COVID-19 Notice: To comply with Pulaski County government requirements allowing our light show this year, please remain in your vehicle during your visit.
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DAK Lights is located at Randolph Park in Dublin, VA right off of Route 100 and Interstate 81. Check this link on Google Maps for driving directions. If you're using your own GPS routing, use 5100 Alexander Road, Dublin, VA, 24084 as your destination!
As you enter the park from Alexander Road, take the first right and follow the circle to the back of the park. You'll see plenty of signs to guide the way!
As you approach the back of the park, tune your car's radio to 103.9fm to listen to the show. There are plenty of parking spots available with excellent views of the entire light show. Please remember to turn off your headlights, and don't block the road or obstruct others.
When you're ready to head out, turn right out of the parking lot and follow the circle back towards the front of the park.
The light show runs continuously starting at 5:30pm nightly from November 20th through New Year's Eve, weather permitting. Peak times for heavy traffic are 6-9pm, so plan your visit either before or after for a better view of the show.
Get Directions Plan your visit
DAK Lights operates every night from November 20th through New Year's Eve, weather permitting. Our nightly show schedule is below, but check back here or on social media before you head out for any last-minute updates due to weather.
The light show runs continuously starting at 5:30pm nightly, so feel free to come and go whenever you'd like! Check out the Now Playing section above for details of when each song will play throughout the evening.
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DAK Lights is an annual Halloween and Christmas light and music show which premiered in November 2010. Every year, hundreds of families from around the New River Valley come to visit and enjoy a roughly 20-minute light show set to music being broadcast over 103.9FM. Since its inception, the show has grown from about 3,000 incandescent (traditional) lights in white, red, and green to over 20,000 LED lights capable of producing millions of color combinations.
DAK Lights has been featured in local media, including "The Burgs" in Blacksburg, VA, WSLS-TV in Roanoke, VA, and WFXR-TV in Roanoke, VA, has won the "Best Christmas Decoration" award based on reader votes from "The Southwest Times" in Pulaski, and was the runner-up for the "Light Up Your Hometown" contest by WDBJ-TV in Roanoke, VA.
In addition, DAK Lights has been featured by the Virginia Tourism Commission, and received 7th place in WSLS-TV's "Top 10 Best Places to See Christmas Lights" in Southwest Virginia. As popularity has grown, so have news stories about our display, including this article in the Pulaski County Patriot, and this feature article on NRV News' website. The popular NextThreeDays.com website also published details of DAK Lights to a massive audience in Southwest Virginia and beyond.
In 2018, DAK Lights moved to a new location at Randolph Park in Dublin, VA. This move provides better parking and viewing locations, and also room to grow for many years to come. Check out this story from WSLS-TV in Roanoke, VA (text story, video story) about our big relocation. We were also featured on WDBJ-TV in Roanoke, VA (text story, video story); their story shares the positive impact of the anonymous donation.
DAK Lights has been and always will be free, offering entertainment to everyone each year!
Frequently Asked Questions
| This is Halloween | ||
| Spooky TV/Movie Themes | ||
| Devil Went Down to Georgia | ||
| Ghostbusters | ||
| Spooky Shark | ||
| Thriller |
| Silver Bells | ||
| Joy to the World | ||
| Holly Jolly Christmas | ||
| Carol of the Bells | ||
| Santa Claus is Comin' to Town | ||
| Most Wonderful Time of the Year | ||
| Santa Shark | ||
| Wizards in Winter |
| Most Wonderful Time of the Year | ||
| All I Want For Christmas Is You | ||
| Jingle Bell Rock | ||
| Let It Snow | ||
| Wizards in Winter | ||
| Joy to the World | ||
| Carol of the Bells | ||
| I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas |
| Joy to the World | ||
| Sleigh Ride | ||
| Most Wonderful Time of the Year | ||
| Carol of the Bells | ||
| Holly Jolly Christmas | ||
| Wizards in Winter |
| Joy to the World | ||
| Carol of the Bells | ||
| How the Grinch Stole Christmas Medley | ||
| Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree | ||
| Wizards in Winter | ||
| Most Wonderful Time of the Year | ||
| 2016 Top Songs Recap | ||
| Enter Sandman |
| All I Want For Christmas Is You | ||
| Carol of the Bells | ||
| Let It Snow | ||
| Christmas Movies Mashup | ||
| Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree | ||
| Santa Claus is Coming to Town | ||
| Wizards in Winter | ||
| Enter Sandman |
| Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree | ||
| Winter Wonderland | ||
| Christmas Movies Mashup | ||
| Wizards in Winter | ||
| Joy to the World | ||
| 2014 Top Songs Recap |
| Overture from Miracle on 34th Street | ||
| Jingle Bell Rock | ||
| Carol of the Bells | ||
| How the Grinch Stole Christmas Medley | ||
| Last Christmas | ||
| Wizards in Winter | ||
| 2013 Top Songs Recap | ||
| Enter Sandman |
| Carol of the Bells | ||
| Wizards in Winter | ||
| Overture from Miracle on 34th Street | ||
| Jingle Bells | ||
| Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer | ||
| Most Wonderful Time of the Year | ||
| Enter Sandman |
| Carol of the Bells | ||
| Comfort and Joy | ||
| Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree | ||
| Elf Main Title | ||
| Let It Snow | ||
| Sleigh Ride | ||
| Wizards in Winter |
DAK Lights premiered in 2010, and we've made plenty of improvements over the years. Check out this timeline of our past:
What is DAK Lights?
DAK Lights is an annual Halloween and Christmas Light show in Dublin, VA. The Halloween show runs nightly in October through Halloween Night beginning at 7:00pm, and the Christmas show runs nightly starting in
November (dates vary) through New Year's Eve beginning at 5:30pm. The lights are synchronized to music being broadcast over 103.9FM so you can enjoy on the radio from the comfort of your vehicle.
What safety protocols are in place for COVID-19?
To ensure everyone remains safe and healthy, please remain in your vehicle during your visit. In years past, we have allowed you to walk up to the display for photos, but we ask that
you remain in your vehicle this year to ensure proper social distancing throughout Randolph Park. Pulaski County government has graciously allowed us to continue our light show
as long as we ensure everyone remains inside their vehicle; please do your part to help us meet their requirements so we can continue with Halloween and Christmas light shows for years to come!
How much does it cost to visit DAK Lights?
Our light show has been and always will be free of charge!
When are the show times each night?
A complete listing of our show schedule is available above in the Plan Your Visit section; times vary with each season. The show repeats continuously throughout the evening, so you
can start watching from any point and enjoy the show in whatever order you'd like! Check out our Now Playing section to see the estimated play times for each upcoming song
while the show is running.
How do I hear the music?
To keep noise to a minimum, the light show audio is broadcast over FM radio that you can enjoy from the comfort of
your car! Simply tune your radio to 103.9fm when you get close to the display.
When is the best time to visit?
DAK Lights is busiest on the weekends (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights), and every night during the week leading up to the holiday. Traffic is
usually highest from 7-9pm, so plan your visit either before or after that period for the best view.
Can I take pictures or videos to share?
Of course... but to ensure everyone remains safe and healthy, please do so from inside your vehicle. We'd love for you to tag our pages (Facebook,
Twitter, Snapchat, etc)
as you share to help spread the word! Quick note: all the music we use during the show is covered under our license agreement which allow us to transmit over the radio only.
If you choose to share video clips online, the pratform (example: YouTube or Facebook) may mute the audio to restrict the transmission of copyrighted material.
How many lights are there in the display?
Our elements vary from year to year, so our light total varies each season. With the recent switch to LED bulbs, we have over 20,000 lights and still growing!
I bet this creates a crazy power bill.
That's not really a question, but we'll entertain it! Since we switched to LED bulbs in 2016, our power bill is generally about $50 for the entire season.
Remember, not all the lights are on all the time... so we rarely reach peak power usage for more than 2-3 seconds.
How do I build something like this on my house?
We started in 2010 by watching some online video tutorials and checking out some "Light Show Display" hardware. If you're interested in specifics,
contact us and we'll send you some details on our controllers, hardware, lights, and software. Fair warning: this kind of
light show is not easy or cheap to setup; it requires a lot of patience and months of dedication to build, test, program, and install.
Have a question we haven't answered?
Let us know and we'll try to get you an answer right away!