By Molly Snyder Senior Writer Published Oct 07, 2021 at 7:22 AM Photography: Bobby Tanzilo

Winter Wonders returns with a touchless, drive-through holiday light show in the Boerner Botanical Gardens, 9400 Boerner Dr. in Hales Corners.

The 1.5-mile route features more than 1 million LED lights, holiday gift bag give-aways and an appearance from Santa.

This year’s COVID-safe show kicks off with a special preview weekend, Friday, Nov. 12 through Sunday, Nov. 14, and continues Friday, Nov. 19 through Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022.

The display is open 5 to 10 p.m. including Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.

A one-day sale is happening now, with tickets ranging from $12.50 to $25. Go here to get yours.


Molly Snyder started writing and publishing her work at the age 10, when her community newspaper printed her poem, "The Unicorn.” Since then, she's expanded beyond the subject of mythical creatures and written in many different mediums but, nearest and dearest to her heart, thousands of articles for OnMilwaukee.

Molly is a regular contributor to FOX6 News and numerous radio stations as well as the co-host of "Dandelions: A Podcast For Women.” She's received five Milwaukee Press Club Awards, served as the Pfister Narrator and is the Wisconsin State Fair’s Celebrity Cream Puff Eating Champion of 2019.