If you’ve been here before during the holidays, you know that it’s an experience like none other. And if you haven’t, it’s time to put it front and center of your 2021 wish list. Here’s the scoop about what you can expect this season:
If there’s one day all year that’s a gotta-see type of day
at the resort, it’s the tree lighting ceremony. And this year, you’ve got two
chances to catch it.
Tree lightings at our hotels are on separate weekends —
Saturday, November 13 at French
Lick Springs Hotel, and Saturday, November 20 at West Baden Springs Hotel. Both
tree lightings will be for overnight hotel guests only. (And this is a good
time for a reminder that even outside the holidays, the resort remains a closed
campus for overnight hotel and casino guests only.)
It's the most wonderful time of the year, and we want our
local community to join in the festivities, too. All are welcome to our Holiday Community Open House from 5 to 9 p.m.
Monday, November 22 at West Baden Springs Hotel, including our 45-foot tree
decked at its holiday best and live holiday music. The kids can catch a glimpse
of Santa as he makes a quick stop by West Baden, and even drop off a letter to
St. Nick and get a reply sent back to your house in time for Christmas.
If you’re in the market for a destination Thanksgiving, you’re in luck.
We’ve got plenty to feast on.
Both our historic hotels are planning grand Thanksgiving
buffets for Turkey Day. (Get a load of the impressive spreads here for French Lick and West
Baden.) If you’re coming with a sizable crew, you can even rent a private
dining room (for groups of 12+) and have the privacy and comfort of home to
enjoy Thanksgiving dinner.
Some of our other resort dining venues will be offering a la
carte Thanksgiving specials in addition to their other menu offerings. So at
1875: The Steakhouse, you could order the 10 oz. Grande Filet Mignon with a
slice of double layer pumpkin pie for dessert. (Hey, it’s Thanksgiving, so you
do you.)
There’s more to
enjoy, too: Tom the Turkey Run to get your appetite worked up, and Bounce Bash
for the kids. And don’t forget Family Photography Weekend, which is an ideal
opportunity to get that professional family photo for the Christmas cards.
There’s even more
to get you in the spirit throughout our 50 Days of Lights:
• See all the dazzling holiday decorations resort-wide: more than a dozen
Christmas trees, our special Holiday Village and famous gingerbread house on the
upper level of the Event Center, and a half-million holiday lights resort-wide.
Our winter wonderland is a sight to behold.
Miss out on celebrating New Year’s Eve in 2020? We’ve got you covered when it’s time to ring in 2022.
We’re going “Around the World” for our themed New Year’s celebrations at both French Lick and West Baden Springs Hotels. Either one you choose, it’s a formal night out featuring dinner, live entertainment, and midnight Champagne toast to ring in the new year. While you grown-ups have your fun, you can leave the kids (age 6-17) at our Slumber Soirée for supervised fun. Everyone has a little party of their own to enjoy.