EAST MEADOW — November 13, 2026 -- A family of four can get into the LuminoCity Holiday Lights Festival for about $102 at starting prices, and parking is free. The 14-acre light show runs at Eisenhower Park through January 3, 2027, and this year adds a holiday train ride that costs extra.
Children's tickets start $7 below the adult price
General admission starts at $29. Tickets for children ages 4 to 12 start at $22, which works out to $7 less, or roughly 24%. Children ages 3 and under enter free. Two adults and two children in the 4-12 bracket come to $58 plus $44, or $102, by our calculation. That figure excludes taxes and fees.
It also excludes the Lumi Express, the new holiday train ride, which requires a separate add-on ticket. The organizers have not published its price.
Four themed worlds fill the festival's 14 acres
The festival, now in its fifth year, is split into Magical Wonderwood, Dino Safari, Holidayville and Tundra Twilight. The organizers say it has more than 100 illuminated and animatronic creatures and a 40-foot Christmas tree. The Lumi Express is the first holiday train ride at the Eisenhower Park edition.
Younger visitors also get a 20-foot-tall Santa inflatable called Happy Holidays Hop, an LED dance floor and illuminated seesaws. Santa makes pop-up appearances on select weekends. The Dino Friends light sculptures on display come from the winning designs in Lumi's Utopia 2026, a children's art initiative run with the Long Island Children's Museum.
Four December theme nights are on the calendar
- Kisses Under the Mistletoe: December 5
- Wizards & Witches Night: December 12
- Winter Story Night with Westbury Memorial Public Library: December 18
- Jingle Bell Jazz: December 19
The festival opened to the public on November 11 and operates on select evenings only.
- Where: Eisenhower Park, 1899 Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow, NY 11554
- Hours: opens at 4:30 p.m. on operating days
- Parking: free onsite
- Final day: January 3, 2027