By Dylan Vidovich, Logan Banner
LOGAN — Christmas in the Park, the long-running seasonal lighting display inside Chief Logan State Park, will turn on its lights for the 2025 season starting Thanksgiving night.
Founded in 1994 by the late Tom “Rose” Tomblin, the southern West Virginia tradition will continue for its 32nd year this year starting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 27. The lights will turn on at that time each evening until 10 p.m. through New Year’s Eve.
As always, the event is free to the public and its operation relies solely on donations that are taken near the entrance of the park by local civic groups, churches, and school organizations.
This year’s Christmas in the Park will feature all the lights that have become familiar throughout the years, as well as two new displays: an animated 22-foot church with a tower bell and a patriotic “God Bless America” light.
Other attractions at Chief Logan State Park during the lights include Santa Land, which begins Dec. 1 and will be open until Dec. 23. Santa Land will be closed Sundays and it’s a $5 donation to take your own pictures with Santa.
Photo by Dylan Vidovich, Logan Banner