Play at Geyser Gulch®
Geyser Gulch offers Silver Dollar City visitors an expansive water-themed play area for a splashing good time!
Christmas in the Ozarks is a magical combination of homespun traditions, breathtaking scenery and dazzling shows. With holiday lights illuminating the town and great stars electrifying the stages, Branson is a gift for visitors of all ages. From November 1 through December 31, Ozark Mountain Christmas offers guests the unique opportunity to experience the Branson/Lakes Area adorned in holiday finery.
Nowhere else in the nation can families experience such a festive atmosphere, with so many activities to enjoy. Already known for its tremendous variety of live shows, theme parks, shopping, lake activities and family recreation, Branson and its Ozark Mountain Christmas offers visitors the chance to experience the same activities with a festive holiday theme.
Ozark Mountain Christmas has become one of the most popular times for Branson's seven million guests to visit the area. The reasons for visiting the Branson/Lakes Area for the holiday season are as numerous as the 287 stars strewn throughout town. Silver Dollar City and Shepherd of the Hills celebrate the holidays with spectacular lighting displays, memorable musical tributes and a heartwarming atmosphere depicting the Ozarks in Christmas past.
Silver Dollar City has its own city wide Christmas festival, Old Time Christmas, featuring a nightly Light Parade, and Tree Lighting Ceremony, along with dozens of daily featured acts you won't want to miss. The air is effervescent with scents of cinnamon, apples, evergreen and sugar as delectable foods conjure up sweet childhood holiday memories. Craftsman lovingly labor over wood, copper, clay and glass items perfect for gift giving or keeping as a personal treasure.
Many of Branson's favorite entertainers including Andy Williams, Jim Stafford, the Baldknobbers Jamboree, Dixie Stampede, Shoji Tabuchi, Yakov Smirnoff, Country Tonite and more offer seasonal shows and expanded schedules at their theaters.
The Branson Area Festival of Lights (BAFOL) joins several Ozarks communities in creating a two-month lighting festival that can be seen in four counties and many of the surrounding communities. The festival of lights features larger-than-life "impact" displays and creative lighting on rooftops, steeples, bridges, and buildings in Branson, Springfield, Kimberling City, Ozark, Nixa, Rockaway Beach, Forsyth, Hollister and Indian Point. Memorable entertainment, holiday shopping, American Harvest cuisine and Mother Nature's special dollop of late autumn scenic beauty makes the holidays in the Ozarks an unforgettable time of year.
Information provided by Mandy Schwarz of the Branson/Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitors Bureau.
