The 16th annual list of the Best Christmas Lights Displays is here! Pile in the car with a thermos of hot chocolate and a tin of cookies to see the most dazzling displays our local families have created: over 150 houses across 30+ driving routes. Each stop includes photos, the best viewing hours, and the details you won’t want to miss.
Why families love our routes:
- Less driving, more lights. Houses are mapped in the smartest order, so you’re not backtracking (or listening to “are we there yet?”).
- One tap to the next stop. Every house has a link to directions.
- Verified displays. We confirm every display with the homeowner. If a house is marked “unconfirmed,” we’re still waiting to hear back.
- Made by locals. Kidlist is a team of local parents who know these neighborhoods.
If you are looking for drive-through and walk-through displays hosted by organizations and businesses, we have that too! Click here to be taken to the list of park district, town, shopping center, and business-created light displays.
How to Submit Your Display
Want to submit your house for consideration? Click on the button below and fill out the form. We are accepting submissions now through December 15.
*Please keep in mind that displays need to meet certain criteria to be included. Because these homes become driving destinations, we’re looking for over-the-top displays, not just a few lights or a couple of inflatables. Many homes on this list cover their entire yard and house in lights, sync their displays to music, build custom scenes and light sculptures, or have one-of-a-kind elements you won’t see anywhere else.
Map of the Best Christmas Lights
Searching for “the best Christmas lights near me”? Start with this map! Every display on our list is here, color-coded by driving route. There are three ways to use it:
- Make your own route. Browse the map to see every house and plan a route around the ones you want to see.
- Tap a house. The details show which route it’s on. Tap the route name to jump right to it.
- Pick a route by town. Choose a route from the list below the map. Routes are named for the town or nearest town where the displays are. Tap one to jump down to it.
Tap “Get Directions” under each display to navigate there, then come back here for the next stop.
The Best Christmas Lights Tours
We’ve planned free driving routes for you across the Chicago suburbs. Just pick a route and go! Keep this guide open on your phone and tap “Get Directions” for each house. Your map app will take you there, and then you can come back here for the next stop.
🎶 The musical note marks houses with a musical component, including lights synced to music playing outside or on a radio station you can tune in to when you arrive.
As always, please be mindful of these residential neighborhoods. Drive safely, pick up your trash, and respect the neighboring houses by not blocking driveways.
Best Christmas Lights in Tinley Park North of 171st
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Unconfirmed Ho-Ho-Hobart
17025 Hobart Ave, Orland Hills, IL 60487 Get Directions4:20pm – 11:00pmFrom 2025: House on Ho-Ho-Hobart lights up at 4:20pm. Music from 4:20pm to 9pm.
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9020 W 167th St, Orland Hills, IL 60487 Get DirectionsWeekdays: 6-9pm, weekends: 6-10:30pm
From 2025: Traditional blowmolds.
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Unconfirmed Cranberry Ct Christmas House
16612 Cherry Hill Ave, Tinley Park, IL 60487 Get Directions6:00pm – 10:00pmFrom 2025: Classic with a twist of modern. The classic blow molds are our favorite. Stop by to see our display!
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Unconfirmed Bartz family Christmas house
16409 Surrey Dr, Tinley Park, IL 60487 Get DirectionsSun-Th: 5-10pm, Fri-Sat: 5-midnightFrom 2025: Come see the beautiful archways at this spectacular display with over 50,000 lights and countless characters sprawling throughout the entire yard. Take pics in the disco driveway and come for cookies and candy canes on Friday and Saturday during the month of December. Many surprises await as Santa may make a few surprise visits so be sure to check this out. You will not be disappointed!
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Unconfirmed Esposito Christmas Lights
16423 Parliament Ave, Tinley Park, IL 60477 Get Directions5:00pm – 10:00pmFrom 2025: Come see the incandescent lights at the Esposito Christmas Lights, listen to music by tuning the radio to 98.9, or listen as you take a walk through the display and see the interactive trains, synchronized face and trees to music, moving skyride and ferris wheel, hand painted figures, teddy bear wall, and over 250 blow molds. Write a letter to Santa by December 16th and receive a letter back!
