The Global Winter Wonderland theme for 2016 is Holiday Fun For Everyone, and while it is still a pretty spectacular holiday light display, we all agreed that it was the weakest of the three years. If you go early in the night, right at dark, it’s a relaxing, fun, Christmas family activity - and you’re back home, snuggled in bed to read some Christmas stories before bed. Visiting Global Winter Wonderland, even if you only grab a yummy snack and walk the amazing light displays, is still totally worth admission. We also don’t need to pay $3.75-$7.50 per ride for one person - that’s crazy - or spend money on games designed for you to lose and the chance to win more stuffed animals to clean up at home. Also, we just don’t do traveling carnival rides. Natalie is the only person in our family that likes crazy, spinning, carnival rides, but it’s not very fun to ride alone. We also skip the entire Midway and Carnival. The same was true this time, but we walked through the buildings anyway and ended up getting some sour candies and a dozen mini doughnuts (YUM!). This is the first year we have actually gone inside the buildings! Usually we’re already done with our Christmas shopping or we only have a few specific things left when we visit this lantern festival and multi-cultural celebration at Sacramento’s CalExpo, so we don’t need to do any shopping. We immediately made a beeline for the amazing hot pretzels we had at last year’s event - and this time we weren’t sharing - they are hot, soft, buttery, and soooo good! Then we walked the lights to check out the new displays for 2016, and before heading to dinner, checked out the vendors inside the buildings. Getting there early also meant no lines for food and no crowds in front of the light displays. This year, in 2016, we were excited to check out the event for the third time, this time with Grandma! We arrived early, just after dark, and were able to park close to the entrance and walk right in. Global Winter Wonderland - Sacramento 2016 Global Winter Wonderland is a lantern festival and multicultural celebration held from Novemto Januat CalExpo in Sacramento, California. The theme was Magic Of The Seasons, and again we were mesmerized by the holiday light display as we moved from winter to spring to summer to fall. In 2015, Global Winter Wonderland returned to Sacramento for a second holiday season. After only a few minutes, as we walked from country to country, we were completely in awe of the light displays and totally hooked with the theme Travel The World In One Night. In 2014, we saw the giant wonders of the world lit up from the freeway and knew we had to bring the kids to this incredible Sacramento Christmas Lights display. This is the third year that Global Winter Wonderland has come to Sacramento’s CalExpo, and it’s our third year attending! The festival features awesome holiday lantern and light displays, as well as attractions, including an ice skating rink, international food court, carnival rides and midway games, holiday shopping, and shows by Global Winter Wonderland’s Circus of Light. Global Winter Wonderland is a multi-cultural celebration and holiday lantern festival. Maybe you’ve wondered what the heck are those giant structures all lit up? Or maybe you have even thought to yourself, “Oh, that’s that Winter Wonderland thing happening at CalExpo.”īut have you checked it out for yourself yet? If not, it’s time to get some tickets, bundle up the family, and get ready for some holiday fun this Christmas! If you live near Sacramento and drive down Business 80 at night, I’m sure you’ve seen the bright Christmas lights at Cal Expo as you pass by.
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