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Families dazzled by Sever's Holiday lights in Shakopee
FOX 9's Leon Purvis caught up with families enjoying the Sever's Holiday lights in Shakopee.
SHAKOPEE, Minn. (FOX 9) - The holiday season is in full swing at Sever’s Holiday Lights in Shakopee, where families are treated to a dazzling display.
Holiday festivities at Sever’s
Big picture view:
Sever’s Holiday Lights offers a 2-mile course filled with over 2.5 million lights, providing a perfect backdrop for family photos. Visitors can drive through the course, enjoying the vibrant displays from the comfort of their cars.
Families from different areas, like Ben Schwarzrock from Hutchinson and Steve Uttech from Lakeville, have made visiting Sever’s a part of their holiday traditions.
"We’re just at home doing nothing. I had a little free time to get away from work right now. And bring the kids out here to check out the lights," said Schwarzrock.
Family traditions and celebrations
What they're saying:
"Oh it's beautiful. I love how they took the water jugs and different things like that and made them into designs and lights," said Uttech, expressing his admiration for the creative displays.
Joy Brown, visiting from Tennessee, shared her family's tradition of visiting relatives during the holidays, saying, "It's always been a tradition for us to come crash their house."
Sydney Uttech added, "Yeah, that’s true, it has been a recent tradition where we come crash at their place, and just enjoy being together with family."
Ticket information
What you can do:
Tickets for Sever’s Holiday Lights start at $30 per car, with prices increasing to $45 on Fridays, Saturdays, and during peak week.
The Source: This story uses information taken from interviews, sights and sounds gathered at Sever's Holiday lights in Shakopee.