Kohlights

Kohlights: A Mesmertastic Holiday Lightacular!

Kids take charge in the area’s newest holiday light display. It’s more than just a walk through the festive holiday lights in Kohl Children’s Museum’s newest outdoor activity: Kohlights. Using glow stick learning wands, children can control and change the lights, so it’s a different lightacular experience every time.

Learn while you play with light and color as you create new hues and patterns in this safe and interactive holiday light installation. The show must “glow” on!

Enjoy the full lightacular experience, Dec 11 – 13, 18 – 23, 26 – 31, and Jan 2 – 3.


 

young child interacting with lights

Pricing

  • Kohlights tickets: $25/person 
  • Tickets required for both adults and children for entry. Infants under 12 months of age are free and do not require tickets.
  • Limited discounts available for families with EBT cards through the Museum’s access and inclusion programming. E-mail info@kcmgc.org for information.

Kohl Children’s Museum members receive a $5 discount on all tickets purchased. You must Sign In in the upper right corner of our sales screen after you select your tickets. Discounts will be applied AFTER tickets are added to cart but BEFORE credit card information is entered.

My kids have been cooped up and it is so great to get them outside jumping around and burning energy. They are having so much fun.”

How do you build a Mesmertastic Holiday Lightacular?

1 bucket of rainbows
2 shots of sparkles
And whole lot of electrical cable

We traveled from the western suburbs to see this – so worth it. Loved it!”

Safety First

Kohlights is compliant with Tier 3 mitigations currently in effect in Illinois.

  • 100% outdoors presentation.
  • All sessions are limited timed entry for ample social distancing between individual families
  • All activity stations have “no-touch” activation
  • Frequent sanitizing of any touchable surfaces

Please arrive during your selected entry window to assist with safety efforts. The complete trail will take approximately 30 minutes to complete.

Thank you for having this light festival – so grateful for it.”

No-Touch Activity Stations

All activities controlled through thermal sensors or individual glow sticks provided at check-in.

  • Pixel Play Meadow: Project your image in lights across the grass.
  • Rainbow Arbor: Spin a crank to cascade lights through the color wheel.
  • Color Play Trees: Push buttons to project colored lights on trees.
  • Rainbow Caterpillar: Send patterns of colors winding up the hills.
  • Color Walk: Follow moving blocks of color on a vibrant pathway.
  • Lighted Art Installation: Make your glow stick part of a light-up mosaic.

Food Trucks

Please note only beverages may be taken on light trail. Food may be enjoyed before or after.

La Cocinita
12/18, 12/21-23
 
The Fat Shallot
12/13, 12/20, 12/23, 12/30, 1/3
Pierogi Rig
12/11, 12/12, 12/18, 12/19, 12/26, 1/2
Soul & Smoke
12/12, 12/13, 12/21, 12/23, 12/26-12/31, 1/2, 1/3
Stan's Donuts
12/22, 12/27, 1/2
 
A Sweets Girl
12/11, 12/12, 12/18, 12/20, 12/21, 12/23
Tamale Spaceship
12/11, 12/12, 12/18, 12/19, 12/26, 12/29, 12/30

This mesmertastic lightacular is possible thanks to the generosity of local businesses and individuals:

Spotlight Sponsor

Anonymous

Limelight Sponsors

The Butler Family, Wiliam Blair

Twinkle Sponsors

Altair, Glenview State Bank, Liberty Auto City, Northern Trust

Support for Kohlights

Kohlights is part of our continued effort to provide safe spaces for children to imagine, learn, and thrive during the pandemic. We kindly ask you to support campaigns like Kohlights, giving much needed financial support to the Museum. Money raised through the campaign goes directly to where it is needed most: day-to-day operations, expanded virtual field trips, and new programs like Kohlights.

Support Kohlights

Event will go on rain, snow or shine. Tickets are non-refundable unless the Kohlights experience is unable to operate due to electrical or winter weather emergency issues.

Location

2100 Patriot Boulevard
Glenview, IL 60026
(847) 832-6600

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V.I.P. (Very Important Play) Sessions available for reservation. The Museum is currently not open for general admission.

The Museum is closed for these holidays:
New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day

All Museum coupons and passes expiring in 2020 or 2021 will be honored through 2022.

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The Museum will re-open for VIP Sessions beginning Friday, January 29. Our reservations calendar will open at 12PM on Friday, January 22. The Museum remains closed for general admission.