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Christmas is upon us and with the pandemic still lingering it's time to get out and enjoy some festivities, in the comfort and safety of your car. One of the most spectacular light events of the year is at Santa’s Speedway Christmas at the Irwindale Speedway. A lot of these drive thru events are poorly done with gargantuan lines and nothing more than a few cheap decorations. Santa’s Speedway is FAR FAR FAR from that! The track is lit up from top to bottom with brilliant lights lining the entire speedway. This may be a once in a lifetime chance to drive the actual speedway! The event is held on the track and not in the parking lot so for all those car buffs you get a up close look at the crash barriers, embankments and even the festive NASCARs all decked out in holiday glow. This has been by far one of the best drive thru Christmas light shows to date and hands down has one of the best light tunnels I have ever been in. But my overall favorite decoration was a firework light display; it was very captivating.
Tips:
- Keep an eye out for the huge rocking horse, it actually rocks!
- If you got a sunroof let the kids stick their heads out - at your own risk of course.
- Don’t worry about missing the sights the first time through, you make multiple passes as the track through the speedway multiple ways.
- If the lines are slow consider it a blessing. Sit back and relax. The drive is nearly 2.5 miles so take it all in.
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On 11/26/2021, Irwindale Speedway and Event Center, will publicly debut its second annual Santa’s Speedway Christmas Lights Drive-Thru, a limited engagement immersive all ages experience at Irwindale Speedway and Event Center.
Open to the public from 11/26/21-1/2/22, this 30-45 minute riveting experience is designed to transport families of all ages into the magical world of Christmas as they witness first-hand a series of jaw dropping Christmas scenes and holiday themed vignettes from Mobile Illumination (the company responsible for some of the most notable malls, movie studios and theme park Christmas Extravaganzas in Los Angeles). As families enter Santa’s Speedway between a pathway of California’s largest color changing display of palm trees, they will experience the exhilaration of driving on an actual NASCAR racetrack as they come across Santa’s Village with at elves hard at work, a land filled with Christmas sweets including 20ft tall illuminated lollipops, the world’s first 30ft tall drive-thru ornaments (so you can really experience what it is like to be elf sized), Rudolph’s Enchanted Stables filled with illuminated race cars, Christmas Trees and Snowmen made from tires, a 200 ft long illuminated red Christmas bow and light display, plus a scene worthy of grabbing Santa’s attention – a record setting free-standing light tree, measuring 110ft and made up of over 100,000 programmable LED lights. The experience will conclude with a New Year’s vignette featuring a 9 ft LED bottle of champagne that will burst into celebration, creating a cascade of bubbles reading, “Happy New Year” overhead.*turn by turn descriptors are available upon request.
Families in search of something additionally sweet will be able to enjoy themed concessions including Christmas cocoa and pre-packaged holiday treats, as well as the opportunity to come up close and personal with Santa himself as he waves and talks to them from the cockpit of his 40 ft locomotive.
This limited engagement Instagrammable experience is not to be missed. Tickets for SANTA’S SPEEDWAY can be booked by visiting: www.santasspeedway.com or by calling (626) 358-1100.
**Masks must be worn while outside of vehicles (for concessions and restroom use.)
WHEN: November 26, 2021 – January 2, 2022
**Event starts at 5:30 PM, and runs every 15 min until 10:00 PM
WHERE: Irwindale Speedway & Event Center
500 Speedway Drive, Irwindale, CA 91706
PRICE: Peak weekend nights (Fri-Sunday & 12/20-12/23) $75 Per car. All other nights will be $59 per car. All passengers must be in a seat with a seat belt.
For more information about Santa’s Speedway Christmas Lights Drive Through Spectacular, Irwindale Speedway & Event Center’s immersive experience, please visit www.santasspeedway.com.
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