Powell Gardens – Evergy Festival of Lights

Evergy Festival of Lights at Powell Gardens

🚨 SELECT NIGHTS, NOVEMBER 19 - JANUARY 3! 🚨

Every holiday season, Evergy Festival of Lights transforms Powell Gardens into a botanically inspired winter wonderland. Bundle up with family and friends for a stroll along a lighted outdoor path and enjoy the Gardens in their most festive season.

Make it a special evening
🌲 Stroll along a lighted outdoor path through Powell Gardens
✨ See the Conservatory’s immersive winter display
🤖 Discover a holiday light display set to music by Lee’s Summit North High School’s Bronco Bots
🎅 Visit Santa and Mrs. Claus, write a letter to Santa, and make a free holiday craft
🦌 Take a holiday photo near real reindeer and a sleigh on December 21 and 22
🎶 Enjoy select live concerts in the Marjorie Powell Allen Chapel

🫖Add the Marry Maker Workshop: Only available on December 5th and 12th. Choose a 16-inch furry friend, stuff it with love, pick out their name, and take them home. 

⛪ Chapel Concerts & Classes

✨Ziggy and the Neptunes - Concert (admission included)
Friday, November 27 | 7 p.m.

✨Garden Teas: Winter Spiced Tea  (admission included)
Saturday, November 21 and December 19 | 5-6:30 p.m. 

✨Merry Maker Workshop
Saturday, December 5 and 12 | 5-8 p.m.

✨ St. Paul Ringers - Concert (admission included)
Friday, December 11 | 7-8 p.m.

✨ Voices of Kansas City - Concert (admission included)
Friday, December 18 | 7pm

✨Garden to Glass: Holiday Cocktail Experience (admission included)
Saturday, November 28 and December 12 | 5-6 p.m. 

✨ Eboni Fondren Quartet - Concert (admission included)
Saturday, January 2 | 7 p.m.

General Info
📅 Dates: November 19-22, 27-29; December 3-5, 10-12, 18-23, 26-29; and January 2-3, 2027
🕒 Festival hours: 5:00-10:00 p.m.
🎟 Admission: General admission prices vary by date and ticket type. See the ticket selector for available options.
🚗 Parking: is $10 per vehicle. Parking is free for Members.
📍 Location: Powell Gardens, 1609 NW US Hwy 50, Kingsville, MO 64061
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Age requirement: No age restrictions

❓F️AQs: Please consult the FAQs of this experience here

The festival is closed on Thanksgiving Eve and Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, and New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.

Included with Admission
🎄 Santa’s Workshop
November 27-28, December 4-5, 11-12, and 18-19, 5:00-9:00 p.m. in the Children’s Garden.

Mrs. Claus joins Santa for story times on Saturdays, November 28 and December 5, 12, and 19.

Guests can write letters to Santa and make a free holiday craft.

Complimentary Russell Stover chocolates will be available for Santa’s visitors while supplies last.
🔸 Reindeer & Sleigh Holiday Photo Op
December 21-22, 6:00-9:00 p.m.

Pose on the sleigh with reindeer nearby and bring your camera.

Photo opportunities are limited, so arrive early. Please do not pet or feed the reindeer.