Those driving by Binder Park may notice among the trees the glow of red, blue, green and white lights as volunteers work on the inaugural Capital City Festival of Lights.
Volunteers from local organizations began setting up the drive-thru light show earlier this month. Volunteer Jeff Buker said they are about one-third done.
The outdoor light show at Binder Park, 5840 Rainbow Drive, will be lit and open to the public 5:30-9 p.m. Dec. 2-31. The Festival of Lights will be closed Mondays.
The cost is $20 per vehicle, and money raised will go toward bettering the park and light show every year.
"We're building this park up over the next couple of years to really bring a class-act park to Jefferson City," Buker said. "Binder has its own natural beauty. It's beautiful to use the resources that Jefferson City offers, and it gives folks in Jeff City and the surrounding areas something to do other than just shopping during the holidays."
Volunteers picked Binder Park because it was an "unused resource" during the winter, Buker said, and they hoped the outdoor light show would encourage locals and tourists to visit the park.
"This park is so large, and it has so much potential to build up over the next several years (for) just a phenomenal light show," he said. "We're going to try to build something extraordinary over the next couple of years."
Some proceeds will go to local charities Boys & Girls Club of Jefferson City, Homemaker Health Care (HHC Community Outreach) and Big Brothers Big Sisters.
Volunteers used the money they raised from a fundraiser to purchase the lights.
Buker said he thought it was a good opportunity for local charities and volunteers to put on a light show instead of a company.