DES MOINES, Iowa — Around 1,000 people visited the Jolly Holiday Lights display during its first two nights, according to the new owners.

Jolly Holiday Lights is an annual holiday light display in Des Moines. For over 25 years, Make-A-Wish Iowa has organized the event. They previously told WHO13 News that this was their largest event, funding thousands of wishes for children across the state with critical illnesses.

Last year’s display was located at the Outlets of Des Moines. It was free to attend, and people needed to walk through the mall and see the light displays. However, they hosted several ticketed events, allowing them to raise funds.

This year, Jolly Holiday Lights is under new ownership and it’s back to being a drive-thru event on display at the Iowa State Fairgrounds.

Winterland Inc. is a winter holiday decoration provider. They manufacture light displays from their homebase in Indiana and distribute them across the country. This is their first light display in Iowa, but they have partnered with Make-A-Wish Iowa for the last decade, according to a spokesperson for Winterland Inc.

“Every year when you would go drive [or walk] through their show, the lights you would see were our lights. We would come put them up, we would come take them back down, so incredibly natural fit for us to take the show over,” said Madelyn Graham, the Light Parks Director for Winterland Inc.

Winterland Inc. will continue its partnership with Make-A-Wish Iowa, donating $1 from every ticket sold this year to the nonprofit.

Graham said there are new light displays for Iowans to check out this year as they make their way through the Fairgrounds. The entrance is at Gate 2, which is located near the intersection of East University Avenue and East 33rd Street in Des Moines.

Tickets are $20 per car, or $50 per bus or limo, and can be purchased online or at the gate.

The light display can be seen every night until January 4th. On weeknights, they’re open from 5-9 p.m., and on weekends from 5-10 p.m.