Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah and Happy New Year!
Please note that the original article below was posted for the 2007 season. Updates are on top!
2009: The 2009 Fantasy of Light is the 11th annual light show at Vasona Lake County Park!
When: The Fantasy of Lights runs from November 27 to December 31, 2009, 6 - 10pm nightly.
Where: Vasona Lake County Park, 333 Blossom Hill Road (near University Avenue), Los Gatos
How much: The cost varies. For the best deal, get early bird tickets! $10 discount admission per car through December 10th. $15 from Dec 11 - Dec 31st. For cars, minvans etc. holding 10-15 people, cost is $25. $50 for commercial busses.
For more info and some special holiday events at the Vasona light festival, click on the Park Here site (county park website).
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2007:Just before Thanksgiving, the Festival of Lights reappeared at Vasona Lake County Park in Los Gatos. It is a light extravaganza in the holiday spirit!
Location: Vasona Lake County Park is located at 333 Blossom Hill Road, close to University Avenue.
Encouraged: Could you bring a can of food for the less fortunate? It's not required but appreciated. Donations go to Second Harvest Food Bank, a great way to assist others who need a hand!
I was appaled at the price just to drive around a park to look at Christmas lights. I haven't lived in California that long and this is another disgusting, money grubbing, pathetic attempt at highway robery. After a long road trip back home from visiting family, we saw the lights from the road and though a neighborhood had joyfully gathered together to display the lights. Needless to say we were shocked when we found out that it was actually a park that was charging an arm and a leg to look at the lights!
What, do you get a gift bag or something? Is there a tour guide? How about a back massage for that price! Then I saw a radio station had their name slapped all over the place. Who was making money off of this disgrace?
5 bucks is still pushing it but I probably would have payed that, but 15 *&^# dollars!!!! Thats just insane!!!
And the most sad part of it all was that there were people actually paying money and going into it!!!! What is our human race comming to when there are idiot lemmings who pay for this outragous price just to look at some pretty Christmas lights! It's more like a "Bah Humbug" and a slap to the face.
The annual Fantasy of Lights at Vasona Lake County Park is put on by the Santa Clara County Parks Department. This year, 2008, marked the 10th anniversary of this very, very popular event. Putting the show together each year is not a small undertaking, and the funds raised from the show are a huge help to this strapped governmental entity.
The show runs each year for about a month. The charge is per car and it's less earlier in December (when the demand is lower) than later in the month (when demand is higher). The show is mostly available by car, but the Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad goes by many of them, and that makes for a special train ride for kids and adults too.
SInce you have raised the issue of cost, I'll try to see how much the parks department raises from this event each year.
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When: The Fantasy of Lights runs from November 27 to December 31, 2009, 6 - 10pm nightly. .jpg)
Just before Thanksgiving, the Festival of Lights reappeared at Vasona Lake County Park in Los Gatos. It is a light extravaganza in the holiday spirit!
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