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Your Holiday Tradition Starts Here
Welcome to The Holiday Light Show at the Country Apple Orchard, just south of Sioux Falls. In the spirit of Christmas and building fun family traditions, we have transformed the historic Beaver Creek Chapel and Eggers School House into the area’s most dazzling Christmas Light Shows. Get the family in the holiday spirit by visiting our Holiday Store and Christmas Tree Lot starting each Black Friday.
Welcome To The
Holiday Light Show
Our Holiday Light Show is an action -packed sensory event that you and your family won’t want to miss year after year. There is no other Christmas Light show in the area quite like this one. Pack your friends and family up, bring some popcorn and hot chocolate and turn the music up for this quick and fun night out together.
Tickets are online only and will be scanned when you pull into our driveway. Please arrive 15-30mins before showtime to get parked and get your radio tuned to our broadcast station, 87.9FM that the holiday music is set to. You’ll be directed where to park and instructed to turn your headlights all the way OFF as this isn’t a drive thru show. Instead imagine a Drive-In movie where you park and stay in your car to enjoy the show.
Christmas Trees & Holiday Store
OPENING DAY – BLACK FRIDAY
WEDNESDAY – SUNDAY 10AM – 5PM
In November our fall pumpkin patch and country store are transformed into a Christmas Tree lot and Holiday store filled with all sorts of cheer. Formerly known as Christmas Tree Acres, the Johns family passed the torch to us after 30 years and we couldn’t be more excited to continue the holiday tradition with our family.
Nothing beats the smell of a real tree and the memories made while finding that special tree with the family! Maybe you’re looking for that 12-14ft Griswold statement Christmas tree! We’ve got you covered. Load the family up and come on out to our winter wonderland to pick out the perfect Christmas tree for this holiday season. We have various sizes and prices on Fraser Firs, Balsam Firs, Cannon Firs, Tannenbaum Firs, White Pines and Scotch Pines. And don’t forget to stay a little longer to enjoy our themed photo ops, bonfire, FREE hot Cider, FREE petting zoo, the Holiday Store and photos with Santa.
We are a small business with family business service!
We will shake the needles out of your tree, give it a fresh cut, trim boughs and tie it to your vehicle all while you enjoy some hot cider in our heated Holiday Store.
Unique Christmas Gifts & Supplies
The Holiday Store
The Holiday Store will be filled with unique Christmas stocking stuffers and all the supplies you need to decorate for the Holidays. We offer wreaths, handmade crafts, baked goodies, spruce tops, roping, and pine boughs to get your holiday season started off right.
Our famous Country Apple Orchard Apple Pies, Honey, Apple Butter and Jams make great gifts as well.
Hours:
- Opening Day – Black Friday
- Wednesday – Sunday 10am – 5pm
Types of Christmas Trees
If you have never bought a real Christmas tree before sometimes the variety of options may be a little overwhelming. Here is a list of our most popular Christmas Trees that we carry at the Country Apple Orchard Tree Lot. Each one has a little different attribute from small and fluffy to large and robust. Don’t forget to measure your ceiling height and leave a little room for the tree topper and a couple inches for the base.
Scotch Pine
The Scotch Pines are so perfectly conically shaped they almost seem not real. Medium length needles and with excellent retention. These are another great value on the Christmas Tree Lot as they are very affordable.
Balsam Fir
These trees are hugely popular for having that full Christmas tree form. Balsams will have short dark green needles that are soft to the touch and strong branches that can support many ornaments. Their needle retention is good to excellent, and they have a strong pine scent that fills the house with the smell of Christmas.
Frasier Fir
The Frasier Fir is one of the most sought-after Christmas trees not only on our tree lot but around the world. This popularity has created a shortage in the supply chain which has led to premium pricing when you can find them. Frasier Firs have a more open style with sturdy branches for lots of ornaments. Needles are dark blue/green with a silvery underside and have the best needle retention and great scent. All these qualities make the Frasier Fir the most sought-after Christmas tree on the lot.
Cannan Fir
A relative newcomer to the Christmas Tree lot because of the scarcity of Frasier Firs, Cannan Firs seem have the best of both Fraisiers and Balsams. They have strong robust branches like a Frasier and dark green needles and perfect conical shape like a Balsam. With a milder scent and good needle retention, the Cannan Firs move fast on The Country Apple Orchard Christmas Tree Lot.
White Pine
The White Pine has long soft dark green needles that are in bunches on thinner branches. Very full and thick with excellent needle retention. Because of their long soft needles these trees or great for the Christmas ornament minimalist as their branches will not support heavy ornaments. Definitely a classic looking tree that will fill the house with Christmas nostalgia. White Pines are one of the most economical trees on the Christmas tree lot.
Tips For Taking Care of Your Real Tree
For many people it just isn’t the holidays without that fresh smell of a real Christmas tree adorned with ornaments in their house. The only drawback for many of the potential mess of falling pine needles. Here are a few tips for taking care of your Country Apple Orchard Christmas tree and keeping the mess to a minimum.
