Are you ready for a brand-new holiday tradition that is going to hard-rock your world?
The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood has just announced that it’s going to create an extraordinary 24-acre holiday village at the Guitar Hotel in its complex.
For those unfamiliar, the Guitar Hotel is a 45-foot hotel in the shape of two upright back-to-back guitars with brightly lit strings. The 35-day event is called “Hard Rock the Holidays” and involves more than two million lights in a glowing wonderland with 20 different themed areas encircling the hotel’s pool.
Visitors can expect world-class seasonal food and drinks alongside live festive performances. Of course, Santa will also be on deck for photos in the light-filled, immersive environment (think forests of lit-up trees, colorful tunnels to walk through and even pool floats with giant candy canes).
Guests will enter through the Gates of the Glowing Grove, flanked by two 13-foot illuminated deers, then walk through the North Pole Passage crafted of garland arches.
Other standout scenes among the 20 displays are Frozen Flame, where ice sculptures shimmer' Santa's Celestial Ride, where Santa and his sleigh climb into the sky surrounded by glowing orbs; Starlight Boulevard, with a dozen illuminated star arches; Glowing Palm Paradise, where 28 palm trees—part of the traditional look of this Florida hotel—transform into a tropical Christmas look; and the Whimsy Woods, with elves and gnomes.
The centerpiece of it all will be a 50-foot Tree of Wonder for everyone to stand beneath and admire in awe.
To add even more magic to the spectacle, the Guitar Hotel will sync its signature light show to classic holiday tunes.
Hard Rock the Holidays opens Saturday, November 29 and runs through Saturday, January 3, 2026. This all-ages wonderland costs $45 per person (children under 7 are free) or $70 for a family four-pack (two adults and two children).