Walk Into the Lights at TLC Park on Christmas Night
You round the bend on C6 Road in Barangay Lower Bicutan and the dark lakeshore opens up into colour: the Star Entrance glowing ahead, a Ferris wheel display turning against the night sky, and strings of visitors filing through the Arc Entrance toward the Nutcracker Tunnel. This is The Lights of Christmas (TLC) Park — the city's signature holiday grounds, running from November 30 through January 11, which means Christmas Day falls squarely inside its season. Admission is free, and the park opens at 5:00 PM daily; on Sunday through Thursday it closes at 10:00 PM, while Friday and Saturday nights stretch to 11:00 PM. Arrive at opening and you get the lights with room to breathe before the evening crowds settle in.
- Book ahead: Walk-ins are allowed, but you can reserve a slot through the official TLC Portal (tlcportal.taguig.gov.ph) — sign up, select "Taguig Lakeshore Carnival," choose your date, guest count and time slot, and a QR code is issued on your appointment details page.
- Time slots: 5–6 PM, 6–7 PM, 7–8 PM, 8–9 PM, 9–10 PM, and 10–11 PM.
- Parking: Gate 7 (Banai Parking, near Lakeshore Hall and Urban Farm) and Sky Park Building B.
- Accessibility: Gates 2 and 6 have dedicated lanes for senior citizens, PWDs and pregnant women, each of whom may bring up to two companions.
Follow the Installations from Mercado del Lago to the Super Trees
The park is laid out as a series of zones you can wander at your own pace. Start at the TLC Open Park, where the Arc Entrance and Star Entrance set the tone, then thread through the tunnels — the Nutcracker Tunnel, the Candy Tunnel and the Wagon Safari Tunnel — each lit as its own small world. The Carousel and Village Train give you something to ride, the High Striker and Carnival Village give you something to swing at, and the Heart Hand Arch, "I Love Taguig" Installation and Think Big Signage are the photo stops people queue for. Deeper in, the Super Trees, Hot Air Balloons display and the park's Christmas Tree anchor the walk, with the Bible Phrase Carrier and Probinsyudad Signage rounding out the city's own iconography. The Lakeshore Carnival, Probinsyudad Display Zone, Mural Park area and TLC Playpark fill out the grounds, and the New Concert Grounds host the park's live programming through the season.
- Zones to move through: Mercado del Lago, TLC Open Park, Mural Park area, Lakeshore Carnival, Probinsyudad Display Zone, TLC Playpark, New Concert Grounds.
- Installations to seek out: Arc Entrance, Star Entrance, Carousel, Carnival Village, High Striker, Heart Hand Arch, Village Train, Nutcracker Tunnel, Candy Tunnel, "I Love Taguig," Think Big Signage, Aqua Luna photo spots, Super Trees, Bible Phrase Carrier, Wagon Safari Tunnel, Ferris Wheel Display, Carnival Tent, Carnival Tunnel, Hot Air Balloons, Christmas Tree, Probinsyudad Signage.
Time Your Visit to the Season, Not Just the Day
Christmas Day in Taguig sits at the peak of a season that begins on November 30 and runs past New Year to January 11 — so whether you come on the 25th or in the days around it, the full spread of lights, rides and installations is running. The practical rhythm is simple: gates open at 5:00 PM, and the earlier slots are the calmer ones. If you want the full evening — lights, carnival, concert grounds — take a 7:00 or 8:00 PM slot and give yourself the run of the park until close. Book online if you'd rather not queue; walk-ins are welcome either way.
Eat and Wander Around Mercado del Lago
The park's market zone, Mercado del Lago, is where the evening's eating happens — the natural place to break your walk between the tunnels and the carnival. Pair it with the Lakeshore Carnival and the open park for a full loop: lights first while the sky still has colour, market and carnival in the middle of the evening, and the installations lit up for the walk back. Because the grounds sit along the lakeshore in Lower Bicutan, the whole visit is one continuous stretch of walking — comfortable shoes, a charged phone for the photo stops, and no need to leave the park between attractions.
Make a Night of It on C6 Road
Everything above happens in one place: C6 Road, Barangay Lower Bicutan, Taguig City, with parking at Gate 7 and Sky Park Building B and accessible entry at Gates 2 and 6. That makes Christmas Day easy to plan — one destination, one booking, one long evening of lights. Reserve your slot on the TLC Portal now, pick a time that lets you see the park by dusk and by dark, and let the lakeshore do the rest.