Lights Under Louisville

Yesterday we checked out Lights Under Louisville, and I have to say this might be one of the most interesting Christmas light experiences I have ever been to. You drive deep into the Mega Cavern and suddenly you are in this underground world where Christmas lights don’t just hang from poles or trees, they surround you from the floor all the way up to the ceilings like you’re moving through a glowing subterranean dream. Because it is all indoors, they can control every inch of the environment. Giant displays tower over you, lights ripple across the rock walls, and the whole thing feels almost cinematic. Some scenes are playful, some are whimsical, some are downright surreal. No weather, no wind, no cold. Just mile after mile of pure light and imagination. Now, full disclosure, this is not for the diehard traditional Christmas light crowd. My in laws came with us, and while they appreciated it for what it was, they made sure to let us know that it was “quite different” from the classic outdoor neighborhood displays they grew up with. Which is their polite way of saying they weren’t completely sold on neon tunnels and glowing dinosaurs. Me? I had a great time. It was immersive, creative, and genuinely unique. The kind of place where you find yourself leaning forward, pointing things out, and feeling that childlike spark again. These photos are just a fraction of what you see down there, but enough to capture the sense of wonder the place gives off. If you are looking for a Christmas light experience that breaks the mold and pulls you into another world for a while, this is absolutely worth the trip.

Well worth the 5 hour drive! Absolutely stunning light displays!! We took the open air tour instead of driving ourself and im so glad we did!! You get to see so much more and enjoy it without having to drive.

This is well worth the price of admission. The establishment is paperless which I fully support for the environment. They will charge you $10 more at the gate versus ordering your tickets in advance online; but of course, this is easily circumventable by ordering the tickets on your own phone when you arrive. The displays were fantastic. There’s no shortage of displays. It’s plenty long enough. We went on a weekday during the day, so we were the only vehicle there. There’s more liberty to stop and take pictures. On a weekend and a night, there will be a steady line of vehicles.

This was absolutely one of the best holiday light displays I’ve ever experienced in my life! It celebrates all religions and all age groups for the holiday season. I highly recommend that if you are close enough to make the drive to Louisville- take the time to experience this wonderful light display!

Best Christmas Light Show Ever!! We stopped by on our way from Pigeon Forge to Buffalo, NY and it was totally worth the detour. We got there about 8::30 PM on Sunday and there was nobody in front or behind us. Perfect Timing!!

This was an unique experience that I highly recommend. We went on Thanksgiving Day. We were told to get in line early because there could be long wait times. So we went about 30 minutes early of opening and they were already letting people in. So there was no wait time and it was great! Took us around 20 minutes with no wait time so plan accordingly. I do recommend ordering your tickets in advance as their card readers dont always like to work (they are a cashless venue.) Order your tickets and take a screen shot of your qr code. Also, watch their Facebook page because they do offer discounts from time to time. I added a few photos, but you must go see the lighted tunnels and the light show.

Lights Under Louisville is THE BEST and most unique display of Christmas lights in the U.S.! Driving your car into a 100 acre former limestone mine to see MILLIONS OF LIGHTS is incredible and should be your new Christmas tradition. PRO TIPS: Go online to buy tickets and to check your times. Since entire venue is underground, tours begin in the morning and could same time waiting in line. If you’re reading this, please hit Like❤️

It was worth the 5hr 17 minute drive from Cleveland, Ohio! An amazing Christmas light display! It was worth every penny that it cost to get in. We had a great time and made great memories visiting the Lights Under Louisville! Thank you to everyone who helped create and set up this amazing display!

AhMAZING! This was great! ...and even better that it was in a cavern so we could ride through during daylight hours! One of my concerns was getting caught up in traffic, so we came through around 3pm. That was the best decision ever. We were able to take our time, pause to look at something longer, and peruse the lights. Technology is amazing. Some of the displays are very high-speed. The synchronization of lights and music is ......awesome. On top of that you could tune your car radio to a local station that pays Christmas music. I don't know what else to say but, do it. It's worth it. Go early if you can.

This is a neat experience we did the drive through. The walking tour seems to be the same but that is closed Feb-October Amazing to see something that large

This was our first time seeing the lights under Louisville and we were all very impressed and excited! The music is loud, and since it's underground, you can roll all your windows down and it's not very cold even during the cold winter days! The path is easy to follow and you basically just let go of your gas peddle and coast. Every one in a while people slow down and their tail lights can obscure some of the view, at least for the driver. There is a ton of recognizable things to see, such as the Avengers, super Mario, etc. there is only light ups either, some of the areas have inflatable TV screens, rave like light shows and tons of signs with funny dad jokes! Our boys all loved it and look forward to making this a family tradition.