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Unconfirmed Hirsch Christmas lights
7805 Nottingham Dr, Tinley Park, IL 60477 Get Directions5:00pm – 10:00pmFrom 2025: Our family of four works together to create our display. We e joy making memories that are priceless so that families and thr young and old can come and enjoy our display.
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Unconfirmed The O'Connor Christmas Lights
7414 162nd Pl, Tinley Park, IL 60477 Get Directions5:00pm – 10:00pmFrom 2025: All donations will go to the project fire buddy. Turn to 105.7 in your car
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16108 Olcott Ave, Tinley Park, IL 60477 Get Directions
From 2025: Vintage nostalgic winter wonderland
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Unconfirmed A Hanover Holiday
7702 Hanover Dr, Tinley Park, IL 60477 Get Directions4:45pm – 10:15pmFrom 2025: This display is the winner of the 2024 ABC7 Great Chicago Light Fight. There is so much to see, such as life size animatronics, a life size sleigh, handmade wood cutouts, 13ft Jack Skellington, a train village, blow molds, and more. This is a must see!
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Unconfirmed Kenny Family Christmas
16660 Patricia Ave, Tinley Park, IL 60477 Get Directions5:15pm – 10:30pmFrom 2025: 5,500 roof lights, flying Santa and his reindeer, over 320 blow molds including Disney and many vintage.
Best Christmas Lights in Tinley Park South of 171st
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Unconfirmed Kathleen Lane Christmas Lights
8706 Kathleen Ln, Tinley Park, IL 60487 Get Directions5:00pm – 10:00pmFrom 2025: Walk through the arches and enjoy the many lights, figurines and blow ups.
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Unconfirmed TP Christmas House
17321 Avon Ln, Tinley Park, IL 60487 Get Directions5:00pm – 10:00pmFrom 2025: Come by to check out Chicagolands best Christmas Display. Previous winner of the Great Chicago Light Fight and a contestant on the Great Christmas Light Fight. Our display is 3 houses long and features both old classic aspects as well as a modern display. Hope to see everyone out front this year!
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Unconfirmed Alpine Village
18031 Flamingo Dr, Tinley Park, IL 60487 Get Directions5:00pm – 9:30pmFrom 2025: A display inspired by European Christmas markets that serves Alpine Hot Chocolate and benefits The Salvation Army. Runs Fridays through Sundays with a live show on Saturdays and Sundays. See alpinevillagehouse.com for more details.
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Unconfirmed Kaminski Holiday Light Show
18033 Bettenhausen Dr, Tinley Park, IL 60487 Get DirectionsDusk – 10:30pmFrom 2025: Over 10,000 color changing lights along with aerial effects synchronized to music on 89.3 FM.
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7231 174th Pl, Tinley Park, IL 60477 Get Directions5:00pm – 10:30pm
From 2025: Lights set to holiday music
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Unconfirmed Winter Wonderland
7435 Ridgefield Ln, Tinley Park, IL 60487 Get Directions5:00pm – 10:00pmFrom 2025: Walk through display with homemade props, forest that dances to Christmas music, light tunnels, photo spots and an igloo
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19336 Edgebrook Ln, Tinley Park, IL 60487 Get Directions4:30pm – 10:00pm
From 2025: Full LED music synchronized display. Users can hear music from their vehicles or walk up. Song selection available using QR code or push button.
La Grange Park Area Route to See the Best Christmas Lights
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Unconfirmed Beware of Barnsdale’s Holiday Display
725 Barnsdale Rd, La Grange Park, IL 60526 Get DirectionsDusk – 8:00pm weekdays, later on weekendsFrom 2025: NOTE: NOT scary! While we are more known for our Halloween display, we also love to bring holiday cheer! A large mix of vintage decorations and modern lights. Featuring dozens of antique blow molds, a full flying sleigh, walk through arches, nativity scene, countless candy canes, Grinches and larger than life characters. Come take a stroll and some photos!
