A lighted cooler includes a thermally-insulated cooler body having a cooler body interior, at least one lid carried by the cooler body and closeable over the cooler body interior, a front body panel carried by the cooler body, a transparent light panel carried by the cooler body in spaced-apart relationship with respect to the front body panel, a plurality of lights carried by the front body panel adjacent to the transparent light panel, a power source electrically connected to the plurality of lights and a light control button electrically connected between the power source and the plurality of lights.