The line was super long to get into the bright lights which is expected right now. They do have the lanes blocked off and cops making sure no one cuts which is nice. We went around 730 or so and waited almost an hour to get in. The lights are nice and the kids really enjoy. They have a rest area once inside with port o potties and lots of sanitizer. Its a nice mix of different lights. Even nicer when there is snow on the ground.

We took our 3 grand kids last night (Dec. 4th) to see the lights. We arrived 15 minutes before start time of 4:45, and we started our tour at about 4:50 or so. The lights were worth every penny of the admission; the grand kids were so excited, and our 9 year old grandson said that the experience was the second best experience of his life (first was when they got their dog!). Such a grand display during the ~20 minutes drive. The sponsors did a wonderful job, and the staff were professional and courteous. Thank you also to Big Y for promoting the venue, AND providing a discount for the admission ticket. Fabulous experience all around; thank you so much!!!

Was worth every penny! Have not gone in over a decade and was worth the wait! Me ...me mom n me 8 yr son had a blast! Absolutely beautiful!!!

It was beautiful as always. Great place to visit with your family or your significant other. I went with my boyfriend on opening night and it really raised my Christmas spirit.

Its ready pretty to see it in there if u luv light go it to its fun

Beautiful lights and fun holiday music. I miss stopping for hot chocolate, but in a pandemic, this will have to do.

Great reason to get out of the house during covid! Enjoy!

Nice way to spend half an hour. Nothing too intense, just nice to know some people are willing to spend some time and money to make their community a little better.

What a great place to go to!! Both my girls loved seeing all the light displays!! And very friendly staff as well!

Worth the price everything was so well put together. Great place to take the kiddos.

For 25 years now bright nights has been doing great Christmas lights displays. It is a lot of fun for little kids and is great for the city. I highly recommend it. The season pass is great if you are local enough to go often. Always great and busy when there is snow. The little village is a great stop too.

Memorable day with my friends at forest park! Beautiful lightings! It’s drive through and you don’t need to get out of your car in cold weather, just slowly drive and enjoy the view!

I loved it and so did my grandson he really enjoyed the lights

Wish they’d allow to walk and admire the lights. I understand cars driving with lights dimmed is unsafe. However a covered walk way could be better next year! Perhaps might more visitors. Just a thought.

Bright Lights Springfield was awesome!! GREAT family ride!!

Amazing place for kids and adults! Definitively worth the drive and the price! We drove around 45 minutes to see all 3 miles, 675.000 lights that took 60 days to put up!

Bright Nights at Forest Park brings a nice lightening experience where you can go in and out in about 25-30 minutes and enjoy the drive through full of stunning lights..Traffic can be a tricky thing, if its a weekend..Some drives and turns get slows down as everyone tries to get a glimpse of shining lights and capture them in thier cameras while driving..The lights are featured by some of the special Christmas songs and tunes. Overall, its a unique drive through experience with holiday season along with holiday spirit in the city of Springfield, New England, Massachusetts.

Amazing thanks to everyone who helped put it together

It was awesome it put a smile on my face!!

The BEST its EVER Been!!! I havent been to Bright Nights since 2009 and it was bigger and better! I took my husband who had never been to anything like it and HE WAS LIKE A BIG KID in a candy store!!! BRAVO!!!

Always the best time with my family!

Me & my parents come to this every year ever since I was a little kid & I still look forward to it. Best Christmas lights in the area. They also have a concession stand, horse & carriage ride, wagon ride, gift shop, Santa Claus, & a few kids rides. You can get a coupon on their website & a free membership card. I love it here!

Opening night is by far the most economical time to visit, but the wait is out of this world. Gas up before coming out snd be prepared to wait hours- do NOT hydrate or you will surely regret it. Law enforcement folks directing the traffic are unpleasant, aggro, unclear, not helpful and unwelcoming. Porta potties inside at the halfway point were a legitimate warzone of bodily fluids, stank, and death. The lights are always nice but I cant imagine paying the nearly $20 for a regular priced visit.

The best way to start the Holiday season. Well worth the admission fee. I would recommend going here. I love all the displays but the Dr. Seuss is my favorite.

Its not so much that i hate the event, but i wish people would stop blocking the side streets into the neighborhood near the park.

Bright lights is amazing!!! A joyful Christmas tradition:)

Bright nights is a fun time to spend with your children as you listen to Christmas music and look at all the pretty lights through the window. The drive itself lasts about 20-25 minutes, the traffic to get in usually lasts longer (depending on day of the week and weather conditions). Bright nights can be enjoyed on any night, but the experience is really exceptional when its actively snowing. There is Santas cottage halfway through, so make sure to turn in if you want to visit otherwise theres no way to make it back, as the drive is one-way. Light displays are on each side of the road and differ from section to section. $21 entry fee per vehicle. Bring holiday snacks/drinks to enjoy for an enhanced experience.EDIT: weekday entry is $18, weekend is $21

Its beautiful go visit you would love it its open in the winter..

