Festival of Lights Idaho Falls

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This is a family-friendly annual event that can be shared by everyone.

Festival of lights Idaho Falls is packed with happiness, fun, hope as well as great memories that every visitor and spectator will cherish for the rest of their lives.

This is a family-friendly annual event that can be shared by everyone. Families, friends, neighbors, and many people that you have not met in the past can come as one to create a memorable and peaceful experience.

Festival of Lights Idaho Falls
Festival highlights

About the Festival

Festival of Lights Idaho Falls is not just an event; and it is an experience that everyone shouldn’t miss. Each one has different life circumstances, and some are going in the same victories and struggles, heartfelt losses as well as personal gains. These yearly life events and the feelings that go along with them make us a human beings. Festival of Lights Idaho Fall will bring everyone together to create an atmosphere of unity, hope, love as well as happiness.

Festivals Dates

Festival of Lights Idaho Falls will be happening in November 2022. This is almost a month and a half event that you must not miss. This is the best time to unwind and get rid of some stress in your life.

Festival Where About

The event will be happing at Idaho Falls, a neighborhood and the city seat of Bonneville County in Idaho, US. It is the largest city of the state outside the area of Boise metropolitan. The population of the city as of the 2010 census was 56 813 (2019 estimate population is 62,888) with a metro population of 133 265.

The city serves as the cultural, commercial as well as healthcare center for Eastern Idaho and portions of western Wyoming as well as southern Montana. It is the place of the College of Eastern Idaho, Idaho Falls Chukars, and Museum of Idaho. This is also served by the IDA or Idaho Falls Regional Airport.

How to Reach Idaho by Air

IDA or Idaho Falls Regional Airport is situated northwest of the city. It serves Salt Lake City on Delta Connection, San Francisco and Denver on United Express, Los Angeles, United Express, Phoenix/ Mesa Oakland on Allegiant Air.

Often the expense of flying in and out of the city isn’t economical. Because of this, many guests and residents alike will drive to the SLC or Salt Lake International Airport.

How to Reach Idaho Falls By Car

You can access the city by 1-15 (South/ North) or by highway 20. The border of Utah is approximately 120 miles south, and the border of Montana is approximately 72 miles north. Oregon is approximate 334 miles to the west, and Wyoming is approximately 72 miles to the east.

If you’re coming to the city via air transit, good news as there are many rental service providers which offer car services to the city area. A lot of these rental companies have reps at the IDA to help guests or anyone searching for a car to rent.

Festival Hours

The Festival of Lights at Idaho Falls will run from November to January, from 5 in the afternoon to 9:30 in the evening. The show will be open from Monday to Thursday and 5 to 10 in the evening on Fridays and Saturdays.

How Much It Cost To Visit The Fest

The cost of the ticket is $10 for every carload or $15 for commercial sizes or oversized cars. A $5 discount is given to the active military any time and any day and for any guests on Wednesday. Santa visits and wagon rides are integrated into the ticket price.

Weather

The city experiences a humid continental weather with warm summers as well as very cold winters. Since the event will be happening during the winter season, it is highly advisable to pay attention to your outfit.

We strongly advise you to wear a fleece tights and a very comfortable flannel shirt or put a t-shirt underneath, then put on your favorite cardigans and jeans. You can also wear a trendy wrap-style coat made of wool and a pair of practical winter boots to fight the cold. We also strongly advise using an infinity scarf, knit headband as well as warm gloves.

Where To Sleep – Hotels Nearby The Festival

If you are spending a few days or weeks in the city until the festival ends, it is vital to find accommodation or hotels that will match your taste and your budget. Here are some of the best hotels to stay in in Idaho without breaking your wallet.

Best Western Driftwood Inn:

This hotel accommodation is situated on the Snake River and Falls. They provide an open hot breakfast with chefs making fresh eggs the way you want. They also provide an outdoor heated swimming pool with amazing scenes of the river. They also offer complementary bikes to use to see more amazing scenes nearby.

After watching the festival of lights, you can relax at the hotel’s deluxe tub. The staff is looking forward to making your stay more memorable and comfortable.