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Unconfirmed The Nightmare Before Christmas on Homestead
836 Homestead Rd, La Grange Park, IL 60526 Get DirectionsDusk – 10:00pmFrom 2025: Jack Skellington came here from Halloween Town. You'll notice his handiwork scattered around. This year he's decided to play Sandy Claws. But when Halloween creates Christmas, you might see a few flaws. Everything is homemade and hand painted. Following the popular and successful Haunted Mansion and Homestead, the entire family set their sights on carefully crafting The Nightmare Before Christmas. Listen to the tale, "Twas the Nightmare before Christmas," on 88.7 FM. Viewable from the sidewalk and street.
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Unconfirmed FOUSHI'S Colossal Christmas Inflatable Collection
1201 Alima Terrace, La Grange Park, IL 60526 Get Directions24-7From 2025: Visiting Brookfield Zoo for the annual Christmas lights? Then be sure to come out and see one of the biggest inflatable collections in the La Grange Park area! Just a few blocks from the zoo, multiple massive 20-foot inflatables reach higher than any child's imagination. Young or old, be amazed at the sheer size of this professional setup that just keeps getting bigger and better every year. Setup will run from Black Friday evening to Christmas night. Please remember, this is an inflatable setup and, depending on weather, could be taken down at times due to high winds. Always check the Facebook page before planning your visit for the latest details.
And don't miss your chance to Meet the REAL Grinch on Sunday, December 7th and 21st from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM! Bring two non-perishable cans of food to help families in need this holiday season.
Best Christmas Lights in La Grange Area
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Unconfirmed The Christmas Blow-Up Bonanza
4329 Blanchan Ave, Brookfield, IL 60513 Get Directions4:00pm – 10:00pmFrom 2025: Our house is basically what happens when the North Pole drinks too much hot cocoa and decides to move to the suburbs. From Santa’s sleigh squad to an army of inflatables who clearly have no sense of personal space, this yard is packed with more cheer, color, and candy canes than Santa’s workshop in overtime.
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Unconfirmed Kwak’s SPREAD JOY
916 S Ashland Ave, La Grange, IL 60525 Get Directions4:30pm – 10:30pmFrom 2025: In 2020, we began our SPREAD JOY project. Along with our display, we are collecting non perishable and toiletry donations for nearby food pantries and programs in need. To date, we have collected and distributed over 40,000 items through our JOY collection bin on the parkway and our Amazon wish list. Our display is open seven days a week. On Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays we line our lighted archway with candy canes for our visitors to take and enjoy. If you follow our social media pages, you will see the upcoming dates announced when Santa comes to visit our display for pictures with visitors! When you come to visit, please consider bringing a nonperishable or toiletry donation to put in our collection bin or access our Amazon wish list to send items directly! As always, thank you from our family to yours for helping us SPREAD JOY this holiday season!
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Unconfirmed Santa Avenue
1018 S Ashland Ave, La Grange, IL 60525 Get Directions5:00pm – 9:00pmFrom 2025: On Ashland Ave. between 47th and Plainfield Rd. more than 50 inflatable Santa Clause figures line the blocks turning Ashland Avenue into Santa Avenue for the holiday season! It’s a joyful display of neighborly love and Christmas spirit for kids and adults to enjoy!
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Unconfirmed Gutierrez Christmas Light Show
5302 S Catherine Ave, Countryside, IL 60525 Get Directions4:30pm – 10:30pmFrom 2025: Christmas light show with singing Christmas Trees that sing along to the music and Mega Tree.
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Unconfirmed Lights on Dawn
6650 Dawn Ave, Countryside, IL 60525 Get DirectionsSun-Th: dusk-10pm, Fri-Sat: dusk-11pmFrom 2025: 🎄✨ Experience the Magic of Lights On Dawn! ✨🎄 Join for a dazzling holiday light show featuring over 20,000 twinkling lights synchronized to an enchanting selection of music. Their family-friendly playlist includes a delightful mix of beloved classics, festive fun songs, and heartfelt tunes that remind everyone of the true reason for the season. Whether you’re looking to make lasting memories, feel the joy of the holidays, or simply soak in the glow of a magical display, their light show is sure to bring warmth and wonder to your season. Tune in on 98.9 FM or use the Pulsemesh App.
