Our family recently had the opportunity to check out Magic of Lights® at Pine Knob in Clarkston and it was SO cool and something we definitely thought was worth the price of admission this holiday season.
Load up on some treats and hot cocoa and head to Pine Knob Music Theatre in Clarkston to check it out!
If you’re like us and it’s a bit of a drive for you, my nearby suggestions would be shopping at Great Lakes Crossing Outlets, visiting Canterbury Village’s Holiday Stroll in nearby Lake Orion, or walking around downtown Holly. There’s lots of Christmas events in the area, too! Looping a few Christmas events together is our favorite way to maximize enjoyment during the season.
About Magic of Lights at Pine Knob 2022
Magic of Lights opened to the public on Friday, November 18 at 5:30 p.m. and runs through Saturday, December 31.
Upon arrival, you will wind through a long path filled with different scenes before getting to the official entrance. Set your radio to the designated Christmas music station to make the experience even more fun!
The dazzling drive-through light display features holiday themed scenes and characters using the latest LED technology and digital animations, including the all-new Prehistoric Christmas, Mega Tree displays and the 32-foot-tall animated Mattel’s Waving Christmas Barbie®. Returning favorites include the drive-through Blizzard Tunnel, 12 Days of Christmas, Winter Wonderland and The Night Before Christmas.
Experience Magic of Lights® from the comfort of your own car as you wind through the sparkling pathway. It took our family about 40 minutes to go through. There was lots to see! There even was an area where we could get out and snap some photos.
As you can see my daughter liked showing us “the gift” she is to the world – LOL!
Hours & Admission
Standard Hours: 5:30 p.m. – 10 p.m. Sunday – Thursday; 5:30 p.m. – 11 p.m. Friday & Saturday
Holiday Hours: 5:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. (Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day & New Year’s Eve)
Admission: Save money by purchasing online. Tickets are $20 {plus fees} for a standard vehicle admission for Monday-Thursday and $25 for any day. At the gate tickets are $25 and $30 respectively. Limos and party buses are $40 for entry. {Save money by carpooling with another family too!}
TIP: Look for a coupon code! At the moment, ELF gets $10 off and JINGLE gets $3 off.
Grab tickets here: https://magicoflights.com/events/clarkston/
Discounts for groups of 10 or more are available by calling (313) 471-3099. For more group sales information and FAQs, please visit 313presents.com/Groups.
Quick Facts About Magic of Lights:
I enjoyed reading these to my kids while going through…If you’ve ever put up Christmas lights, you know it’s a labor of love!
Highlights of the display include:
- A 32-Foot-Tall Barbie Display
- 2+ million lights
- 12.6 miles of light cord
- 3,750 man-hours to set up
- The steel displays are designed, bent, cut and welded into about 800 frames that are combined in different configurations to create each show’s giant winter holiday scenes. each frame of each scene is designed using the latest CAD technology and hand built in-house from 15 pages of design specifications each.
- Each show uses about 10 miles of steel to build the displays and 10 miles of LED lighting installed inside the displays, there are 10 different colors of LED bulbs used in the shows.
- Scenes are as high as 32 ft tall and as long as several hundred feet.
Overall, our family thought this was a very well-run event that was worth the money and definitely one we’d love to see as it evolves in the future. Bravo light designers!
I received free admission to this event in exchange for promotion. All opinions expressed belong to me.
Have you been to Magic of Lights? Did you enjoy it?!
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