COTA's holiday lights have a new home this year. Peppermint Parkway is now Peppermint in the Park, a walk-around holiday event inside COTALAND, the theme park at Circuit of the Americas, running Nov. 12 to Jan. 3. Think rides, lights, Santa and a Christmas market, all in one night out.
Updated November 2026
PEPPERMINT IN THE PARK
Instead of driving a loop of lights, you park and walk the park. COTA says you can expect holiday lights, nightly tree lights and entertainment around COTALAND, plus rides if your pass includes them. Full entertainment times are still coming soon, so check the event page before you go.
SANTA, SHOPPING AND SNACKS
Santa is on the schedule for photos, with appearance details still to come. The Christmas market in T20 Central Park has gifts and holiday merch, and you can warm up with hot cocoa and holiday food and drinks. Food, drinks and gifts are sold separately from your pass.
HOURS + TICKETS
Opening night is Thursday, Nov. 12, at 4pm. Through early December, COTALAND lists Thursday and Friday hours of 4 to 10pm and weekend hours of noon to 10pm, plus 4 to 10pm every day Thanksgiving week (Nov. 23 to 27). Later dates aren't posted yet, so check the park hours page.
Passes start at $19.99 for the Holiday Evening Walking Pass (lights and entertainment, no rides, after 4pm) and $39.99 for the Holiday Evening Pass or All-Day Holiday Pass, which include rides. Pick your date and pass at my.cotaland.com. Parking has a separate daily fee, and the campus is cashless, so bring a card or phone pay.
LOCATION
COTALAND at Circuit of the Americas, 9111 Circuit of the Americas Blvd. | Directions