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Unconfirmed Vintage Christmas Display
6520 S Elm St, Burr Ridge, IL 60527 Get Directions6:00pm – 9:00pmFrom 2025: Come see 100's of Christmas blow molds that we have collected over the years! As well as a super tree, new this year.
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Unconfirmed The Boucher Family Christmas Light Show
639 Sherman St, Downers Grove, IL 60515 Get Directions5:00pm – 9:30pmFrom 2025: Our holiday display in Downers Grove features 15 of our favorite holiday tunes syncronized to our Christmas lights display. We feature the best of the classics and new digital music for all to enjoy! Through the use of many color changing lights, light up Christmas trees, and high powered moving lights we are able to light up the night!
Best Christmas Lights in Westchester Area
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Unconfirmed Martindale Lights
2406 Martindale Dr E, Westchester, IL 60154 Get Directions5:00pm – 10:00pmFrom 2025: Joyous Christmas lights synchronized to music with different songs each night.
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Unconfirmed The Wonders of Christmas
10305 Kipling St, Westchester, IL 60154 Get Directions5:00pm – 11:59pmFrom 2025: An artistic approach to Christmas with little vignettes for kiddos to look at. Over 30,000 lights used between display characters, foliage, and house decorations.
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Unconfirmed Concord’s Christmastime
1548 Concord Ave, Westchester, IL 60154 Get Directions6:00pm – 10:00pmFrom 2025: Ho, Ho, Ho and Happy New Year! Bright and colorful, fun and festive, inflatables and blow molds galore! There’s lots of classic characters, a beautiful nativity scene, an army of soldiers, a forest of decorated trees in the window display, and a poppin’ party of gingerbread people down their candy cane lane!! 2 lots totally filled with lit decorations to drive by or you can also easily get out and walk by for a closer look! Music will be playing on Weekends: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 7pm-9pm. Come by and check it out!!! 🎅☃️🎄💖💗🙌🫶
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Unconfirmed Marzano's Christmas Display 2025
1827 Portsmouth Ave, Westchester, IL 60154 Get Directions5:00pm – 10:00pm or laterFrom 2025: Around 40k magical lights with nightly changes in colors. synched to music and routed through dedicated routers
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2524 S 8th Ave, North Riverside, IL 60546 Get Directions4:30pm – 10:00pm
From 2025: Ho, ho, ho! We've been busy, busy, busy getting things just right… Making our house merry, festive and bright! Santa and the Grinch are available on weekends for photos. Please click on our facebook page for more information!
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1332 Oak Park Ave, Berwyn, IL 60402 Get Directions5:00pm – 11:00pm
From 2025: Look for the skeleton and the forgotten Halloween cat hanging amongst all the flashing and moving lights.
Naperville Area Route: Best Christmas Lights in Naperville
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Unconfirmed Lights on Cohasset
6S211 Cohasset Rd, Naperville, IL 60540 Get Directions5:00pm – 9:00pmFrom 2025: Lights and music, synchronized. Fun for all ages! Tune your FM radio to 88.5.
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Unconfirmed Gartner Road Christmas Light Display
1118 E Gartner Rd, Naperville, IL 60540 Get DirectionsDusk- 10:00pmFrom 2025: 30,000 lights, light tunnel, minion hunt that change their hiding spots every week, and a Toys for Tots toy drive!
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Unconfirmed Goodwin Family Display
209 W 8th Ave, Naperville, IL 60563 Get Directions4:00pm – 11:30pmFrom 2025: Our display may be familiar to many as my Dad started the tradition at our childhood home over 25 years ago in Columbia Estates in Naperville. Santa and his reindeer and elves have moved just a mile away to their new home. Much of our display is classic David Hamberger and we continue to add every year. Stop by to enjoy the display, a candy cane and on some nights a special appearance from Santa himself!