Definitely a Midwest thing The drive was longer than we had anticipated and while the light set ups were fairly simple and predictable, it was definitely worth the drive from Cincinnati just for the kitschy holiday fun. Be prepared to wait in long lines most any time of day!

So stunning!!!! We drove through on Christmas Eve at 10am and we were shocked that there was no line! It took about 30 mins to drive through and every second was beautiful!!! 10/10

A bit pricey but worth it. Enough lights to entertain the whole family from grandparents to babies.

We went on a Tuesday at 7pm and there was No longer wait for traffic, not overly crowded. There was so many themes of lights but yet it all flowed together nicely. Music was not overly loud and and only 1 section of white flashing lights that I just closed my eyes for! Over all great experience and would definitely recommend.

WOW! JUST WOW!! I haven't been to lights under Louisville in three years and I am floored as to how much it has changed. It is an absolutely stunning light show to drive-through in the cavern I drove through with my son, and we took some pictures, which I will post. A beautiful selection of old and new Christmas music played as we drove through. HEADS UP! if you arrive and buy a ticket it's $56. But if you go online, use the online coupon you can get it for $37. And believe me it is well worth that $37 and more!! Best time to go is before 2:00/ weekdays. (lots less crowded) You will not be disappointed!! Thank me later!

Price was a little steep for how long it was but awesome! The kid really enjoyed it and it wasn't crowded at all

This is as very cool! I think it was about 20 minutes or so of a drive through light show. It's a little pricey but done well. The cave aspect added a new aspect of the Christmas light show.

Absolutely amazing! I love how they change it up every year. So many more beautiful displays lights this year. Staff was awesome.

This was an absolute disaster. I work weekend days so going during the day for Lights Under Louisville was not an option for us. We drove 2 hours from Indianapolis with 6 kids (combined families). We waited in line on the interstate ramp for 3.5 hours. It took an hour and a half to go 900 feet. No joke. Nobody would let the cars merge from the 264 ramp onto Poplar Level Rd. And there was absolutely NO traffic police/control UNTIL you get to the actual road the cavern is on. We had no idea when we were in line it would be a 4.5 hour wait just to get to the entrance. We got to the ramp at 6:30pm and finally left the cavern at 11:30pm. We fed the kids snacks on the way expecting to get dinner after we were done. Needless to say we were looking for a place to get food at midnight when we finally got on the interstate to head back to Indianapolis. Round trip it was an 11 hour car ride for a 30 min light show. We got home at 3am. They need to limit the amount of tickets between 5pm-close. This was absolute torture. Had we known at the time we got to the ramp we would be looking at a 4.5 hour wait just to get to the cavern we would have just called it a $50 loss on the tickets and done something else. Staff needs to look up Winterlights at Newfileds in Indianapolis and see how they do their timed tickets and learn a few things. Or maybe hire the Chick-fil-A drive through teams to direct traffic..they'd have everyone out in an hour. All in all, this is a core memory for 8 people we don't really care to experience ever again. Which is sad because it has so much potential to be an amazing family experience.

I actually didn't even see lights! Before you purchase tickets look into how they're non refundable, and you CANT transfer the dates of the tickets. So even after waiting hours in traffic where you get cut off by everyone, with absolutely no traffic control you don't get to see what you pay for. I seriously could not recommend this less it's just robbery. They even disconnected their phones so if you want to ask for a refund you can't because that's just how good their business is!

Amazing light show. Wow. grandchildren loved it. they went on and on about the displays.

Light show has improved in some ways over the years with more high tech, impressive lights. The $40 price tag is a bit high, but I guess they've finally used it to improve the displays. Lines can be long and you'll end up coughing on car exhaust fumes throughout. I feel badly for the folks working there. It's all Christmas - I guess it comes with the territory but there's no acknowledgment of other holidays. They got rid of the Hanukkah themed lights, so it's a bit less inclusive than in the past.

Lights under Louisville is a unique holiday event that, as far as I'm aware, is unique to Louisville. It's a clever idea, since you've got this vast underground cavern We've done it every year since we moved to Louisville and always look forward to it. We tend to go earlier in the season to beat the closer-to-Christmas crowds. Once a year is enough (it's largely the same every year) but it's a fun, festive way to spend about 1/2 hour. Once you enter the cavern it's headlights-off (some people have a vitamin deficiency that doesn't seem to allow them to do this) as you slowly meander through the cavern. The shear amount of light displays is amazing as you wind your way through the caves. Some areas have common themes (aside from, of course, Christmas) and there is a variety of Christmas music played throughout your drive. I love that Louisville has this unique attraction. The price (this year) is $34.99 per car, so cram as many people as you can in and visit soonly!

