were well spaced out, guiding me to where I was to go. Parking was entirely on the grass, and we walked a very short distance to the entrance, where I gave my name, the number of people attending, and our assigned time slot. After going through the Security checkpoint, we walked up to the big merchanidise tent where lots of Christmas-centric items were being sold. I didn't see anything I was interested in. We walked into a big field area that had displays spread throughout that customers could pose at or on, and there were food trucks selling food, an outdoor bar, and tables where people could sit and enjoy their food and drinks, and wait until it was time for them to start their trek through the Christmas displays. At our assigned time, we went to the start of the Holiday Road Trail with no more than 40 other people. Once our group was let in, we could go along the trail at our own paces. The trail was actually through big open fields, and definitely was for people who are able to walk because customers had to walk on dirt, gravel, grass and pavement at any given time. R and I decided to go at a slower pace, which worked to our advantage because we were able to take pictures without random people in them. We walked past village displays made to look like buildings decorated with Christmas lights, then past tall light displays that can be bought at retail stores. The farther along the trail that we walked, and the more I looked at the different displays, the more I was getting into the Christmas spirit, and I felt a lot happier by the time we got to the end. For those who walked about halfway through the trail and were still not having a good time, there was another outdoor bar to imbibe a much needed alcoholic attitude adjuster. I thought it was great that there were Nativity, Kwanzaa and Menorah displays toward the end of the trail. Since we came early in Holiday Road's run, it wasn't that crowded, so I thought that the assigned time slots were unnecessary. We took it slow, and we walked the entire trail, stopping frequently to take pics, and it took us less than 45 minutes to walk. read more
We're a holiday loving family - Christmas time is hands down our favorite time of the year! We are always looking for new and different things to do to celebrate and get in the Christmas spirit, and Holiday Road was a perfect way to kick off the month of December and get in the festive mood! This is a great experience for families of all sizes and of all ages! The drive from Atlanta to Fairbun is a little bit of a haul, but is well worth it. Make sure you have the right address from the website plugged in - we put in the farm name into our GPS and ended up a few miles away from the entrance. It can be a bit hard to find in the dark, just a word of caution. There is a winding entrance into the farm, and PLENTY of parking. There were attendants posted along the route to direct you where to go and park. Once we were parked, we made our way through the entrance and were greeted by the "gift shop." This did seem a bit hokey but I saw several families by illuminated necklaces that were cute - we thought about getting our dog one of the stuffed animals but they were $20 which seemed steep. Be prepared that the facilities here are porta potties - not much else for them to do here since the exhibit is set up on a farm, but just a word to the wise. We stopped off at the bar to get a drink to warm up - we both got the spiked hot chocolate which was tasty, but definitely overpriced. We would have gotten a second drink each but did not feel like spending more than the ticket price for drinks. My recommendation would be to skip the bar altogether. There were several food trucks stationed before the walking entrance to the lights, but we opted to wait and have dinner after the show, because the food did seem expensive for the offerings. The lights and displays themselves were beautiful - so many great photo opportunities, we even put one of our pictures on our Christmas card this year! We loved working our way through the show and because of the way the tickets are set up, the trail was not crowded and we had plenty of chances to stop and take in the lights and get pictures with just us in them! The entire experience took just over an hour - which was more than enough because it was freezing the night we went! Make sure to check the weather and bundle up if it's cold! This was a great way to kick off the holiday season! read more
5 years ago
This is a walking Christmas light trail. I emailed them to see how big it was since I had recent ankle surgery and responded very fast. I was informed it was 1/2 a mile, but I think they meant 1/2 a mile to the resting spot. The entire trail was approximately a mile. The path is mostly grass and gravel with a few paved areas (not wheelchair friendly). There is an outdoor holiday bar at the start & the halfway point, but the heaters were not turned on. The souvenir shop was just two booths set up outside. There were only two food trucks, but maybe there is more on different nights (we came on a Sunday). Bathrooms are porta-potties that are hard to see in at night. They did have water handwashing stations. All staff were friendly and even took our picture at the light tunnel! There were several staff members walking around sweeping and cleaning up. The Road coming in was very dark with no lines painted-we almost went off the road. The parking area is huge (grass-be careful if wet). I'd suggest bringing a flashlight for the darker areas. There was continuous Christmas music & lots of photo ops, but I think it was more spaced out than needed and little pricey for what it is and no clue why you have to pay to park ends there is 10,000 spots out there read more
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10045 Cedar Grove Rd
Fairburn, GA 30213
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