My family was in Allentown, PA to spend the holidays and we came across the City of Allentown - Lights In The Parkway activity available from November 24 through December 31, 2023. It was very easy to reserve the tickets online. For sedans, SUVs, trucks, mini vans, it was $16 prior to the processing fee and tax. We reserved tickets for December 24th at 5:30pm. The entrance to Lights in the Parkway is 1700 Martin Luther King Jr Dr. I put Lights In The Parkway(Entrance) in the GPS and it brought us directly there. Also, there were signs leading to the entrance along the way. At first, we showed we had tickets to people directing traffic and then our tickets were scanned at the ticket booth. After that, we were instructed to turn off our headlights and went through the drive-through light display. It took us maybe about 10 minutes to get to the beginning of the lights. There were lighted trees, light tunnels, and animated displays. I can't imagine how long it takes to put up the displays. For the price, this activity was definitely worth it. It is a fun family activity to get in the car, listen to holiday music, and look at the displays. It took us about 30 minutes to go through the whole display. Thankfully we didn't have to wait long to get our tickets scanned. I was worried when I was reading reviews about waiting an hour. read more

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We took the trip through the lights last week and we thought it was great. I do wish it was a bit longer since we drove 45 mins each way to be able to do this for the kids, but the price is very good for what you get. I definitely would love if they made this longer and charged a bit more if they had to though. It was under 2 miles long and did seem longer than that simply because we were driving slowly, but I would have preferred a bit more. Also make sure you tune your radio in to the station they link up with. It plays holiday music while you're watching the lights. Also also, turn off your headlights while going through. It will help you see things better and also takes some of the glare off your photos! read more

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Very lacking in lights, seemed shorter than ever and there was no gift shop. Very cheap

Very pretty displays. Children will love it. Best part was Wizard of Oz displays. You have to hope that the cats in back of you read the directions and keep only their parking lights on. read more

My family has been coming to Lights In The Parkway for many years, as far back as I can remember! We don't live in Allentown (we live about an hour away in Souderton) but each year we make the journey up! The truth is, for Lights In The Parkway you love it or you don't. People can say it's for kids, it's the same old lights, its not worth the money, the gift barn is worth skipping and that can very well be your opinion of it (I mean it is only once a year). But for me personally, I love it! Tuning into the FM radio for music, seeing the lights old and new and the gift barn at the end too! (We always find something in there from the Christmas ornaments to the light up paintings). I will say from when it opens after Thanksgiving to when it closes around New Years, the best time to go is earlier in the season as it just gets busier and busier the closer it gets to Christmas. The prepaid ticket addition may help out some with the lines and wait, but we never tried it so I can't say for sure. As far as the right time to go it does not matter too much as it is busy open to close. Regardless, Lights In The Parkway is an awesome part of my family's Christmas Tradition and I know we'll be back many years to come! read more

Lights in the Parkway - The gift barn with more lights! - Festivals Near Me - Allentown, Pennsylvania

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Very bad, boring and expensive experience for no use. The showing is missing creativity. It needs more lights and more expansion in thoughts than how regular it is. read more

This definitely ranks up there in the "only for the children" category of things to do in the area. At $10 per car LITP is really a huge ripoff. More or less the same displays year after year just on occasion moved around so you think there's something new or different but in fact the "Old Man Winter" display has always been there it's just it's been put in multiple locations over the years. If for some crazy reason you decide to go keep in mind two things: 1. Don't go right when they open at 5:30pm as every foaming at the mouth dutchy Christmas light lover will have been sitting idling their wood paneled station wagon for three hours waiting for the opening and the traffic flow/control at the entrance gate is slow at all times let alone when thirty or forty cars are all sitting around. 2. Go to Wegmans and get your discounted $6 tickets. If you do pay the $10 for this small light display then you truly must qualify for some sort of mental midget award. read more

WARNING: The line was 2 hours long. The experience was nice and what we expected, but we managed to watch the entirety of Elf the movie and then some before reaching the entrance. I am so grateful to have a COVID safe experience (hence the 4 stars) and for the first 5-10 minutes my 21 month old had a blast. But wanted to give fair warning for those with impatient humans to set expectations for this unusual year, and remember to bring snacks. The line is long and there seemed to be multiple ways to enter the line. We got cut off about 7 times by side streets. Two ideas for improvement; more traffic cops to prevent cutoffs and to enhance merge lanes, and to set a speed limit in the light show to keep the line moving. We sat for 5 minutes at one point. Thank you for being open this year and offering a fun, safe evening. read more

I brought my grandkids and we loved it! Good thing I bought my tickets in advance because the on-site purchase line was very long. We followed the exit path that took us to the Christmas shop and that was fun too. read more

Growing up, driving around looking at Christmas lights was one of my favorite parts of the holiday season. Imagine my surprise when we moved to the LV and found that there was a whole parkway devoted to Christmas lights! Hurrah! This is one holiday tradition that we continue year after year. Grab a hot chocolate and your advance ticket ($5 per carload at Wegman's this year - if not, $9 at the door, or $7 at the door if you print the coupon from the website) and line up for your trip down the parkway. If you go midweek a few weeks before Christmas, there will be next to no line. That's what we did this year, but we've also went on a beautiful snowy Saturday that involved a 40 minute wait to get to the lights. Oh well, part of the experience. It takes 15-25 minutes to get through the lights, depending on the speed of your driver. Don't forget to tune your radio to the FM station to listen to the holiday music as your drive through. Every year they add something new - it's always my mission to find out what that new addition is. Make sure to stop at the gift barn on the way out. It's one of the cheapest places I've found for Christmas crafts for your home (or for gifts). They normally open a bit after Thanksgiving & close after the new year, so don't miss this next year! read more

My husband and I waited in line for three hours to only be turned away and not be able to see the lights. Very disappointing and unorganized. read more

Lights in the Parkway has become a family tradition now! The kids enjoy looking at the many cool Christmas theme display, my favorite part is at the end where we always go to the Farm house to shop for some goodies and find some unique last minute stocking stuffers. read more

Fun thing to do with kids or even as a date night in the winter when activities can be limited. When I have gone we pile everyone in our huge van. read more

Have not been to Lights in the Parkway I'm a few years. Nice improvements on the animated lights. Adding the new LED has been a big improvement. They also added a lane for customer who prepay and use the QR code for entrance. Don't forget to stop by the barn on the way out to see Santa, buy some treasures and get some fresh popcorn and coco. Keep up the great work. read more

If your bored and have absolutely nothing better to do come here. They charge like $15 per car just to see lights for like 5 mins. Same thing every year and nothing changes. It might be exciting for a 1 time try if your with kids but save yourself the time and money. Also the gift shop has a horrible selection of stuff to buy. read more