CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Charleston residents got their first look at the 2025 third annual Salango Law Light the Night show on Thursday, a day before it officially opens on Friday.

The lights festival, set up inside GoMart Ballpark, features a 2.5 million-light display, carnival rides and games, and an 80-by-80-foot ice skating rink, which is larger than last year’s. It also includes a shopping area and a candy store.

Salango Law founder and Kanawha County Commission President Ben Salango said that even though this is the third year and he has visited the park more than a dozen times to see the lights, it is still an incredible experience.

“Every time I come here it makes me so happy. I get to watch people and come in and see it for the first time and they’re just blown away,” Salango said.

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