Saint Nicks Ranch, a sprawling immersive holiday walk-through, is under construction on a 75-acre site about 15 minutes from downtown Fort Worth. Organizers say the attraction is being built to welcome thousands of visitors and is scheduled to open in time for the 2027 holiday season. Construction crews are already on the ground, and the team says they will reveal the exact location as work progresses.
According to CultureMap Fort Worth, the project pairs Tell Family Lights LLC with hospitality veteran Emil Bragdon and will occupy a 75-acre parcel that the team hopes can host about 15,000 guests with parking for roughly 3,000 vehicles. CultureMap reports that crews have already put up a barn, planted trees, and installed power and irrigation. The Saint Nicks Ranch homepage describes the site as an immersive, outdoor, family-friendly, walk-through light experience and invites visitors to sign up for updates. “Our vision has always been to create that extra special thing that bonds us all together during the holiday season,” the founders told CultureMap Fort Worth.
Who’s behind it
The project brings together Tell Family Lights LLC, the family-run display team behind a popular synchronized home show in north Fort Worth, and Emil Bragdon, founder of Funky Lime Hospitality. Bragdon’s local concepts include Reservoir and The Whiskey Garden, and his work has been profiled by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Tell Family Lights also operated the Sugar Lane Lights drive-thru in Haslet, which featured roughly 2 million LED lights, per the event’s Sugar Lane Lights.
What to expect
Organizers say every element at Saint Nicks Ranch is being custom designed rather than bought off the shelf, with themed walk-through scenes, interactive moments, and programming that can evolve from season to season. The partners emphasize that owning a permanent site instead of renting land for a single year gives them room to build out infrastructure for multi-year programming and larger crowds. For anyone who wants early notices or a shot at first tickets, the Saint Nicks Ranch homepage asks visitors to join the mailing list, and the site describes the experience as one to be explored, not just seen.
Where it fits in Fort Worth's holiday calendar
If it opens as planned, Saint Nicks Ranch would add a major new seasonal draw to Fort Worth alongside timed, ticketed walk-throughs such as Lightscape at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. Lightscape and similar holiday events have already shown there is an appetite in the area for ticketed, immersive experiences that run through the winter months, and organizers say Saint Nicks Ranch is being built to meet that demand. The Fort Worth Botanic Garden's event portal offers a sense of the local market for timed holiday light experiences.
