Join the tour. Pick your favorites. Cast your vote and share!
The Big Bear Lake Visitor Center and Chamber of Commerce organizations are hosting another exciting year of the Festival of Lights competition. Businesses, residents, and homeowners compete with lighting displays to win the top prizes in one of three festive categories!
When you return your ballot and post your favorite in each category on your socials tagging @visitbigbear and #BigBearChristmas, you’ll automatically be entered into a drawing for a special getaway package, which includes:
A 2-night lodging certificate
for March, April, or May 2026
A $100 meal voucher
for use at select Big Bear restaurants
Tickets for activities
(e.g., lake tours, snow play, or guided hikes)
TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE OF THE DESIRED TOUR DATE – EXCEPT FOR THE FIRST WEEKEND
All pickups for this event will start at the Big Bear Lake Visitor Center located at 40824 Big Bear Blvd.
See what other holiday festivities are happening during your stay!
Full calendar at BigBear.com >
The Big Bear Alpine Zoo comes alive under the glow of more than one million sparkling lights, transforming the mountain into an illuminated alpine dreamscape!
The Moonridge Coffee Company and Big Bear Theatre project team up to bring you an elegant dinner theater event full of festive spirit.
Big Bear Theatre Project’s own original adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic, ‘A Christmas Carol’.
It’s a little German, a little American, and all fun. Last-minute holiday shopping, live entertainment with Southern Spirit, several interactive activities.
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