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Unconfirmed Whispering Lights
220 N Whispering Hills Dr, Naperville, IL 60540 Get Directions6:00pm – 10:00pmFrom 2025: Experience the magic of 10,000 LED pixel lights dancing in perfect sync to your favorite holiday classics and today's hottest seasonal hits. Our spectacular display transforms the night into a winter wonderland you won't want to miss. Tune your car radio to 88.5 FM and enjoy the show from the comfort of your vehicle, or bundle up and watch from our outdoor viewing area (outdoor listening available until 9pm, car audio continues until the show ends at 10pm). Don't miss our showstopping 8-foot Santa and his reindeer – the perfect photo opportunity for the whole family!
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Unconfirmed Winter Wonderland
866 Buttonwood Cir, Naperville, IL 60540 Get Directions5:00pm – 10:00pmFrom 2025: A Santa house, penguins, snowmen with a fire pit, a big Santa walking 9 dachshunds and a nativity plus more!
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Unconfirmed The House of Christmas Cheer
1222 Oakton Ln, Naperville, IL 60540 Get Directions5:00pm – 10:30pm +/-From 2025: Tens of thousands of lights reaching 50' in the air. 100's of lawn figurines create many different christmas scenes. The crowning jewel are the vintage storefront animatronics that have been collected over the years from all over the country.
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Unconfirmed Riparian Lights
1509 Riparian Dr, Naperville, IL 60565 Get Directions5:30pm – 10:30pmFrom 2025: A choreographed light display synced to music.
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Unconfirmed Rudolph’s Reindeer Games
28W550 Laurel Dr, Naperville, IL 60564 Get Directions5:00pm – 10:00pmFrom 2025: Rudolph is joined by lots of friends for Reindeer games and more!
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Unconfirmed The Brambilla Family Light Show
1254 Harvest Ct, Naperville, IL 60564 Get Directions4:45pm – 11:00pmFrom 2025: A fun and festive light display set to music.
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493 Bradford Pl, Bolingbrook, IL 60490 Get Directions5:00pm – 10:00pm
From 2025: Come see an eclectic mix of old and new lights and a Nativity scene. Over the years we acquired hand-me-downs from relatives and after-Christmas clearance items. With a house on a curved street, decorations extend on three sides of the house and in the windows. There is plenty of parking across the street and take a walk to see if you can find the star shape that forms in the arch across the sidewalk by magic from viewing it at the right angle!
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Unconfirmed Gwin's Holiday display
419 Valley Dr, Bolingbrook, IL 60440 Get Directions4:00pm – 10:00pmFrom 2025: Lots of lights, blow ups, plastic molds, a light picket fence, nativity set, some weekend nights there is music playing outside
Woodridge Area Route to See the Best Christmas Lights
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Unconfirmed Nostalgia Christmas
7809 Farmingdale Dr, Darien, IL 60561 Get Directions5:00pm – 9:00pmFrom 2025: Over 50 blow molds and 15,000 lights for the corner house. Wrapped trees, candy cane arches, an army of Santas, a Winter Wonderland for snowmen and penguins and a flying Santa.
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Unconfirmed Darien’s Wintery Wonderland
8361 Parkview Dr, Darien, IL 60561 Get Directions5:00pm – 10:00pmFrom 2025: Our home transforms into a glowing winter wonderland, lit with brilliant blue and cool white lights that blanket the entire yard in a magical, icy glow. A sparkling archway creates a showstopping centerpiece, surrounded by illuminated trees, shimmering snowflakes, and crystal-like décor that looks as if it was sculpted from frozen light. The tree in the front yard is wrapped in dazzling blue lights with oversized glowing stars that hang like celestial ornaments. Frosted figures, twinkling pathway candles, and glistening dome lights scatter across the snowy lawn, giving the whole scene a dreamlike, storybook feel. The combination of vivid blue lighting and soft white accents makes the display stand out beautifully in the night—bright, enchanting, and full of Christmas magic.
