Christmas at the Princess 2024: What's new at the family-favorite holiday lights

By: Michael Salerno

A new light and music show will add more holiday cheer to a Scottsdale Christmas tradition that also includes ice skating, Santa and s'mores.

Christmas at the Princess, the annual holiday spectacular at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess resort, is returning for its 15th year.

That means metro Phoenix residents and visitors can delight in the resort's 6,000-square-foot ice skating rinks, fire pits, ice bar, places to enjoy sweet treats such as s'mores, and photos with Santa Claus.

New for 2024 is an eight-minute light show at the resort's lagoon.

The celebration is a popular Arizona holiday tradition; last year's event drew about 300,000 visitors. Here's what to know about Christmas at the Princess 2024.