Bored and tired of staying home? Wanting a place to hang out with friends? Then here is the solution to your boredom. Four places to visit locally during winter break.
Starting off with Bentonville Square, located in Downtown Bentonville. Here people get to experience the love for Christmas lights. Everywhere people look, they’ll be able to admire the festive lights. They’re hung on trees, placed on the ground, even on the bushes. In the very middle of the square a phenomenal Christmas tree decorated with very colorful lights can be viewed. There are also multiple places to dine in once the night is over.
“Bentonville Square is a good place to get into the Christmas Spirit,” said Brayden Alderson (11).
Located in Downtown Bentonville, following the Christmas decor, is the ice skating rink at the Lawrence Plaza in Downtown Bentonville. There is an ice skating rink where families and consumers alike can participate in the dazzling dance of skating. It opens at noon, and closes around 8-9 PM. $7 per session, a session is 45 minutes.
Moving to Downtown Rogers, it’s a local area where there are many stores to visit, for the Christmas Time. It has a well decked out town square that is perfect for an array of photos to paint the festivities with Christmas cheer. The square is filled with candy canes, holly-alike, and a grand traditional Christmas Tree to bring it all together. It’s a great place with those that want to save money, but have an aesthetic area to be with your pals.
“I like hanging out at Downtown Rogers with my friends and walking around, and since Christmas time is here, I get to see the decorations,” said Jaden Malonson (11).
Lastly, Lights of the Ozarks located in Downtown Fayetteville. It’s a very common place to travel during winter break. It is filled every evening with families. They come here to admire the ongoing view of very colorful festive lights.
The park crews spent over 3,300 hours decorating this square with over 500,000 holiday lights. When the sun sets the scenery comes to life. There are many food trucks serving a variety of warm foods including, funnel cakes, churros and hot chocolate. There is also a horse carriage that takes people on rides. This year it celebrates the 30th anniversary of this event. This place is by far visited quite often, so make sure to go experience this once during Winter break.