Lighting of the Square Brings Lights, Camera, Christmas to Downtown Bentonville
The holiday season in downtown Bentonville starts when you find a spot on the Square, glance at the people around you, and everyone looks up at the same moment.
Bring someone along and let the season arrive right in front of you. Downtown Bentonville gives you the setting, and all you need to do is show up and take it in with everyone around you.
The Deets
đź“… Saturday, November 21, 2026
đź•‘ Broadway-style Christmas show at 5:15 PM | Lighting of the Square at 6 PM
đź“Ť Bentonville Square, Bentonville, AR
đź”— More info
Curtain Up on the Square
The evening opens with a Broadway-style Christmas show, so you get a performance before the main event. The celebration carries the Lights, Camera, Christmas name, and its logo shows a film camera wrapped in string lights.
Mile After Mile of Glow
Your view of the Square comes with more than 30 miles of Christmas lights, and the lighting is the city’s official welcome to the holiday season in downtown Bentonville.
Share the Glow
Lighting of the Square is the City of Bentonville’s event, held alongside Downtown Bentonville Incorporated, so follow both for updates as the date gets closer and you have the latest before you head downtown.
Once the lights are on, snap a photo and tag it so other locals can see how the Square looked from your corner. Send it to the friends and family who could not make it, so they get a look too.