Room features

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Fireplace
  • Housekeeping
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Flatscreen TV
  • Hairdryer

Hampton Inn Idaho

This is a superb choice of accommodation for guests going to Idaho Falls to witness the amazing Festival of Lights. This hotel provides a family-friendly setting alongside a lot of useful facilities and amenities made to improve your stay.

Given the close proximity of renowned landmarks like Snake River Greenbelt as well as Joe Marm, visitors of this hotel can experience the most renowned attractions of Idaho Falls. Rooms offer flatscreen television as well as air conditioning, and visitors can keep in touch with their loved ones and friends with a free internet connection.

Room features

  • Air conditioning
  • Safe
  • Microwave
  • Flatscreen TV

Best Western Plus Cottontree Inn

Every room at this hotel has a flatscreen television as well as air conditioning, offering superb comfort as well as convenience, and visitors can keep in touch with friends and business associates with a free internet connection.

The front desk is available 24 hours, and newspapers are some of the conveniences provided at this amazing hotel. A swimming pool, as well as free breakfast, also helps to make the stay of the guests more memorable and special if you’re driving to this hotel, good news as they offer free parking.

This hotel puts the most excellent of Idaho Falls right at your fingertips, making the stay enjoyable and relaxing.

Room Features 

  • Air conditioning
  • Housekeeping
  • Safe
  • Wake-up service/alarm clock
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Refrigerator
  • Flatscreen TV

Places To Eat In Idaho Falls

In spite of a small-town setting, there are many places that serve amazing cuisine; since some of them are locally operated and owned, there’s a remarkable customer appreciation found at everyone. The best restaurants to dine in Idaho Falls are:

Sandpiper

This amazing restaurant serves anything from Lobster to Rainbow Trout steak. This is regarded by a lot as the best bistro in the city. For some, this restaurant can look expensive or pricey; however, their food will not seem disgracefully priced for people coming from far places.

Jakers

This is also one of the best restaurants in Idaho Falls to drop by if you want steak. They also serve seafood dishes. The ambiance is cool and very comfortable.

Smitty’s

This is perhaps the most renowned restaurant in the city with regards to breakfast. You can rely on the conventional breakfast dishes and meals made to perfection. There are also other restaurants close to the city, such as Outback Steakhouse, Ruby’s Steakhouse, Applebees, and Chilis. More restaurants can be found in town close to the Grand Teton Mall, such as Café Rio, Sizzler, Perkins, Texas Roadhouse, IHOP, and Wingers.

More Things to Do in the Area

Aside from the Festival of Lights, there are things you can do and see in Idaho Falls, such as:

Idaho Falls River Walk and Greenbelt

This landmark encompasses five miles and surrounding both sides of the picturesque Snake River. This place highlights the most amazing scenery of Idaho Falls City. It is widely landscaped as well as well-maintained all through the year, and usually here are runners, cyclists as well as strollers. There are also community members commuting to and from work all through the day.

Museum of Idaho

This place is located close to the best restaurants and shops in the area. This features more than 25,000 artifacts as well as specimens associating with the biology, history as well as the cultural significance of the Idaho state. Attracting more than 100 000 guests yearly, and this museum is renowned for its turning exhibits as well as in-depth information on display. Some of the permanent exhibits you will found here touch upon the original occupant of the city, one-room schoolhouses, as well as the expedition of Lewis and Clark.

Idaho Falls Zoo

Tautphaus Zoo is one of the largest and oldest parks you will found in Idaho Falls, filled with attractions ideal for the whole family. Green space and abundant trees define much of the theme park, as do picnic shelters, baseball diamonds as well as the renowned Funland Amusement Park with carnival rides and waterslides.  The Idaho Falls Zoo is the main attraction of the park, which hosts many animals worldwide.

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Arik Akunis
Arik Akunis

My name is Arik Akunis and I have been in the field of lighting for over the last 20 years, I started my journey in the world of lighting in the lighting niche for events where I first came across a festival of lights and immediately fell in love with it.


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