GLOW Holiday Festival is back in St. Paul from Nov. 21, 2024 – Jan. 5, 2025! This year they’re back again at CHS Field, and you can get discounted tickets!
Glow Holiday Festival started during the pandemic, and definitely helped cheer us up during those challenging years. The first year, 2020, it was a drive-thru, then it became a walk-thru event in 2021, and has been walk-thru since.
Ticket prices are:
Adults $21.75
Kids (ages 3 – 12) $12.75
Kids 2 and under – FREE
NOTE – I noticed that in the past they kept keep lowering the age for kids that are free. In 2021 it was ages 4 and under, in 2022 year it was 3 and under, and in 2023 it became 2 and under.
The Giant Snowy Slide and Zipline cost extra.
When you purchase on their website, you also pay ticketing fees ($3.00 per ticket plus tax), but you can skip the ticketing fees and get them CHEAPER on Groupon!
Tickets on Groupon are $21.25 for adults (21% off) and $12 for children (29% off).
Note: In 2023, Groupon originally listed the prices as $17.75 for adults and $9.75 for children, then took down the listing, then relisted the prices a little higher. So I would grab them asap as prices can change anytime! And there are no fees on Groupon!
GET DISCOUNTED TICKETS ON GROUPON HERE!!
What is GLOW?
GLOW is an outdoor walk-through festival event. Tickets must be purchased online in advance.
Highlights of GLOW Holiday Festival 2024 include:
- Tremendous Tree – GLOW’s 60 ft. tall programable tree marks the centerpiece for both the on-field light show as well as the multiple activities on the concourse around the stadium.
- Charity Flame – Stunning artist created mosaic flame representing the many regional charities that benefit from GLOW.
- Color Blossoms – 30,000 square feet of everchanging illuminated blooms surrounding CHS field.
- Santa’s Shed – find out if you’re “naughty or nice” with a visit to Santa.
- Enchanted Forest – A mystical of land of larger-than-life mushrooms, whimsical play huts and glowing trees.
- Selfie Plaza – An area dedicated to capturing your best selfies and family photos.
- Giant Snowy Slide* – Sliders will enjoy magnificent views down 150ft of slippery fun.
- Bright Bikes – GLOW’s fabulous bicycle powered display where peddling the bikes creates the tree’s light design.
- S’mores Campfires – Toast your treats over multiple brick igloo firepits
- GLOW Spectacular – Color Blossoms, field lights, Shiny Sea Sleigh and Tremendous Tree join forces with an amazing light, video and music spectacle performed every 30 minutes.
- Reindeer Run, Present Place and Glitter Critters surround the outfield supplying the perfect vibe for the holiday and great selfie shots.
- Penguin Playground on the concourse level provides light up seesaws, swings and other outdoor activities for kids to enjoy.
- Light Maze – navigate your way through a twinkling wonderland around the outfield of the St. Paul Saints.
- Spire Alley is a cross between your blacklight posters and spirograph – Groovy baby!
- Food and beverage vendors throughout the stadium, including hot chocolate, cider, beer, wine and other holiday goodies.
- GLOW Gift Shop – Specially curated gift store featuring goods from local artisans, artists and makers available for purchase.
Vixen’s Zip Line – Ride Vixen’s Zip Line and soar high above the dazzling display of millions of lights. Two people can simultaneously glide along two separate 300-foot lines which are suspended 34 feet in the air above CHS’s outfield.
VIP Opportunities – Heated suites at CHS Field are now available to reserve to host family, friends, clients, or colleagues for any event including an unforgettable holiday party, New Year’s Eve celebration, holiday get-together, or business outing.
GLOW benefits charities
$1 from every ticket is donated to various community organizations
PARKING
Unfortunately, parking is not included or onsite. Plan to pay for parking nearby.
They have info on their website:
- GLOW guests, please be advised that several surface parking lots and parking ramps in Lowertown are cash only and fans wishing to park in a lot or ramp may want to have cash also available for parking.
Visit saintpaulparking.com for more parking options in the area.
Our experience at Glow Holiday Festival
We went in 2023 and the event is similar this year. Here’s our experience.
At Glow Holiday Festival, there are many photo opportunities, food options, light mazes, and even drinks for grown-ups. There is also a zipline again this year but it was windy when we visited so it wasn’t open. There are also slides which cost extra.
You can see lights all around the field, and you can go down into the field where there are more lights including tunnels and mazes.
All along the top is where the best photo opportunities are. They brought back many lights from previous years, like this angel wings backdrop.
This was a new one – or at least a light display I didn’t remember. But my kids loved it! It looks like Roblox figures.
There are many food options. NOTE: Glow is a cashless event so bring your debit or credit cards!
We took SO many pictures! I actually took a LOT more pictures than this and you can see more in my Instagram post here and in my Instagram Reel:
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Our Thoughts?
We were here about an hour. There are places to warm up – several indoor spaces, plus fire pits for smores (included with VIP passes or $6 for a kit). Some vendors are selling candles and body care items.
And there are fun places for kids to play.
Glow is unique and fun to explore.
Worth the cost?
It makes a romantic date night, with cocktails and places to snuggle up and take pictures. With kids there isn’t a lot to do besides looking at the lights, but the zipline, slides and different areas to explore are entertaining. And Christmas music plays everywhere so it’s an immersive experience. Plus – Santa is here!
Parking
Park on your own in downtown St. Paul. We used the SpotHero app to find parking nearby for $6.
TICKETS AND DISCOUNTS
Tickets are:
Adults $21.75
Kids (ages 3 – 12) $12.75
Kids 2 and under – FREE
OR GET THEM CHEAPER on Groupon!
GET DISCOUNTED TICKETS ON GROUPON HERE!!
Visit the GLOW Holiday Lights website for more info.
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