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Unconfirmed Frost Court Lights
8314 Frost Ct, Woodridge, IL 60517 Get Directions4:30pm – 11:00pmFrom 2025: This year we have a whole new display and songs synchronized to music including K Pop Demon Hunters and Bad Bunny! Tune to 88.5.
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Unconfirmed Brentwood Candy Cane Lane
2924 Brentwood Ct, Woodridge, IL 60517 Get Directions5:00pm – 11:00pmFrom 2025: Lots of vintage blow molds, rotating Ferris wheel, lights to music on 89.9, flying Santa, singing faces and everyone’s favorite Mr. Hankey. Sometime you can even catch commercials and skits made by all the neighborhood kids.
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Unconfirmed Clark MacArthur Christmas Display
6531 MacArthur Dr, Woodridge, IL 60517 Get DirectionsDusk – 10:30pmFrom 2025: Flying Santa between houses, LED Curtains in windows and Garage, Video in Windows, Dancing Lights to music, and a bunch of inflatables.
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Unconfirmed Holiday Cheer!
2308 College Rd, Downers Grove, IL 60516 Get Directions5:00pm – 9:00pm, weather permittingFrom 2025: Come see our snowman, Santa, reindeer and Christmas tree along with our colorful ornaments and light display! The week of Christmas, December 21-24 there may be some treats out on a table on the driveway, please stop and grab some! (Please don't walk in the yard because there are a lot of cords on the ground.)
Elmhurst Area Route to See the Best Christmas Lights
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Unconfirmed Olaf’s Winter Spectacular
760 Hillside Ave, Elmhurst, IL 60126 Get Directions5:00pm – 10:00pmFrom 2025: “Olaf’s Winter Spectacular” Champion of the 2020 ABC Channel 7’s Great Chicago Light Fight, will once again feature Olaf skating to some of his favorite songs of the holiday season. Olaf has added a couple new shows each night called “Disney Under The Stars” featuring songs from either his favorite firework shows or nighttime parades. Join Olaf as he lights the evening’s sky with over 25,000 lights. Olaf spent the summer working on his tan and adding some new elements to his show and several new friends to help him celebrate the holidays. He also has added a scavenger hunt for his guests. Follow Olaf on social media, where there are updates on the current season’s shows and behind the scenes information. Show Times: 5:00, 5:30, 6:00, 7:00, 7:30, 8:00, 9:00 and 9:30. Saturdays and Sundays 10:00. Special Shows: Disney Under the Stars 6:30 and 8:30
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Unconfirmed Mathias Family Christmas Spectacular
355 Sherman Ave, Elmhurst, IL 60126 Get Directions4:30pm – 9:00pmFrom 2025: This synchronized light show is set to music, broadcasted on 90.5 FM. It features all new songs, using singing trees and Mega Tree special effects, all created by a York high school student.
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Unconfirmed The Grinch Story
413 Huntington Ln, Elmhurst, IL 60126 Get Directions4:30pm – 10:00pmFrom 2025: Painted boards highlight the story of the Grinch Who Stole Christmas.
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Unconfirmed North Ave Pole
261 W North Ave, Elmhurst, IL 60126 Get DirectionsAlways onFrom 2025: This is a fun pop of lights when driving down boring North Ave. You can't miss us. Better to see on Evergreen!
Villa Park Area Route to See the Best Christmas Lights
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Unconfirmed Harrison Holiday Houses
590 E Harrison St, Villa Park, IL 60181 Get Directions5:00pm – 9:45pmFrom 2025: Come and enjoy the magical holiday houses sync'd up to music!
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Unconfirmed Woodland Lights
417 W Woodland Ave, Lombard, IL 60148 Get Directions4:30pm – 11:00pmFrom 2025: Check out our lights this year with projection in window and many new lights and displays including Grinch and Max next to the real life Grinch Tree. Feel free taking pictures next to the Woodland animals and friends. Please tag if you share pictures taken. Tune to station for Music.
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Unconfirmed Corner of Lights
332 Winthrop Ave, Addison, IL 60101 Get Directions4:30pm – 2:00amFrom 2025: This display has a combination of over 40 Inflatables, colored lights and blowmolds along with a manger scene.
