The sixth annual Holiday Lights at Moosehear will run every evening from 5 p.m.to 9 p.m. beginning Nov. 27, and running through Dec. 31 at the Mooseheart campus in Batavia. (Photo from Enjoy Aurora)

After a record-breaking run last year, Mooseheart’s Holiday Lights celebration returns for its sixth annual show on Nov. 27 for the first of this year’s 35-day run, which ends, as always, on New Year’s Eve.

Last year, more than 10,000 vehicles drove the 1.8-mile route that winds through Mooseheart’s campus and past more than dozens of lights displays in what is one of Chicagoland’s largest holiday light shows. The show runs from 5-9 p.m. every night and the cost remains $10 per car. 3-D glasses are available for $3.

“We have always said it was a family tradition, and I think it’s starting to become just that,” Mooseheart Executive Director Gary Urwiler said. “We’ve seen our numbers increase in recent years, and I think that’s because this is something for the entire family to enjoy.

Grandparents, grandchildren, sons, daughters – everyone, can cut out the hustle and bustle of the holidays and enjoy something like this.”

For six nights this year – Dec. 11-13 and Dec. 18-20 – the admission price includes not only the Holiday Lights show, but also a chance to see Santa Claus at the Mooseheart Fieldhouse. Santa will sit for free photos from 5:30 and the line will be shut at 8:30 p.m., with those in line still allowed to see Santa.

In addition to Santa Claus, the fieldhouse will also be a place where children can enjoy a bounce house, crafts, holiday music and even a Christmas cookie.

“One of the highlights of the show is when we open the fieldhouse and have Santa,” Urwiler said. “It brings another element to the show. I love to go into the Fieldhouse and see the children having a good time, doing crafts, enjoying the bounce house or having cookies and hot chocolate. And our Santa is remarkable, a great Santa.”

As with each previous year, Urwiler said changes have been made and the show is different.

“Changes in the show occur each year so the show will look fresh and different from the previous year. Our goal is to enhance the show with a percentage of newer displays,” Urwiler said.

For details, visit www.mooseheart.org.

— Mooseheart Holiday Lights returns for sixth year —