The Walk of Lights and Oxford on Ice run Nov. 21 to Jan. 3 at mTrade Park. Holiday Village, Santa visits, a holiday house tour and a Dolly Parton Christmas show.

Last checked Oct. 12, 2026. This page is updated each year at the same address. Dates come from Visit Oxford’s Holly Jolly Holidays pages and events calendar, and the Oxford Park Commission’s special events list. Visit Oxford: 662-232-2477. Park Commission: 662-232-2380.

Oxford’s big light display is the Walk of Lights at mTrade Park, which opens with the Oxford on Ice rink on Saturday, Nov. 21, and runs to Jan. 3. December adds the Holiday Village at the Ford Center, a holiday house tour, a Dolly Parton Christmas musical and a free North Pole night for kids.

The Christmas parade (6:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7) and the Lighting of the Square (Thursday, Nov. 12) have their own page: Christmas parade and lighting of the Square.

At a glance

  • Walk of Lights and Oxford on Ice: Nov. 21 to Jan. 3, mTrade Park, 4259 Old Sardis Road
  • Holiday Village: Dec. 4-16, Ford Center; free; Santa visits Saturday, Dec. 12
  • Doors of Hope Holiday House Tour: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5
  • Night at the North Pole: Tuesday, Dec. 8, Oxford Activity Center; free
  • Shopping and markets: see Black Friday and holiday shopping

Lights: Holly Jolly Holidays at mTrade Park

The seventh Holly Jolly Holidays runs Nov. 21, 2026, to Jan. 3, 2027, at mTrade Park. Visit Oxford describes the Walk of Lights as a “winter wonderland of magical & interactive displays.” Oxford on Ice is a real ice rink next to it.

Hours for 2026 are not posted yet. Last season the schedule was 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and Sunday and noon to 9 p.m. Saturday, with the Walk of Lights opening at 5 p.m.; it added daytime hours over Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s weeks, closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, and stopped sales and entry at 8:30 p.m. Questions go to Tourism@visitoxfordms.com.

Santa visits

  • Holiday Village: Santa visits on Saturday, Dec. 12, and Mrs. Claus holds story time on Saturday, Dec. 5, at the Ford Center (listing).
  • Holly Jolly Holidays: Santa posed for photos at the rink on five Saturdays last season, from Nov. 22 to Dec. 20, 2025, according to Visit Oxford’s Santa page. The 2026 dates are not out yet.
  • Night at the North Pole: the Oxford Park Commission’s free holiday event is Tuesday, Dec. 8, at the Oxford Activity Center, 400 Price St. The commission says its special events usually start in the early evening and posts any changes on social media.

Christmas events, 2026

Event When Where
Miracle Christmas cocktail bar pop-up Nov. 20 to Dec. 31 Rhythm & Rye Rooftop Tavern, 305 E. Jackson Ave.
Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3 Ford Center, 351 University Ave.
Holiday Village, free Dec. 4-16 Ford Center, 351 University Ave.
Doors of Hope Holiday House Tour 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5 Homes across Oxford
Night at the North Pole, free Tuesday, Dec. 8 Oxford Activity Center, 400 Price St.

Holiday Village fills the Ford Center with gingerbread houses designed by community members and civic groups, a miniature village, holiday LEGO houses, a mailbox for Santa, a decorated tree by a fireplace hung with stockings and a display of holiday traditions from around the world. It is free and raises money and collects goods for The Pantry.

The Doors of Hope Holiday House Tour opens historic and contemporary homes decorated for the holidays; check the listing for tickets and the homes on this year’s tour.

Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol sets the Dickens story in a 1930s mining town in the Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee, with songs by Dolly Parton.

Hanukkah

No public menorah lighting in Oxford had been announced as of Oct. 12. Hanukkah 2026 begins at sundown Friday, Dec. 4. We will add any lighting when an organizer posts one.

What this means for you

Frequently asked questions

Where can I see Christmas lights in Oxford, Mississippi?

The Walk of Lights at mTrade Park, 4259 Old Sardis Road, runs Nov. 21, 2026, to Jan. 3, 2027, alongside the Oxford on Ice skating rink. The Square is lit with a canopy of lights from the Lighting of the Square on Thursday, Nov. 12.

Where can kids see Santa in Oxford?

Santa visits the Holiday Village at the Ford Center on Saturday, Dec. 12, and Mrs. Claus reads stories there on Dec. 5. Holly Jolly Holidays at mTrade Park also hosts Santa on Saturdays; its 2026 dates are not out yet.

What is Holiday Village at the Ford Center?

A free display, Dec. 4-16, of gingerbread houses by community groups, a miniature village, LEGO houses, a mailbox for Santa and holiday traditions from around the world. It collects goods and money for The Pantry.

When is the Oxford Christmas parade?

6:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7, on the Square. Details are on our Christmas parade and lighting of the Square page.