Super long wait times. Don't go late in the evening. They are very organized, which is a huge plus. The light display is great. It was a little dusty down there, as expected. Bathrooms are right inside the entrance of the cave, and a portable trailer potty house. So plan accordingly. There isn't any stopping points throughout, and attendants keep you moving pretty swiftly. It takes about 17 minutes to go through. And we waited an hour and 45 minutes to get in. Lots of lights to see in the cave and a cool experience.

My wife and I took two of our grandchildren to Lights Under Louisville on a Saturday night in December 2024. Had we known the extent of the traffic and wait time we would experience, we would have paid the same amount not to have gone. The light show is good, but it is definitely not worth being stuck in that kind of traffic, especially with no indication at all regarding how long you will have to wait, trapped in your car not moving. At one point we sat in a huge staging area with multiple lines of cars with absolutely no movement (and no way to leave) for over 45 minutes. This was after spending an initial hour or so just to get to that point. This amount of traffic is unfair to patrons and hugely unfair to the residents of the area who can literally not access or leave their homes while this event is going on. At a minimum, the organizers of this event need to make it clear that you will sit in traffic for hours if you attend this event. There was no such warning on the website. A better solution would be to offer only presale tickets and strictly limit the number of tickets sold for each day.

This was really great for the kiddos! The lights were huge and very expansive! HOWEVER, how are lights under Louisville displaying the UK bigger than UL? As a Louisville resident and fan, this is unacceptable! This would never happen in Lexington. Also, there has to be a better way to move traffic better. Overall, it is a good experience but not one that needs to be repeated.

Terrible traffic. Really inconveniences all the neighbors and businesses in the neighborhood. Their "traffic control" has no idea what they're doing. The Mega Cavern should be forced to presell tickets so cars aren't backed up all the way to the interstate.

It's hard to tell what holiday attractions will be entertaining for my almost 2yo toddler. Lights Under Louisville was a definite five stars for him (if he could write this review). It cost $30 per carload, and we decided to wait until the week between Christmas and New Year's to attend to help avoid any long lines. And happily, there was no line at all. We purchased our ticket ahead of time via Mega Cavern's site, and presented the email with QR code to scan to enter. This attraction took about 20 minutes to drive through. It included light displays of a wide variety, including a couple of light tunnels and figures from Toy Story, Marvel, DC, Minions, Disney and more. Music also played over loudspeakers, and considering this is in a cave, where it's 50-60 degrees, we were able to roll down our windows to hear it better. And since you drive so slow, I was able to hold my son in my lap, so that he could see everything better. It was such a joy to see his joy. This will become a family tradition.

Trying to get to the lights. Traffic control is awful! There is no rhyme or reason to how they are doing it. It's a complete mess. We have been stuck in traffic for over 3 hrs!! There is NO information about refunds or if you can possibly submit for another day!! That is unacceptable. We are definitely not going to make it before

Almost 3 hours stuck in traffic - make sure you have a full tank of gas and empty bladders - and we haven't even made it off the interstate yet. At present pace venue will be closed before we reach it

I love Christmas lights and after last weekend in Etown, I was looking forward to Lights under Louisville. This was kind of just eh for me. First - the positives. They have a system to get people in and it works. Patience is the key though. You start in a parking lot, in a row. Then you move to another parking lot, in a row. From there, you head into the lights. This is where you turn in your ticket or have your ticket scanned. Then you head into the lights. There are A LOT of lights. Two tunnels to drive through - which I loved. Lots of characters and projections. I much appreciated the holiday themed dad jokes hanging above some of the displays. The negatives: The cost. I feel like the lights in Etown were longer and it was donation based. A much better deal if you are in a budget. The majority of the lights weren't really christmasy. There was a Disney princess section, a superhero section, and a military section. None of these really scream Christmas to me. Great for kids but missed the mark for me. Overall, this is a safe thing to do during Covid. Plan on several hours of waiting in lines.

Absolutely spectacular lights! I was amazed at the quantity of lights that they had and how long the path in the caverns was! Definitely a must see when visiting Louisville for the holidays! Lots of funny jokes and lights themed with different movie characters! Took about 20 minutes to get through the whole path!

It's a neat concept that I enjoy, but the price for entry is stupid expensive! It would be nice if just one business wouldn't take advantage screwing their customers over with increased prices.

this was more fun than driving myself! I was able to enjoy it with my kiddos. skeeter was a great guide!! definitely more expensive than driving yourself but worth it in my opinion.

