Christmas Lights
A Joyful Experience
As part of the Black Diamond Camp Internship, I have the privilege of helping prepare and put on The Lights of Christmas at Warm Beach Camp in Stanwood, Washington. I enjoy preparing for The Lights of Christmas because I get to help create an experience for people to make fun memories with friends and family.…
Making Your Holiday Outing a Whole Day Event!
It’s time to start planning your outing to The Lights of Christmas! The event may open at night, but there is so much to do within the community around The Lights of Christmas it’s easy to spend a whole day in our neck of the woods! Here are some staff favorite activities, sights, and tastes…
The History of Cascade Splendor
Some may not know this, but the gigantic mountain scene at The Lights of Christmas actually has a name. The massive display that debuted in 2006 is called Cascade Splendor and it has a beautiful story. Cascade Splendor is 247 feet long, it’s made of 3.65 miles worth of string lights, and contains 60,830 lightbulbs.…
The History of Bruce the Spruce
Bruce the Spruce is a mainstay at The Lights of Christmas, making people laugh since the very beginning of the event. For the past few years, he and his classic jokes could be heard as the host of our radio station, and you could see him dancing around in a bright projection mapping display. He…
An Amazing Season in 2021
Thank you to everyone who participated in, and helped with, The Lights of Christmas 2021 Drive-Thru event. It was a wonderful season! 22,000 cars came through the event. Lots of vehicles were festively decorated, or the people inside were dressed in Christmas swag laughing and singing out the windows. The amount of joy shown from…
A Wonderful Season
The Lights of Christmas 2021 season is in the books! Even though the event was a drive-thru due to staffing shortages and Covid precautions, many families packed into their car and had a wonderful experience at the event. We were blessed to serve so many this holiday season, lavishly celebrating Christmas. Here’s a few highlights…
Decorating for the Holidays
It’s that time of year! Time to decorate! While some of the staff at The Lights of Christmas have already decorated their homes for Christmas, many people around the world will start their decorating festivities after Thanksgiving. Here are some fun ways to spruce up your holiday decorating this year! 1) Check out Pinterest Pinterest is home…
The Lights of Christmas 2021
The Lights of Christmas presents… A Drive-Thru Christmas www.TheLightsofChristmas.com For Immediate Release October 15, 2021 Contact: Carl Kulper, Communications Specialist Warm Beach Camp & Conference Center Home of The Lights of Christmas ckulper@warmbeach.com / 360-312-3557 www.TheLightsofChristmas.com | Facebook.com/TheLightsOfChristmasFestival/ The Lights of Christmas presents… A Drive-Thru Christmas October 2021, Stanwood, WA – There is something special…
A Truly Blessed Season
The Lights of Christmas presents A Drive-Thru Christmas is officially in the 2020 books. Between the overwhelming positive response from the community and the overall success of the event, the staff here at Warm Beach Camp and Conference Center (WBC) feel accomplished and blessed. During the summer, the leaders of The Lights of Christmas decided to transition to a drive-thru…
Cortez Reporting on The Lights of Christmas
A big thank you to Cortez for writing this great review about his time at The Lights of Christmas! We appreciate his hard work and talented writing. **** “Are you bored and looking for something safe to do during the holidays? Are you frustrated with Covid? Then you might like going to see the lights…
The Lights of Christmas, Memories of God’s Faithfulness
I have vivid memories of that very first day of The Lights of Christmas in 1997. It was a cloudy day, without rain and fairly warm for December. I remember standing in front of Cedar Lodge, when for the first time, everything came together. All 500,000 lights were on, the music of the Nativity played…
The Lights of Christmas, a Community Celebration
The Christmas season continues to inspire families and communities with joy, love, and hope. This season of connecting, giving, and creating memories draws the community together like no other. Joy creates strong bonds between people as is evidenced at concerts, sporting events, and theme parks. The Lights of Christmas elicits joy through the celebration of…
5 Tips for Getting the Most Out of A Drive-Thru Christmas
The Lights of Christmas presents… A Drive-Thru Christmas is a few nights into its 26-night elaborate celebration of Christmas. Because this new format was something never done before in the 24-year history of the event, nobody was one hundred percent sure how it would look. Now that the dazzling Holiday event is underway, we know…
An Outing for the Whole Family
Let’s be honest, this year has thrown us all for a loop. Here at The Lights of Christmas, the friendly staff want to provide you and your family with an opportunity to experience the joy of the Holidays. The festival may be a different format this year but the magical experience that highlights the hope…
The Lights of Christmas Reimagined
When the decision was made to adapt the format of The Lights of Christmas to A Drive-Thru Christmas this year due to Covid-19, this posed a big challenge to the decorating team. Not only did the team have to change the location of so many of the classic displays for easy viewing along the Drive-Thru…
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