You don’t need to travel all the way to Nevada to enjoy a Las Vegas show anymore, not even for an incredible casino and resort stay. Only 20 miles west of Dallas in the heart of Grand Prairie, the new free water and lights show Illuvia opened in June 2023.
Update 9/7/2023 12:50 p.m.: This story has been edited for clarity and accuracy.
In addition to colorful dancing water, Illuvia casts shimmering images on the mist generated by the fountain’s 60-foot-tall columns of water.
“This is the same exact equipment, everything as the Bellagio, just about one-fourth the size,” said Grand Prairie Mayor Ron Jensen, although that's not quite true. The Bellagio was designed by a firm called WET while Illuvia’s equipment was manufactured by Oase, a firm that considers its members as "designers by trade and composers at heart" and that specializes in aquariums, fountains and water technology. “I never thought we’d have something like this in the metroplex, let alone in Grand Prairie,” continued Jensen in an interview with WFAA.
Located at the EpicCentral development in Grand Prairie off State Highway 161 just north of Interstate 20, Illuvia is surrounded by family-friendly activities. From music and art festivals to a water park to an indoor climbing park to restaurants, visitors can make the most out of a trip to Grand Prairie before enjoying the evening show at Illuvia.
The fountain operates during the day from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and returns at 3:00 p.m.The lights at Illuvia are turned on nightly at 7:30 p.m. and the full experience including dancing water, lights music and video projection runs three times per night at 8:30, 9:30 and 10:30 p.m. Each show lasts about 15 to 20 minutes and will continue to evolve and change the program seasonally, so even if you saw it once, you can be assured you haven’t seen it all.
“It’s like watching a movie on the movie screen,” continues Jensen. “[There’s] nothing like it in the metroplex or in North Texas.”
