Jamestown Settlement is marking the end of the country's 250th with holiday lights that include tributes in red, white and blue.
The Winter Lantern Festival opens Friday, Nov. 6 and integrates history, the holidays and a salute to the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Jamestown Settlement will be filled with more than 1,000 handcrafted lanterns from woodland creatures, patriotic displays and gingerbread houses and nutcrackers; the pieces range in height from 6 to 30 feet.
Food vendors will be on-site.
Festival hours: 5:30-10 p.m., with the last entry at 9. Opens Friday, Nov. 6; then Thursday through Sunday, Nov. 13 to Dec. 10; each evening beginning Dec. 17 to Jan. 3.
Tickets start at $26.99 for people 13 and older; $18.99 for children ages 4 to 12; children 3 and younger are free. Discounts available for seniors, military and family bundles of at least four people.
Jamestown Settlement, 2110 Jamestown Road, Williamsburg.
Visit winterlanternfestival.com for tickets and more information.