All families decorate their homes for the holidays their own way: some create winter dioramas, some wrap their roofs with garland, and some ornament driveways with a forest of desiccated trees from previous Christmases. Enjoy large-scale holiday beautification with today's Groupon: for $24, you get admission for two to see the Callaway Gardens Fantasy In Lights in Pine Mountain (up to a $50 value). The show runs nightly from November 19 through December 30.
At Fantasy In Lights, carloads of seasonal celebrators travel along a seven-mile drive of festive landscapes illuminated with more than eight million individual bulbs. More than a dozen unique holiday scenes populated with animated and static pieces transform the wooded setting of Callaway Gardens into a Technicolor forest of snowflakes and Christmas trees. Leagues of leaping lords chase flocks of phosphorescent partridges and swans on the 12 Days of Christmas display, while a fluorescent family skates over one of the gardens' ponds in the Skating Party scene. Each luminous layout’s sound system complements the environment with sound effects or music, and the Nativity and Night Before Christmas scenes present mixed-media shows combining narration, music, and choreographed lights for full seasonal sensory submersion.
Parents and children experiencing Noel-mania can take a break at the Christmas Village to find new pieces of holiday décor, munch on seasonal snacks, or ask Santa to bring them a new set of tie clips. Revelers can reserve their vehicle a space in the yuletide caravan, or merry-makers can choose to bundle up and ride together on the Jolly Trolley.
Reviews
The American Bus Association named Fantasy In Lights as one of the top 100 events in North America for 2011. The event was featured by an Examiner and on CarolinaConnoisseur.com.
- "Nestled amidst wooded landscape of Callaway Gardens, Fantasy in Lights is the Southeast's most spectacular holiday light and sound show with more than eight million twinkling lights." - Rex Vogel, Examiner
More than 500 Facebookers are fans of Fantasy In Lights at Callaway Gardens. Nine Yelpers give Callaway Gardens an average rating of 4.5 stars.
- The ambiance is entertaining and perfect for families and children sure to put everyone in the Christmas spirit. – Erin W., Yelp
- You get on a trolley and drive past beautiful lakes, woodlands, lonely roads. And the music and speed is set to the lights. It's really a lot of fun. – Jennifer W., Yelp
Groupon Says
The Groupon Guide To: Skeletons
In Mexico, today begins the celebration of Día de los Muertos —Day of the Dead. Families gather to revere departed loved ones, and everyone surrounds themselves with delicious candied skulls and other festive skeleton imagery, making Day of the Dead the safest time of year to encounter a skeleton. But what should you do if you meet a skeleton on one of the other 249 days of the year?
- Lull the skeleton to sleep by playing a soothing xylophone melody on its ribcage.
- Trick the skeleton into pursuing you into a dog park, where he will be hastily disassembled and buried.
- If famed film director Tim Burton is around, he will likely become so enraptured by the skeleton that he will try to marry it.
- Donate the skeleton to a local medical college so that students can use it for their annual bone fight.
- Trick the skeleton into being eaten by a different skeleton—he's clearly starving!
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