(Joshua, Tx) – “Christmastime in Texas”, a drive-through light park right off the Chisholm Trail Parkway in Joshua, debuts this Friday.

Co-owner Greg Shipman tells the Cleburne Times Review “The idea started about six years ago. It’s been a lot of years of planning. It took a long time to get to this point.”  A first for Johnson County, the 36-acre park features a mile-and-a-half drive full of unique lighting fixtures designed by the park owners themselves.  Different areas have different themes, like the 12 days of Christmas and a Texas themed section.  Shipman says they canceled the vendors for this year due to COVID-19 concerns.

First United Methodist Church in Joshua is partnering with the park to help with the ticket booth and traffic flow.  The park, at 5801 CR 904Z in Joshua, is open from 6-10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 6-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday through New Year’s Eve.  Tickets are $35 for a family vehicle; $50 for passenger vans, limos and small motor homes (below 27 feet); and $80 for shuttle buses (no longer than 27 feet).  No commercial buses or school buses are allowed in the park.

For information, visit christmastimeintexas.com