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THE HOLIDAY LIGHTS DISPLAY & GRAND ILLUMINATION
Friday November 25, 2022 - January 02, 2023
For over ten years now, the Armstrong Air & Space Museum has been inaugurating the holiday season by illuminating their grounds with a vast array of festive and colorful lights known as the Holiday Lights Display. The overall exhibition contains a multitude of aviation and space-themed displays made from tens of thousands of vibrant LED bulbs, with prominent works including a twenty-foot-tall Saturn V rocket and a giant Apollo-era astronaut saluting the American flag.
The Display officially kicks-on at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, November 25th, when the lights are turned on for the first time during the "Grand Illumination" event. The museum itself will be open as part of the event for guests to shop or visit from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm.
The lights will be on for guests to enjoy from dusk until dawn every night until the end of the year. Holiday lights will be spread periodically throughout the museum grounds to allow guests to social distance if they so choose.
For the first time, the light display is part of the Ohio Holiday Lights Trail, a compilation of the state's most impressive light displays curated by Ohio. Find It Here., the state's tourism division. This year's holiday lights trail features 43 locations across Ohio, the largest trail since its inception five years ago.
Guests are asked to refrain from touching lights, sculptures, or cords. If you take any pictures of the lights throughout the holiday season please post them using #AASMLights.
Donations will be accepted on-site and online via our donation tab listed above! The guestbook can also be found onsite or on our website below this page! Please leave your comments and let us know what you think!
The Holiday Lights Display is weather permitting. The store and restrooms are not regularly open, and there is no food or beverage available.
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53 years 8 monthsMuseum Lights
Submitted by Amanda Fouse &… (not verified) on Sun, 11/29/2020 - 20:12
Museum Lights
2020 has been a hard year! Glad to see the lights were still put up! Thank you for requiring masks inside. The display is still awesome.
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53 years 8 monthsVery excited to see these!…
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 12/09/2020 - 10:57
Very excited to see these!…
Very excited to see these! We enjoy them every year.
-via Facebook
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53 years 8 monthsGreat job Scott, Austin and…
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 12/09/2020 - 10:57
Great job Scott, Austin and…
Great job Scott, Austin and everyone else who helped setting this all up!!!!
Thank you!! So awesome.
-via Facebook
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53 years 8 monthsGotta take the blessings…
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 12/09/2020 - 10:58
Gotta take the blessings…
Gotta take the blessings again this year!! ❤️❤️
-via Facebook
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53 years 8 monthsLights
Submitted by Venturella Family (not verified) on Thu, 12/24/2020 - 21:32
Lights
This looks great! Well done! We loved that we could drive by everything. The addition of the rope light planets is eye-catching! Great job!!!
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53 years 8 monthsLight display
Submitted by Lori K. Sink (not verified) on Mon, 12/28/2020 - 19:35
Light display
Thank you for such an interesting display! Out of this world!
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53 years 8 monthsHoliday Lights
Submitted by Kiefer B (not verified) on Fri, 11/26/2021 - 19:30
Holiday Lights
I really enjoyed the light show. The planets were well done with details and the rockets and rover looked spectacular. I also really liked the lights on the dome/moon.
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53 years 8 monthsGreat display
Submitted by a. stevenson (not verified) on Sat, 11/27/2021 - 20:49
Great display
My girls loved them! Thank you for giving us somewhere local to enjoy the holidays
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53 years 8 monthsDog friendly
Submitted by Tonya Wilhelm (not verified) on Sun, 11/28/2021 - 10:32
Dog friendly
Are your holiday light display dog-friendly? Small dog, well behaved, well traveled and on a leash. :)
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53 years 8 monthsLights
Submitted by Brittany S (not verified) on Thu, 12/02/2021 - 20:33
Lights
Love the experience of walking through the lights. I want more!
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53 years 8 monthsKids and i love the lights
Submitted by Jesse brown (not verified) on Wed, 12/15/2021 - 17:50
Kids and i love the lights
Kids and i love the lights
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53 years 8 monthsBeautiful display of lights…
Submitted by Nicole Schlegel (not verified) on Sat, 12/18/2021 - 19:31
Beautiful display of lights…
Beautiful display of lights. Lived around here all my life and have never been here for this. Brought our little ones and they absolutely loved it! We will be back for sure!!
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53 years 8 monthsChristmas Display
Submitted by Emily (not verified) on Thu, 12/23/2021 - 18:39
Christmas Display
Display was great!!
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53 years 8 monthsGood Experience - Thank you!
Submitted by Tatiana W (not verified) on Mon, 12/27/2021 - 14:05
Good Experience - Thank you!
[12/27/21]
My family (father brother and I) enjoyed coming here for the first time! It was nice to learn about Ohio's contributions to space exploration and about Neil Armstrong. Thank you for this experience!
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53 years 8 monthsExcellent Display
Submitted by Navya (not verified) on Fri, 09/30/2022 - 02:21
Excellent Display
Thank you so much for this excellent display out here. I really find myself grateful to come up with your site.