November 15, 2022 10:00 a.m. 

Tickets are now on sale for the 2022 Umpqua Valley Festival of Lights.

Launched by the Roseburg Rotary Club in 1993, this 30th season of the event will feature more than a half-million lights and over 90 displays at River Forks Park, west of Roseburg.

This year will mark the return of the Dutch Bros Holiday Village, in a new location at Riversdale Grange on Garden Valley Road. Festival Chair Tabitha Layman said “People are so excited to hear that we are bringing back the Holiday Village this year”. Layman said the new location will be an adjustment, but she believes the experience will be better than ever.

One ticket will allow families to enjoy both the Festival of Lights and the Holiday Village. Tickets to the drive through will be available at the Holiday Village as well.

Laymen said families will be able to see Santa and the famous movie characters at the Holiday Village. Favorites like letters to Santa, the model railroad, and Santa doll collection are being brought back. Hot chocolate, cider and backed goods will be on sale as well.

Tickets can for the event can be purchased online at www.uvfestivaloflights.com. Scanners at the entrance to the drive through will confirm purchase and allow entry. Tickets are $10 per car at either the website or the gate.

Proceeds from the Festival of Lights go to Rotary scholarships and other Rotary supported programs.

The event runs nightly beginning at 5:30 p.m. starting this Sunday November 20th. It continues through January 1st.

The 2022 Festival of Lights is presented by Roseburg Rotary, the Cow Creek Umpqua Tribe First Interstate Bank and Dutch Bros. Many other local businesses support the festival. The entire list is available at: www.uvfestivaloflights.com