Festival of Lights

Chetola Resort features a sparkling display of lights each winter season! The “Festival of Lights” is free and open to the public, and you are invited to enjoy thousands of dazzling illuminations throughout the resort. As you drive or stroll around Chetola Lake, view glittering ice skaters, “Rudolph” reeling in a big fish, strolling carolers, and many more captivating holiday scenes. The “Festival of Lights” opens to the public on Friday, November 25, 2022, and remains up through Blowing Rock WinterFest- until Sunday, January 29, 2023. The displays illuminate at dusk each evening.