CEDAR RAPIDS. Five Seasons Lights. A maze of holiday lights with music, entertainment, and freewill donation to area nonprofits. Nightly 4:30–9 p.m., with Santa and food & drink on Saturdays. McGrath Amphitheatre. CREventsLive.com. Dec. 5–28. A Brucemore Christmas & Holidays Nights. Enjoy self-guided tours of the Queen Anne mansion decked out Victorian-style for Christmas. RSVP. Brucemore.org. Through Dec. 31 (Closed Dec. 24–25, 29).
DES MOINES & URBANDALE. Jolly Holiday Lights. Drive-through light show benefiting Make-A-Wish Iowa. Iowa State Fairgrounds, 3000 E. Grand Ave. Wish.org/iowa/jolly-holiday-lights. Open nightly through Jan. 4. Santa’s Rock n Lights. Huge drive-through light show with music. Living History Farms, Urbandale. SantasRocknLights.com. Through Dec. 31. Dome for the Holidays. Light displays and interactive exhibits inside the Des Moines Botanical Garden Dome. Tickets required. DMBotanicalGarden.com. Brenton Skating Plaza. Outdoor skating rink with rentals. 520 Robert D. Ray Dr., Des Moines. (515) 237-1386. DSM.city.
FAIRFIELD. Holiday Lights in Central Park. See the lit-up town square and watch the vintage reindeer prance around the gazebo. FairfieldIowa.com. Through Dec. 31.
IOWA CITY. Holiday Lights at the Lake. Drive- or walk-through lights display. West Overlook Campground, W. Overlook Rd. NE. HolidayLightsattheLake.com. Open nightly through Dec. 31.
KEOKUK. City of Christmas. A sparkling wonderland open seven night a week in Rand Park, N. 17th & Park Lane. CityofChristmas.com. 5–10 p.m. nightly through Jan. 1.
MOUNT PLEASANT. Festival of Lights at Old Threshers. Southeast Iowa’s largest drive-through holiday light park includes an animated toy factory. 5:30–9 p.m., Midwest Old Threshers, enter on Walnut Street. OldThreshers.org. Through Dec. 31.
OSKALOOSA. Painting with Lights. Oskaloosa’s downtown buildings are illuminated with over 300,000 lights, covering all four sides of the town square. Through early January.
PELLA. Carriage Rides & More. Month-long fun includes carriage rides at the Information Windmill, free Christmas movies, Pella Tour of Homes, Festival of Trees at Pella Opera House, a Dutch Christmas market, and more. Members.pella.org.
QUAD CITIES. Kall Christmas Lights. Tune your radio to 107.1 FM and watch a synchronized lights display every half hour. 1852 Westminster Cir., Davenport. Facebook @KallChristmasLights. Through Dec. 31.
CLINTON. Symphony of Lights. Light displays fill a 1-mile loop. Eagle Point Park, Clinton. SymphonyofLights.org. Open nightly through Dec. 30.
VILLAGES OF VAN BUREN COUNTY. Christmas in the Villages. Ongoing events include Festival of Trees, soup suppers, open houses, sing-alongs, crafting, artisan markets, Santa visits, a Christmas Tea, and more. VillagesofVanBuren.com. Through Dec. 31.
