Mount Pleasant Festival of Lights

01/01/2026

✨🎆 Thank You & Happy New Year!
Thank you to everyone who visited, volunteered, sponsored, and supported the Mount Pleasant Festival of Lights this season.
Your support makes the magic possible year after year.
We’ll see you again in November! 🎄

12/31/2025

🎆✨ FINAL NIGHT – New Year’s Eve!
Tonight is your last chance to experience the Mount Pleasant Festival of Lights this season.
Open 5:30–9:00 PM
End 2025 surrounded by holiday magic!

12/29/2025

🎄🚗 OPEN TONIGHT — PLUS 2 MORE NIGHTS!
The lights are on… and yes, they all work.
Channel your inner Griswold and take a drive through the Mount Pleasant Festival of Lights.
5:30–9:00 PM

12/27/2025

✨🎄 OPEN TONIGHT
Can’t make it this evening? No worries — there are 4 more nights after tonight to see the lights!
Open 5:30–9:00 PM

12/25/2025

🎅🎄 OPEN TONIGHT – Christmas Day
After the gifts are opened and dinner is done, enjoy a peaceful drive through the Mount Pleasant Festival of Lights.
Open 5:30–9:00 PM ✨

12/24/2025

🎄✨ OPEN TONIGHT – Christmas Eve!
Take a festive drive through the Mount Pleasant Festival of Lights tonight from 5:30–9:00 PM.
Start a new Christmas Eve tradition and enjoy the magic of the season!
🚗🎄

12/22/2025

MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa (KCRG) - Christmas lights stretch for two miles in Our Town Mount Pleasant. It’s a holiday tradition known as Festival of Lights.

“We have a lot of cars that go through. Last year it was almost 4-4500 in cars,” said Terry McWilliams, CEO of Midwest Old Threshers.

For some, the annual event is a family tradition.

“Since 2019. That was our first year, my oldest daughter was born and we thought it would make a fun tradition,” said Sam Brookhart.

“Every year we rotate out about 50% of the displays that we lease from our company that we’re in business with to do this and so we get some new displays every year to keep it fresh for folks,” McWilliams said.

Money paid to get in, along with support from sponsors, volunteers and community support has kept the Festival of Lights shining bright for more than a decade.

“I like the Christmas tradition. Doing something with your family and doing it every year I think that’s something that we’ve kind of missed out on as we’ve gotten older,” Brookhart said.

This year there is access to more electricity, bringing even more displays.

“This is the 13th year for the Mount Pleasant Festival of Lights. We started off pretty small and now we’ve grown to two miles and 186 light displays,” McWilliams said.

More information, including admission prices, can be found on the Midwest Old Threshers website.

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Christmas lights stretch for two miles in Our Town Mount Pleasant. It’s a holiday tradition known as Festival of Lights.

12/19/2025

A huge thank you to tonight’s Holiday Helpers from the Mount Pleasant Kiwanis Club! 💙💡
Your dedication to serving our community helps keep the Festival of Lights shining bright. We appreciate you!

12/18/2025

We’re grateful for tonight’s Holiday Helpers from the Mount Pleasant Evening Rotary Club! 💙✨
Your dedication to service brightens our community and helps make each night at the Festival of Lights truly magical. Thank you for being here tonight!

12/18/2025

Our friends at 101.7 The Bull are giving away tickets for family vehicles to the Lights. Head over and play 'Like it, Love it, or Leave it.' Go to their original post to make your comments.

Like it, Love it, or Leave it: New Sweet Treats Edition!

For your chance to win a pass to Mount Pleasant Festival of Lights , comment which goodie you'd Like, Love, and Leave:

- Nerds Christmas Frosty Gummy Clusters (The red, white, and green candies surround a sweet, chewy gummy candy that tastes like a combo of watermelon, wild cherry, and punch.)

- Milky Way All Caramel (The new bars are filled with gooey caramel and none of the nougat)

- Ben & Jerry's Minter Wonderland (made with dark chocolate mint ice cream, marshmallow swirls, and chocolate cookie swirls; previously a Target exclusive flavor, now at most retailers as "limited batch")

Winner will be picked at random by Jolene Jett (who'll reach out to the winner directly on FB Messenger)

12/16/2025

We’re grateful for tonight’s Holiday Helpers from Henry County Health Center! 💙💡
Thank you for supporting the Festival of Lights and helping us create a safe, magical experience for everyone who drives through.

12/13/2025

OPEN TONIGHT! 🎄✨

The Festival of Lights is open tonight, and Santa will be here too!
The lights are on and ready to welcome you for a magical evening drive.

If you plan to visit, please be smart and travel safe—take your time and enjoy the journey.

We can’t wait to see you tonight at the Festival of Lights! 🎅🚗✨