This has been our family’s highlight of the Christmas season for years! And every year it gets more beautiful! I cannot day enough positive about Bright Lights! highly recommend everyone go- whether as adults or with families- the beauty, inspiration, and joy of the park will be perfect to enjoy!

Such a disappointment. We came all the way from Boston to wait in a huge line and see some mediocre lights and figures. Meh.

First time.. Thought it was fantastic. Went on a Saturday evening - did not find the line to be too terrible - moved fairly quickly. Unfortunately, missed the turn off for Santa and other things.. Guess we will have to go back next year. I believe it was worth the money!

This is an amazing attraction for all ages! If you decide to attend, be advised to get there RIDICULOUSLY early. If you dont, you will be waiting in line for hours. Spectacular sight to see. It takes an entire month to set up all the lights! Definitely a holiday event to see at least once!!!

I WENT LAST NIGHT WITH MY GRANDSON, S SCHOOL RMJ WE HAD NICE TIME THE KIDS LOVE IT I REALLY LOVE IT TO

Great place to go if you want to spend $20 to sit in traffic for 45 mins inside the park, not including the traffic outside waiting to get in. Better off driving down a side street during rush hour, at least youll see residential displays for free but youll still be stuck in the traffic. Felt like we would never get out of there, hard to enjoy the displays while sitting at a stand still without moving along ....we did enjoy the dinosaur display though.

We have been going here for years with my children and then my grandson. We have always enjoyed it. This year we went with my daughter, her husband and our 1 year old granddaughter. She loved the lights, however the Santa experience was very disappointing. You cant use your own camera, and the prices for pictures were way overpriced! $50 for a package? Also the Santa did not welcome her or the other children we observed to sit on his lap or to talk. He gave them a wooden nickel and told them to put it with the cookies on Christmas Eve for an extra present. Very strange thing to hand a baby. We didnt stay. We wanted a better first time Santa experience.

Bright Nights its self was very nice and pleasant. Even though you know most of the lights it still is magical. Good for bringing the holiday spirit. But getting there was not fun at all. Waiting in line which is to be expected. Having people cut you off to get ahead in line cause they dont want to wait was not acceptable. If you plan on going plan on being curtious and waiting in line.

Very festive, it is reasonably priced, giving 3 stars since some of the lights were out this year and it would be great to see the event organizers mix it up a bit. The displays are essentially the same every year so after coming here for a few years, it just doesnt have the same impact anymore. But overall, we do like it!

Great experience. Exceeded my expectations! The lighting really captured the holiday spirit! Loved the place.

Great local attraction that we look forward to attending each year. Always love to stop by Santas Cottage and do a little shopping. The lighting displays are fantastic.

The light display was impressive. The wait in the line and the tour was almost unbearable. I think there could be 2 lanes and an easier way to get in. The few mile drive took a little over 2 hours.

This place is overrated, not worth the 25 bucks you pay during the weekend. Dont get me wrong, they do a good job at some parts but I have seen better elsewhere, i guess my exceptions were high. Yes you do sit in traffic longer than it takes to ride through the park!

Definitely a great experience the first time, wouldn’t recommend it on a busy night if you have little kids though. Not only is the traffic horrendous but there is no organization for the line in, not only did we get cut off multiple times but also the in flow off traffic to the park itself is highly unorganized. We sat in line from 6:15 till around 9:30. WASTE OF TIME.

I took my family for a 2 hour ride to get to Bright Lights in Springfield and we all enjoyed it.Especially the fried dough and hot chocolateThis a great place for all ages.

It was great 2 years ago when we went after Christmas. This year we went on a Sunday before Christmas and waited in traffic for 20 min. Per 1/10th of a mile. We gave up after being in traffic for an hour. I would recommend going on a weekday night and/or after Christmas. It is worth going as long as the wait is shorter.

Beautiful...what a cool ride. The pictures will tell the rest.

The lights are always beautiful but just be ready to wait in line for a while!

People stalling cars and wont move out of way.

A beautiful holiday lights display honoring many traditions as well as Dr Seuss (obviously, Springfield!). Driving slowly with kids in the warm car is a delight.

More than worth the 2.5-hour wait. Cannot recommend enough!

Love coming too see this every year with my family. Now I bring my daughters. Get there shortly after opening during the week to avoid a long wait.

Definitely not worth the hype. It is nice but so many dark empty spaces. Not work $25. Needs to be alot cheaper for what you get.

It was amazing and the horse and carriage ride was awesome for me and my kids. Definitely going to go again next year

Come here Evey year with the whole family so its usually 2 car loads! Takes about 45 mins to an hour to get thru the whole thing depending on the pace of the other cars. I would suggest to bring a car or van where you can shut your headlights off. Some people dont and it ruins the experience for everyone else! Great laughs this year saw some new ones too! Deff a nice family tradition, theres always a line so just be prepared for that. Half way thru you can stop at their gift shop /hot choc stand and bathrooms.

Love this place my mom grew up coming here, she took us here growing up, and now I get to take my kids here when were in town. Just make sure you have cash no credit or debit cards accepted (an homage to the old days lol).