I was invited to join my quaran-team for a drive through the Lights Under Louisville. One of the grandparents had gifted them with a priority pass for a visit to the attraction with their lil' kids. So we had a general time at which to be there, and got to skip the line, no waiting for us. Or, well....a lot less waiting! We wrangled the kids in to the car, brought some homemade cocoa with us to drink in the car, and headed on over. Since we had the priority pass, we got to scoot on past the other schmoes just trying to get a little festivity in their lives :-P Anyway, it moved smoothly and much quicker than I expected, even with the jump-the-line of it all. The lights were festive and lovely (well...aside from the disturbing Chewbacca....). But it also seemed a bit shorter than I expected, for the cost. I guess if I divide the cost by person in the car, it is a bit more worth it. But it was about $65 for about 25 minutes from our first turning on the street to get to the Mega Cavern to getting back on the highway to go home. If you have little ones, and/or cost doesn't matter a lick to you, this is worth visiting for a little holiday cheer.

A beautiful Underground Christmas lights show oh my God what can I say? only reason I'm so saddened is that I found it so late with my kids becoming adults but it is the best thing that we have experience as a family together. Please take all little kids and you can go to miles per hour going through well worth it too I will return

The lights are very impressive, but not worth $30-something (or more) per car. We completed the whole display in twenty minutes. If you have kids, they will probably appreciate all the Disney lights. Disney was a main theme, along with USA pride and Jesus. A lot of "remember Jesus" and "keep Christ in Christmas," which is not my personal preference but oh well. At least there was a little section for Hanukkah. It was cool but overall, a bit too expensive.

This was a fantastic light drive through, and the great thing was it could be done during the day instead of having to wait until after dark! Great activity for young kids and it was nice to do it as a family carload vs having to do their trolley, and more affordable that way for 6 of us. I just felt bad because my rental car had auto lights and I couldn't figure out how to turn them fully off (the "off" position still had headlights on). Loved all the movie themes, the 12 days of Christmas, and most importantly the Nativity scene.

Had a good time with the family definitely a nice place vist especially if your into Christmas lights

It was a beautiful and unique display! We had a fun time and loved the experience. It wasn't crowded and got us in the Christmas spirit.

A very enjoyable experience through the mega cavern! I hope to make this a yearly tradition!

traffic was horrible. set in traffic for over 3 hours. traffic control was just sitting in their cars. I feel sorry for those who live in the area. people yelling over and offering to let you over for $20. we will not be back.

I've been to Lights Under Louisville a few times now, and it's come to be one of my favorite holiday events! First of all, how many other cities can say they have a light show in a cave?! Exactly. Not only this, but it is a pretty good length to drive through. The first thing that you should note is that during the holidays, this can get so. insanely. busy. I would highly recommend going on a weeknight or before sundown on the weekend, or you may end up waiting for a couple hours. It costs $30 to drive through per car, so bring some friends and the cost will easily be worth it. The are different themes of lights as you go through the cave, and it's fun for all ages!

My wife and I took our girls here to see the lights in the Louisville mega cavern. It's a cool experience I like driving through on CNN the two major things that hold that back in my opinion is I'm not a patient person so we have to wait in a really long line and that's tough in your vehicle your kids got to pee and figuring out bathrooms food all that kind of stuff and then it cost money of course so I enjoy just driving around neighborhoods really and look at the cool lights and this is a cool experience don't get me wrong but I'm not gonna go back again

Drove 2 hours to get there at 6 to wait almost 4 hours in line to just get to the interstate to turn off. 4 cars of family traveled together for this and we all tried calling around 9 to see if they were even going to stay open passed 10 pm and no one even answered. Limit sales or direct traffic! This was the worst experience I've had trying to see lights! I've waited for 1-3 hours before to see lights but the traffic was moving because police and staff directed traffic. We waited 3 hours to get through 1 intersection waiting for louisville cavern!!!! Other people were screaming and almost hitting eachothers cars with road rage. Worst experience I've ever had and I never even got to see the lights. After we turned onto the interstate we noticed a 5 mile long wait on the interstate trying to merge. Will never be back again!

Very interesting and different experience. Our family absolutely loved it. Windows down and lots of fun. Only thing, if you're in a rental car like I was. Try to figure out how to turn lights completely off on your car before going. It's tricky with daytime running lights kicking in.

This is something like I've never experienced before! I'm still getting use to moving to a smaller town than Los Angeles, and when I tell you I am surprised daily at how much there is to offer! This entire event is literally underground! You have to go!!!!! It's so fun and romantic and simple. You pay online, drive up and drive through! We literally paid as we drove up. You roll your windows down and enjoy the Christmas music and the scenery! Word of advice, drive as slow as you can to capture all the beautiful moments!

For the price of admission I was expecting much more. This is more commercialized hype than anything else. I have seen much better lights at some normal houses around town.

Used to be a lot longer. We waited longer than we were actually in the cave. Probably took only five minutes to drive through. What was there was pretty but it wasn't enough

Really fun and great lights! Drive slowly to enjoy all the lights and a fun cavern! Really cool to see the cavern, and good music too. Pay at the door and don't have to pay the service upcharge on Eventbrite.