Celebration in the Oaks

This month-long holiday light exhibit in City Park draws hordes of families and visitors up for a festive good time. Take a walking tour through the park to see more than a million lights decorating century-old live oak trees. Celebration in the Oaks is a New Orleans family tradition that also includes nightly entertainment, a train ride, photos with Santa, dancing lights, a laser show, hot chocolate, a full cafe and amusement rides. Admission for this City Park fundraiser is $10, children three and under are free. You pay extra for the rides and the train trip, or $28 for unlimited fun and skipping the waiting on line.