It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at these dazzling spots around the metro! If you’re on a tight budget shopping for gifts and attending Christmas gatherings, you can drop by these festive places with your family or friends. Best of all, they’re FREE so make sure to have extra space on your smartphone for your glam shots!

This year’s Gallery of Lights is more magical than ever, with a combination of new design concepts and classic staples that will surely bring the Christmas spirit to life. Tivoli and laser lights also dance to festive music composed of three beautiful medleys.

The Gallery of Lights is up at Ayala Triangle Gardens in Makati until January 12, 2020, with shows from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM every night.

READ: Makati's Gallery of Lights Dazzles at Ayala Triangle for the Holidays

Visit the Gift of Wonders, a bigger-than-life installation that will awaken your Christmas and gift-giving spirit at Tiendesitas’ Food and Pet Village. Shoppers are free to enjoy these larger-than-life gift boxes until January 5, 2020.

After visiting the Gift of Wonders at Tiendesitas, drop by Ortigas East Estate and dine under the Christmas Street Musical Light Tunnel. The show starts at 6:00 PM and will last for 5 minutes, with replays every 30 minutes.

Also, don't forget to catch the fireworks display every Saturday at 7:00 PM! The Christmas Street Musical Light Tunnel is here to stay until January 5, 2020.

Continuing the holiday tradition this year in Cubao is the Christmas Animated Display at Araneta City Times Square Food Park. This has been a part of many Filipinos’ lives and has become an icon among the many Christmas memories that have been built in Araneta.

Visit the Christmas Animated Display until January 5, 2020. The show starts at 6:00 PM.

The return of the Night Market at G-Strip in Greenhills comes with the spectacular lights show! Catch the Laser Light Symphony every night from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM.

Feel the spirit of the holiday season at the biggest and brightest parade of lights in the country! Catch Santa Claus, his elves, nutcrackers, glowing fairies, and princesses at the 2019 MOA Grand Festival of Lights Parade happening all Saturdays of December until Christmas Day.

In partnership with Huawei, SM by the BAY glows even brighter for the holidays with the stunning Christmas Forest of Lights. Drop by any day from 7:00 PM to 12:00 MN to see the magical light show!

Down south is a Christmas Village set amidst the beautiful Water Garden in Festival Mall in Alabang’s Filinvest City. Every corner is decked with IG-worthy Christmas displays for everybody to enjoy and snap moments with. Filinvest City's Christmas Village is up until December 31, 2019.

If you still have extra time this busy holiday season and you don’t mind driving through the Christmas rush, Nuvali’s Interactive Water Show is definitely worth traveling to! Tokyo’s teamLab launched the Nuvali teamLab Water Interactive Water Show and will be up until November 2020.

The teamLab Water: Interactive Water Show runs every hour for 30 minutes from Fridays to Sundays, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM, at Globe Lakeside, Nuvali. Make sure to download the Nuvali teamLab Water app to participate in the show!

Which of the dazzling Christmas shows and installations have you seen? Share them with us in the comment section!

To see more events this December, visit LoopMe Philippines.

Cover images grabbed from SM Mall of Asia’s and Filinvest City’s Facebook page.