My family and I have enjoyed the displays at Bright Night since 2005. This is our Christmas Eve tradition. Beautiful displays.

Beautiful and good to take pictures. They have to be more organize about the traffic. Spent too much time like an hour to go to the park.

Always an amazing time

Attempted to go last night but was turned away by a screaming police officer. I realize this is a holiday event and that its busy and Im more than prepared to wait. However, screaming police and people almost hitting us was way too much. Traffic is managed poorly and the police are either overwhelmed or just cranky, not sure which. We ended up turning around and driving home after waiting an hour to move 1/10th of a mile. Will not be back. This is in stark contrast to events like the Big E which handles thousands of visitors annually with little to no traffic problems.

You spend 25$ to see the exact same light set up every year. Traffic backed up 10 miles. It took my family 3 hours to get through this. I reccomend staying away from this.

Was magical!

Great place to bring your kids. My daughter loved looking at the lights

Love it and I always have, took all the kids in my family and they were amazed.

The lights are beautiful. Watch out for a lot of traffic. They take cards. There is a nice hot chocolate place once youre in the park

Here in Meriden CT the festival bright lights is absolutely FREE(including weekends). Its rip off and crook to pay like $25 dollars. Seriously???

The staff was so nice! Especially the ones working with Santa. Thank you! Merry Christmas!

Beautiful lights, unique displays, warm holiday characters and memories for all! Cannot wait for next years visit!!! :D

My kids love this! Santa was amazing! Great for a little kid who never been to Santa!

Interesting seasonal exhibit of dazzling lights at the Forest Park. I really enjoyed seeing all of the vibrant colors all over Bright Lights. Made the trek Friday nite to go see them for all of the entertainment & fun.

This was my first time visiting bright nights with my family and it was amazing and so magical! If your in the area you should def check it out! But make sure you get there early because people were waiting there when we arrived 30 mins early.

Im recommending everyone to try and make an effort to attend next year... IT WAS AMAZING!!!!!!

It is family fun. But get your kids to go to the bathroom before you get go. All of the bathrooms were completely out of toilet paper.

Great place to go with the kids! Go during the week to avoid the lines

Got to love it

My kids had a blast. The police officers did a great job with directing traffic. Also, the workers in the park did a great job greeting people.

A nice drive through the park to see the light displays. I went through one in North Carolina once this was far better. If you go on a weekend bring some snacks and a drink its a long while to get into the park but they do an incredible job with the light displays. Well worth the wait to get in.

Honestly best night out, lots of fun with our grown children.

Love seeing all the lights just wish it was not so much money

Very nice

My family loves this attraction! Very festive! We live nearby and have visited it at least 8 times, including with extended family. Even now that my son is older, we still love to go through and look for our favorite displays (like the volcano in the jurassic park area, or the grinch and other characters in Seuss Land, and the game of Life). Our holiday season always feels a little more complete when we make it to Bright Nights. Highly recommend :)

Great place to drive through with that special someone to bask is the spirit of the holidays.

Awesome 2020

Same thing every year but still nice

This is nice drive through spot 30 mins from Hartford.. it tool 1.5 hours for us to enter the place.. the drive thereafter was of 3 miles and took 20 mins to finish.

Well worth the price. Wish they changed more than a couple things year to year

It was a beatiful site to see. A great time with family.

It was very nice beautiful place if you want to go to the rides & souvenirs shop park in one of the 1st two parking lots after Seuss land I wish I would have known that was the only way to get to it but other than that very nice!!!

So love this place.Children and adults love the huge aray of lights.

Had a great time seeing the wonderful display of lights, the snak shack was pretty cool to. Will definitely be going again.

Tiz the season...wonderful music to ride along and look at lights to get you into the season

The kids had such an amazing time! Beautiful!

Hadnt been in a few years, but a lot had happened. Better than ever!

It is a cool experience however if you are local you are probably tired of it because no thing changes

Price was right! Get there early cause you wAit 45 min. To Get in. Enjoyed it thru the rain!

It makes me feel like a child again it makes Christmas seem real thank you

Not gonna lie we where disapodisapp less lights than you would think and the hole palm tree and dinosaur lights didnt make you feel Christmassy at all. even my stepdaughter wasnt impressed. Not worth the $25. Fee at all and to the owner who replyed ya ok still it wasnt worth it it was strait garbage

We come every year (multiple times)! Love it every time!

Very cute tradition for all ages. Love stopping to get hot cocoa and snacks where they have some rides and activities. Would give higher rating if it werent for the price. Gets more expensive each year.

Beautiful scenery

They need the thing carwashes have bc ppl hitting their brakes ruins the exp...that way you can just go through on nuetral. But lights looked amazing. Shout out to the parks ppl who keep that place lookin fresh

Children of all ages enjoy the lights. Problem is they have not changed the light display since it started. My children are young enough that they haven’t caught on so we keep going. The cost is high for being rather short especially on weekends when the lines are long.