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Hop On Cville Craft beverage tours · Charlottesville, VA

The holiday tour · family friendly

Two light shows, one bus, nobody drives.

Hop On's own pitch for it: "the area's easiest and most affordable way to enjoy two great local walk-through light displays… without the long ride to Richmond or the cost of an entire bus."

Sign up for dates The booking page

The route, per the 2024–25 listing

  1. 5pm · leave IX Art Park

    Round trip from downtown Charlottesville

  2. an hour and a half at Brewing Tree Beer Company

    Best Lights of Christmas

  3. an hour at Veritas Vineyards

    Veritas Illuminated

  4. 9:30 to 10pm

    Back to Cville

Times from the 2024–25 listing; the January 2027 calendar entries start at 4:30pm.

The fare

Entry to both paths is in it.

  • Adults (14+): $40
  • Child (4-13): $35
  • Baby/Toddler (3 & under): $20 transportation only

Fares on the booking page, set for the 2024–25 season.

Round-trip transport and entry to both light paths. Pints, wine and food at the stops, and the driver's tip, are on you.

Good to know

Dress for outside.

Who can ride
Everyone: the lights tour is family friendly. Riders under 18 stay seated and buckled, and parents bring any car seat or booster the law requires.
Minimum to run
A minimum of 8 guests are required in order for the tour to run... eight people on the bus, not in your group.
Weather
Rain or shine, all outdoors, on unpaved and uneven paths: coat, hat, gloves, good shoes.
Days
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in the 2024–25 season, per the listing. On October 5, 2026, Hop On's booking calendar listed January 1, 2 and 3, 2027, and no November or December dates yet.

Meet the bus

IX Art Park, downtown Charlottesville

Behind Three Notch'd Brewery, at the stop light. Arrive a little early to park.

Directions