‘Reflections in the Park’ Set to Illuminate Murphy Park Once Again

If you're bored during the holiday season in the Midwest, you're clearly not branching out and seeing all the state has to offer. Dubuque alone has a number of holiday markets, seasonal staples, and of course, one famous light display that illuminates one of the city's most popular parks.

Reflections in the Park, the annual Christmas light display, is celebrating 30 years of holiday cheer in Dubuque. It's set up where it always is: Louis Murphy Park in Dubuque, IA. Jared Krow of Hillcrest Family Services, the organization behind Reflections, was kind enough to stop by the studio to talk about the beacon of holiday cheer in Dubuque.

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How Reflections in the Park Comes Together:

Reflections in the Park kicks off on Thursday, November 27th (Thanksgiving Day) and runs through January 4th, 2026. Krow knows as well as anyone that it takes a village to make Reflections in the Park possible, and that's a credit to Hillcrest's team of volunteers, who have been busy assembling the light displays in Murphy Park in the weeks leading up to its opening:

[....] All the volunteers come together every year and they're so excited to put up the displays, and all the little lights, and all the little things that people see. They're just so excited to be there, and I can't be more thankful for them - Jared Krow, per our interview below

A Fundraiser for Hillcrest Family Services:

Reflections in the Park serves as Hillcrest Family Services' largest fundraiser of the year. Hillcrest is a nonprofit service that has been helping people in the Tri-States for years, be it with addiction or even adoption practices. The ways that Reflections in the Park helps Hillcrest with funding are enormous.

Tickets to Reflections in the Park are easy to obtain, be it at the gate at Murphy Park for only $12, or at any Fidelity Bank & Trust location (discounted at $10). They are open every night from 5pm - 10pm through January 5th. To learn more about Reflections in the Park, take a listen to my interview with Jared Krow of Hillcrest Family Services below!

Louis Murphy Park is located at 1700 South Grandview Avenue in Dubuque. Hillcrest Family Services is located at 2005 Asbury Road in Dubuque.