# World of Illumination: Reindeer Road Drive-Through Light Show — Tempe > Event for families in the Phoenix–Mesa–Chandler area (AZ). Times are Arizona Time. - When: Nov 13 – Jan 3 · 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM - Where: Tempe Diablo Stadium, 2200 W Alameda Dr, Tempe, AZ 85282 - Ages: All ages (whole car) - Price: From $39.99 per vehicle; one ticket covers the entire car - Organizer: World of Illumination - Official page: https://www.worldofillumination.com/ - Last checked: Tue, Oct 27 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 2, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-01), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/activities/world-of-illumination-reindeer-road-drive-through-light-show-tempe--listing-b79fe726154173b4b9d5eaea ## About World of Illumination brings a new drive-through Christmas light show to the parking grounds of Tempe Diablo Stadium every season, and the 2026 theme follows Reno Reindeer on a race to Santa's Workshop. Families stay in their own car the whole time and drive a lit route past a giant gift-box tunnel, a peppermint vortex, towering candy canes, frosty forest scenes and glittering ice caves, with the displays synchronized to holiday music played through the car radio. The finale is an animated toy-shop scene full of elves. A drive takes roughly half an hour, which makes it an easy evening outing with babies and toddlers who can stay buckled in pajamas, and it runs in any weather. 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