It’s open from noon, although the lights only shine from dusk. Waddesdon is one of the few places that has not (so far) cancelled its Christmas fair and market, which is back with widely spaced chalet units, extra staff to manage visitor flow and contactless payment. Globes hang glowing over the driveway the valley, which will be filled with yellow daffs by March, becomes a sea of flames for winter and, in the stables, there’s an immersive sound-and-light installation called Parallels. This year Waddesdon is revising the route of the walk-through musical Winter Light trail and staying open later to give people a chance to space out. Waddesdon Manor’s chateau-style turrets look like a fairytale castle at anytime of year, but they’re even more surreal bathed in iridescent colours that shift in sync with music. Selected dates from 20 Nov-3 Jan, child/adult/family from £13/£19/£60 (£1 off for pass holders), Enchanted Christmas, Westonbirt Arboretum, Gloucestershire
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And, since the Christmas market is cancelled, this year’s trail ends, for the first time, with a grand light-show finale in the Great Court. There are lasers, pulsing vines, a flaming-torch-lit rose garden and several new installations for 2020, including fire sculptures floating in the water garden and Blue Neuron, a kinetic light sculpture made from recycled plastic bottles, that sends blue light dancing through the branches. The lights pick out the sculptural forms of a craggy old oak or elegant cedar, sweep across the lakeside woods and turn the winter-full cascade a spectrum of different colours. The park around Blenheim Palace is one of Capability Brown’s largest landscape designs and the formal gardens at its heart are tailor-made for the mesmerising light trail that winds through them each winter. Baroque architecture? Grassy slopes and natural-seeming lakes? Picturesque clumps of trees? Check, check, check. Magical Winter Lights was the winner of the heavyweight division of ABC network’s Great Christmas Light Fight in 2019.Stately avenues with palatial vistas? Check. “Canceling in 2020 was tragic for our international team of lantern artists and performers but we have big dreams moving forward built upon our win of the Great Christmas Light Fight in 2019.” “We believe this new venue provides us better parking, increased food options and organized ticket entrances,” added An. However, organizers say they are eager to build back the world-class event in the new venue of Houston Raceway in Baytown, Texas.
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The 2020 event was canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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“Our resources are still limited to put together the full festival, but we are looking forward to welcoming back guests and providing them with joy and memories after going through such a challenging time.” “This is a new beginning as we rebuild our event following the pandemic cancellation of last year,” said Magical Winter Light organizer, Yusi An. However, guests will miss the traditional acrobatic performances due to complications with travel during the pandemic. Visitors can expect the Magical Winter Lights landmarks such as the entrance castle, dinosaur exhibits, and Houston’s iconic displays.
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HOUSTON ( KIAH) – Magical Winter Lights is returning this winter and rebuilding at Houston Raceway in Baytown from Novemthrough January 2, 2022. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.