Christmas Lights in Pinnacle, NC

Popular picks this season include Tanglewood Festival of Lights (Nov 13 – Jan 1), Christmas at Salem (Old Salem Museums & Gardens) (Nov 28 – Dec 19), Brady Country Christmas and Horizons Holiday Lane. In all, 15 displays are mapped in and around Pinnacle, from decorated houses and neighborhoods to ticketed light shows.

Free options include Brady Country Christmas, Horizons Holiday Lane, Waterford Holiday Lights and Historic Ardmore Holiday Lights. 13 of the 15 displays near Pinnacle are free to visit; most home and neighborhood displays cost nothing to drive by.

Yes. Tanglewood Festival of Lights ($20 cash / $23 card per car Mon-Thu; $25 cash / $28 card Fri-Sun), Brady Country Christmas (Free) and Horizons Holiday Lane (Free). Drive-thru shows usually charge per car, and buying tickets online ahead of time is often faster.

Yes. Tanglewood Festival of Lights, Shallowford Lakes Holiday Lights (tune to 91.9 FM) and The Spectacle on Churchland Drive (tune to 88.1 FM). Synced displays broadcast their soundtrack on a low-power FM station so you can listen from your car.

The earliest Pinnacle-area displays turn on Nov 13, and most are running by the weekend after Thanksgiving. Many stay lit through New Year's; check each display's page for its exact dates and nightly hours.