It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at
Stephen C. Beachy Central Park.
College Station’s beautiful Christmas in the Park displays began in 1984 when a local family funded a couple of light panels. The displays have since grown to more than one million lights and are a holiday mainstay.
Our crews work year-round preparing the light panels to ensure they brightly shine when we flip the switch on Thanksgiving Day. The hundreds of illuminated panels — a bulb for every inch — are taped precisely to preserve the panels’ mesmerizing effects.
We offer two ways to enjoy the time-honored tradition of holiday lights at Beachy Central Park:
LIGHTS ON ● Nov. 25-Jan. 1, 6-11 p.m.
As you stroll or drive-thru through the park, you can do more than look — you can listen, too! Tune in to Christmas 97.3 FM as you drive to enjoy Christmas music provided by Bryan Broadcasting.
Admission is FREE and parking is allowed within the park.
Don’t forget to bring your wish list for Santa. Our staff has arrangements with his elves to accept letters for Santa in our North Pole mailbox outside the Central Park Office. Drop your letter off from Nov. 25-Dec. 24 to ensure safe delivery.
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Download Letter Template (PDF)
EVENT WEEKEND ● DEC. 3 & 4, 6-10 p.m.
Enjoy old-fashioned hayrides, cookies and chocolate milk, live entertainment, a living nativity, actual snow slides, photos with Santa, adopt a Holiday Parks Pal, arts and crafts, and more! Guests may bring refreshments, but coolers must be 48 quarts or smaller. Alcohol, glass containers, and pets are not allowed. Admission is free!
Free wristbands are required to participate in the hayride, snow slides, arts and crafts, and photos with Santa. To receive a wristband, you must complete a waiver form at an information booth. A professional photographer is not provided for photos with Santa, but you’re encouraged to bring your camera to capture the moment.
Recreation Drive will close from 7 a.m.-11 p.m., and visitors will be unable to drive through the park. Shuttles will run from 5-11 p.m. from the Post Oak Mall parking lot (JCPenney side). Handicap parking is available at the Beachy Central Park softball complex, which can be accessed from State Highway 6.
THANK YOU
The event wouldn’t be possible without the generous contributions of our sponsors and community partners —
Brazos Valley Marine Corps League and
College Station Noon Lions Club.
The Parks & Recreation Department wishes you a peaceful and joyous holiday season and the best in the coming year. For more information, contact us at 979.764.3486 or
parks@cstx.gov.