Aurora Area Route to See the Best Christmas Lights
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Unconfirmed Cambridge-Lakeside Neighbors Christmas Light Show
2689 Wydown Ln, Aurora, IL 60502 Get Directions5:30pm – 10:00pmFrom 2025: Features 25 homes decorated and illuminated with thousands of multi-colored LED lights, and wire-frame yard art, synchronized to spirited Christmas music. Enter the neighborhood from DuPage Parkway and Forsyth Lane to see the lit homes throughout the neighborhood. Enjoy the spirited music as you drive through the neighborhood by tuning to 90.3 FM.
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Unconfirmed Aurora Symphony of Lights
1293 Yellowpine Dr, Aurora, IL 60506 Get Directions5:00pm -10:00pm, a bit later on Fri-SatFrom 2025: Holiday pixel light show programmed to fun music. Tune to 89.9 FM and enjoy the show!
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Unconfirmed Oswego Lights
701 N Sparkle Ct, Oswego, IL 60543 Get Directions4:00pm – 11:00pmFrom 2025: Our show runs about thirty minutes and features more than 130,000 RGB lights perfectly synchronized to music—broadcast right to your car on 88.3 FM. This year we have two different shows on alternating days. We hope you love it! We are fundraising this year for the local animal shelter.
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Unconfirmed The Holidays on Hackney
408 Hackney Ln, Oswego, IL 60543 Get DirectionsDusk – 10:00pmFrom 2025: Our Halloween setup has officially flipped to full holiday mode.
With over 10,000 LED lights and one big glowing arch, the house is lit up and ready for the season.
Swing by and enjoy the holidays!
Lisle/Wheaton Area Driving Route
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Unconfirmed Santa’s favorite deer
637 Maywood Ln, Lisle, IL 60532 Get DirectionsDusk to midnightFrom 2025: 2 20 foot reindeer, lots of Santa’s friends and lights!
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Unconfirmed Ivanhoe lights
4317 Ivanhoe Ave, Lisle, IL 60532 Get DirectionsDusk – 12:00amFrom 2025: LED Lights set to music
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Unconfirmed Wheaton Venetian Lights
8 Venetian Way Cir, Wheaton, IL 60189 Get Directions5:00pm – 10:00pmFrom 2025: The show runs nightly and broadcasts on 99.7 FM. It is a 15 minute loop, with some extended show nights of past favorites. Check their Facebook page for additional information.
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Unconfirmed Wheaton Christmas Lights
913 E Evergreen St, Wheaton, IL 60187 Get DirectionsSun-Th: 4:30-10pm, Fri-Sat 4:30-10:30pmFrom 2025: An amazing lights display choreographed to music. Tune into 102.5 FM. They accept donations in the blinking box for Muscular Dystrophy Association. You can find more information and updates on their Facebook page. Extended hours on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Bloomingdale Area Route to See the Best Christmas Lights
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Unconfirmed Joy to the World
1455 Glen Hill Dr, Glendale Heights, IL 60139 Get Directions5:00pm – 10:00pmFrom 2025: Lots of lights, Santa, Snowmen, Nutcracker, giant ornaments and candy canes!
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Unconfirmed Whoville
192 S Circle Ave, Bloomingdale, IL 60108 Get Directions5:30pm – 10:00pmFrom 2025: This family has created WHOville with some Grinch going on! There will be two Sundays that the Grinch himself will be out to take pictures with anyone that wants to stop. They have added 24 yard decorations, all hand made.
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Unconfirmed Burning Sock Holiday Lights
2141 Brittany Ln, Glendale Heights, IL 60139 Get Directions4:30 – 10:00From 2025: Experience the magic of the season at the dazzling Holiday Light Show. Each 5 song set includes Holiday music that brings the festive spirit of Christmas to life! Come see the twinkling lights and listen to the joyous melodies that will make memories you'll cherish forever. Whether it's a family outing, a date night, or simply a way to embrace the holiday cheer, the light show is the perfect destination. Don't miss out on this spectacular event and let the holiday magic begin! See the bulbs sing and the lights dance. Listen from your car 89.5 FM. Videos of previous shows on facebook!
