Lighting Wonderland at Diamond Stadium offers unique holiday experience

Experience a lighting extravaganza this holiday season at Diamond Stadium. Lighting Wonderland runs from December 15 through December 30 from 5 to 10 p.m. daily, excluding Christmas. 

Sponsored by Christmas City Markets, Lighting Wonderland is a $700,000 visually striking display of more than one million lights and a unique holiday experience featuring more than 120 oversized holiday props, Santa and other holiday characters, train rides, inflatables, nightly entertainment, crafts for kids, a balloon artist, specialty vendors, European food vendors, and a no-host bar.

Lighting Wonderland features more than 120 props ranging from 10 to 35 feet, a human snow globe, cutouts, and a Santa’s sleigh, providing unique photo opportunities for all those in attendance.

Santa visits, letters to Santa, and unlimited holiday crafts for kids will be available in Santa’s workshop. Santa will be available from December 15 through December 24. Elsa and Olaf will be available from December 26 through December 30. 

For adults, there will be cornhole, snow-throwing, and axe-throwing games.

Shop the specialty market, enjoy nightly entertainment in the entertainment tent, and divulge in European foods and specialty coffees.

Food vendors will be selling bratwurst, wood-fired pizza, crepes, waffles, and tamales, to name a few. A no-host bar will be offering holiday favorites such as alcoholic eggnog, mulled wine, and hot cider drinks.  

Tickets are all-inclusive and include unlimited rides on the jolly express train, admission to Santa’s workshop with unlimited crafts, access to inflatables, entertainment, adult games, and meet and greets with Santa, The Grinch, and Elf.

“Everything except food and beverages is included in one low price,” event organizer Kirsty Birtles said. “This is a unique holiday experience like no other in Riverside County.”

Tickets cost $20 for children and $30 for adults. Admission is free for children ages two and younger.

Diamond Stadium is located at 500 Diamond Drive, Lake Elsinore. Parking is $8.

To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.christmascitymarkets.com