Lake Lanier Islands water tower and resort grounds in December
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Margaritaville at Lake Lanier: Lakeside Lights Spectacular & License to Chill Snow Island

Through Feb 16Nov 20 – Feb 16 · 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM · Lakeside Lights Spectacular: Nov 20, 2026 – Jan 3, 2027; nightly 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM. License to Chill Snow Island: select dates Nov 20, 2026 – Feb 16, 2027. Operating hours extend on peak weekends and holiday breaks.

Margaritaville at Lanier Islands7650 Lanier Islands Pkwy, Buford, GA 30518 · 37.5 mi approx. from AtlantaDirections

All ages (Snow tubing riders must be at least 42 inches tall to ride Blizzard Mountain; snow play area and ice rink suited for young kids)

From $25From $25; confirm current prices on the official site

About this adventure

Perched along the scenic shores of Lake Lanier, Margaritaville at Lanier Islands delivers an unmatched dual-attraction winter adventure combining a glowing drive-through festival with an authentic snow adventure park. The Lakeside Lights Spectacular features a breathtaking six-mile drive-through light tour set to synchronized holiday music broadcast over your car radio, guiding vehicles through tunnels of dancing lights, aquatic sea creatures, festive nativity scenes, and giant animated light towers wrapping around the marina and shoreline. Adjacent to the light trail, the License to Chill Snow Island brings genuine winter excitement to Georgia with Blizzard Mountain—North America's longest 8-lane snow tubing hill plunging 575 feet down an 8-story snow-covered slope. Families can also glide across the open-air lakeside ice skating rink, build snowmen in the Snow Play Area, hop on family amusement carnival rides, and gather around lakeshore fire pits to toast s'mores with warm cocoa while Santa visits on select December afternoons.

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