A Holiday Tradition at Water Works Park
Jolly Holiday Lights exists today because of a group of volunteers came up with the idea of a charitable holiday event 16 years ago. Today, the event has become Iowa’s largest light display and a holiday tradition for so many families.
Jolly Holiday Lights is Make-a-Wish Foundation of Iowa’s biggest fundraiser, with 100% of the money going directly towards granting wishes of Iowa children between the ages of 2 ½ and 18 diagnosed with life-threatening medical conditions.
On average, it costs approximately $8,900 to grant one wish, which takes about 900 vehicles driving through Jolly Holiday Lights. Each year, we strive to raise $300,000, enough to grant approximately 35 wishes throughout the state of Iowa.
Admission:
- Cars: $10 ($5 Monday for Hy-Vee Value Nights!)
- Limos: $20
- Buses: $45
Santa’s Wish Shop – complete with snacks, Santa and gifts – is open 5:30-9:00 Sunday through Thursday and 5:30-10:00 Friday and Saturday. Santa’s Wish Shop will close December 23, to allow Santa time to deliver his gifts!
For more information, visit http://www.jollyholidaylights.org.
January 18, 2012 at 8:45 am, Year in Review | Des Moines Water Works said:
[…] Hosted several events at Water Works Park, including HyVee Fishing Derby, Big Country Bash, weddings, charity walks, Des Moines Marathon and Jolly Holiday Lights […]
December 23, 2013 at 4:30 pm, Delyce Knuth said:
What is the address for the light display?