For one night only — Sunday, Nov. 24 — the drive-thru event was solely a bike-thru event. The Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition posed the question to Christmas in the Park Managing Director Debbie Degutis, who agreed to the two-wheeled extravaganza.
Although bikes are no longer allowed this season, cars are allowed at the Drive Thru Light Show through Jan. 1. Tickets are $30 and can be purchased at www.fareharbor.com/christmasinthepark/items. It is the primary revenue source that keeps the downtown Christmas in the Park display free for visitors.
Bicyclists ride through Christmas in the Park’s Drive Thru Light Show at History Park in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. This is the first year they allowed bikes on the route. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
Bicyclists ride through Christmas in the Park’s Drive Thru Light Show at History Park in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. This is the first year they allowed bikes on the route. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
Danielle Pierce, from San Jose, leads her son Max, 5, and husband Ted through Christmas in the Park’s Drive Thru Light Show at History Park in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. This is the first year they allowed bikes on the route. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
Bicyclists ride through Christmas in the Park’s Drive Thru Light Show at History Park in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. This is the first year they allowed bikes on the route. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
A bicyclist high-fives Santa while riding through Christmas in the Park’s Drive Thru Light Show at History Park in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. This is the first year they allowed bikes on the route. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
Ted Pierce and his son Max, 5, from San Jose, head into O’Brien’s Candy Factory at Christmas in the Park’s Drive Thru Light Show at History Park in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
Bicyclists ride through Christmas in the Park’s Drive Thru Light Show at History Park in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. This is the first year they allowed bikes on the route. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
Bicyclists ride through Christmas in the Park’s Drive Thru Light Show at History Park in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. This is the first year they allowed bikes on the route. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
Bicyclists ride through Christmas in the Park’s Drive Thru Light Show at History Park in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. This is the first year they allowed bikes on the route. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
Bicyclists ride through Christmas in the Park’s Drive Thru Light Show at History Park in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. This is the first year they allowed bikes on the route. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
Bicyclists ride through Christmas in the Park’s Drive Thru Light Show at History Park in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. This is the first year they allowed bikes on the route. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
Max Pierce, 5, from San Jose, leads his parents Danielle and Ted through Christmas in the Park’s Drive Thru Light Show at History Park in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. This is the first year they allowed bikes on the route. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
Bicyclists ride through Christmas in the Park’s Drive Thru Light Show at History Park in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. This is the first year they allowed bikes on the route. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)