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Join Experience Mount Vernon
and WNZR for the annual
Festival of Lights
Experience Mount Vernon Announces the 2025 Festival of Lights Holiday Lighting Competition presented by Knox Community Hospital.
Experience Mount Vernon is now accepting registrations for the 2025 Festival of Lights Holiday Lighting Competition presented this year by Knox Community Hospital!
The annual Festival of Lights Holiday Lighting Competition is a dazzling spectacle that fills the City of Mount Vernon with warmth and festive cheer.
Every year, as the holiday season approaches, the local community comes together to showcase their creativity and imagination through enchanting light displays. The competition aims to light up the entire City, with each submission vying for the top prize in its respective category. Residents and visitors alike are welcomed into a mesmerizing wonderland, as they drive through our twinkling City adorned with stunning designs, from elaborate animated scenes to whimsical displays.
This year’s competition will feature displays at both private residences as well as businesses.
Participants can choose from one of three awards for which to compete:
- Best Classic White Light Display
- Best Storybook-inspired display
- Best Light up the City Display
- Best Business/Store Front Display
Or you can simply choose to have your display listed and not compete.
Registration is due by December 8th at Noon.
All registrants must be within the city limits of Mount Vernon.
How it works:
After the close of participant registration on December 8, Experience Mount Vernon will release a map of the displays, including display photos at
www.experiencemv.org/2025-festival-of-lights and on social media.
The competition will officially begin on Friday, December 12 at 6:00 p.m. and voting will remain open until Sunday, December 14 at 11:59 p.m.
Winners of each category will be announced on the Experience Mount Vernon Facebook and Instagram pages on Tuesday, December 16th, by 5:00 p.m.
On Saturday, December 13 from 6:00 p.m to 9:00 p.m., WNZR will provide 3 hours of special hand-picked Christmas Music to accompany your tour of the Festival of Lights. Big Blue will also be out providing videos on WNZR’s Facebook site. These short videos will highlight the amazing light displays.
Full competition guidelines, information, and registration can be found at https://www.experiencemv.org/2025-festival-of-lights.
The Festival of Lights has become an iconic event, where families, friends, and neighbors gather in the spirit of celebration, marveling at the captivating brilliance that illuminates Mount Vernon during the most wonderful time of the year, and we hope you will join us!
Thanks to our WNZR Festival of Light Broadcast Partners:
- Absolutely Loved Learning Center
- Heartland Promotional Products