Red Wing Park Winter Festival & Luminary Garden Walk

About this adventure

Red Wing Park in southern Virginia Beach offers an enchanting, peaceful holiday experience with its annual Winter Festival and Luminary Garden Walk. More than two thousand glowing paper luminaries line the winding paths of the park's renowned Miyazaki Japanese Garden and surrounding pine groves, casting a tranquil golden radiance across arched bridges, stone pagodas, and reflecting ponds. Families can stroll along the serene paths while listening to acoustic folk harps, classical violinists, and local youth choristers performing carols beneath towering loblolly pines. The event includes a heated community tent with warm apple cider, hot cocoa, gingerbread cookies, and a nature-inspired winter craft table where children can fashion pinecone birdfeeders and holiday greenery garlands. Family Experience & Accessibility: • Stroller Accessibility: Flat, packed gravel and paved walking paths wind through the garden; suitable for sturdy all-terrain strollers and wagons. • Nursing & Rest Spots: Heated park restrooms with diaper-changing stations located adjacent to the main parking lot and festival pavilion. • Age Suitability: Perfect for infants, toddlers, young children, and parents seeking a serene, nature-connected holiday evening. • Sensory Tips: Gentle candlelight, soothing acoustic music, and no flashing strobes make this an exceptionally calming, sensory-friendly holiday outing.