Mooseheart Holiday Lights returns with mix of new, favorite displays
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The Mooseheart Caboose is lit up and ready at the Mooseheart Holiday Lights display. Mooseheart is just south of Batavia, off Route 31. Rick West | Staff Photographer
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Mooseheart's 11th annual Holiday Lights Show runs through Dec. 31. The show is open from 5-9 p.m. daily. Courtesy of Mooseheart
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Mooseheart's 11th annual Holiday Lights Show runs through Dec. 31. The requested donation is $20, with all proceeds benefiting the residential care facility for kids in high school and younger. Courtesy of Mooseheart
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Mooseheart's 11th annual Holiday Lights Show is a mix of new and favorite displays along a 1.8-mile route. Courtesy of Mooseheart
A popular holiday tradition -- the Mooseheart Holiday Lights -- is back for its 11th year.

The show traditionally runs from the day after Thanksgiving through New Year's Day -- and this year's show is no exception. The show kicked off Nov. 27 and closes Dec. 31 at 9 p.m. The show is open from 5-9 p.m. nightly.
Visitors to this year's show will enjoy 1.8 miles of light displays. While some old favorites will be seen, there are always new displays to discover -- and even returning displays are placed in different spots.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the popular Santa Claus evenings have been canceled this year. However, anyone who wishes to mail a letter to the North Pole can do so from a special Tommy Moose Mailbox -- and delivery to Santa is guaranteed.
Another difference to the show this year is the admission price. A suggested donation of $20 is requested, but visitors are encouraged to come and enjoy the show and give what they can.

All proceeds benefit Mooseheart, a residential care facility for children and teens in need, from infancy through high school.
For details on the Holiday Lights show, visit www.moosecharities.org or call (630) 966-2200.
Mooseheart is two miles north of I-88 on the west side of Route 31, near Batavia.