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Unconfirmed Winter Wonderland on Wellington
156 Wellington Dr, Bloomingdale, IL 60108 Get DirectionsSun-Th: dusk-9pm, Fri-Sat: dusk-10pmFrom 2025: Lights, igloo, penguins, Santa, frozen projection
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Unconfirmed Bean Household
5N773 Santa Fe Trail, Bloomingdale, IL 60108 Get Directions4:00pm – 11:00pmFrom 2025: We love Christmas! We hope you enjoy the hours and hours of work we put into this!
Carol Stream Area Route to See the Best Christmas Lights
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Unconfirmed Rudolph the Red-Nosed Inflatable Display
300 Bayberry Ct, West Chicago, IL 60185 Get Directions3:00pm – 10:00pmFrom 2025: This custom inflatable Christmas display you can see during the day & night! All based on the beloved Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer characters: Bumble is 30ft, Yukon is 23ft, Santa 20ft, Sam the Snowman 20ft, Hermey 16.5ft, Rudolph 15ft, Clarice 12ft & Island of Misfit Toys 9.5ft. Also there is Frosty 18ft, Heat Miser at 18ft & (new this year) Snow Miser 21ft. When you arrive, tune to 95.3FM to listen to holiday classics.
NOTE: the Christmas inflatables will be turned off on windy days.
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29W270 Bolles Ave, West Chicago, IL 60185 Get DirectionsAll Day
From 2025: Elf on the shelf has made his way outdoors! With a HUGGEEEE display! Our 5ft Elf has been causing up a ruckus and moves every night!
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Unconfirmed Barrett Family Christmas
785 Medford Dr, Carol Stream, IL 60188 Get Directions5:00pm – 11:00pmFrom 2025: Beautiful lights and signs
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Unconfirmed Candy Cane Canyon Trail
371 Canyon Trail, Carol Stream, IL 60188 Get DirectionsSun-Th: 4:30-10pm, Fri-Sat: 4:30-11pmFrom 2025: Candy Cane Canyon Trail is an elaborately decorated home which features a life-sized Gingerbread House with elves and snowmen decorating Christmas trees as well as a stable filled wtih Santa's reindeer. In the evenings, the lights are synched to music on 101.5 FM. If you enjoy the display, please consider leaving a non-perishable food donation for the Humanitarian Service Project and monetary donations for Just Giants Rescue.
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Unconfirmed Easton Lights
1214 Easton Dr, Carol Stream, IL 60188 Get DirectionsDusk – 10:00pmFrom 2025: Award winning Yard and Garage display and Light Show. You’ll want to get out of the car for this one! Open daily.
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Unconfirmed Redinger Winter Wonderland
1845 DeForest Ln, Hanover Park, IL 60133 Get Directions4:30pm – 12:30amFrom 2025: Wonderful display of numerous decorations made by my husband who puts his heart on decorating our house every year. Please drive by or stop
& take a picture with your family.
Best Christmas Lights In and Around Bartlett
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1361 Keenland Dr, Bartlett, IL 60103 Get Directions5:00pm – 10:00pm
From 2025: Lights set to music. Big additions since last year! (The photo was taken during set up, and only shows about half the display.)
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750 W Appletree Ln, Bartlett, IL 60103 Get DirectionsDusk to dawn
From 2025: Over 15 arches lining side walk, flying Santa, 10ft trees
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Unconfirmed Holiday Magic on Cuyahoga Dr
1026 Cuyahoga Dr, Bartlett, IL 60103 Get Directions5:30pm – 11:00pmFrom 2025: Our display is bright, full, colorful, and packed with classic Christmas characters — inflatables, lights, candy canes, Santa, snowflakes on the house, and a whole front-yard village.
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Unconfirmed Elf Adventures on Evergreen
35 Evergreen Rd, Streamwood, IL 60107 Get DirectionsDusk – 9:30pmFrom 2025: We have a little bit of everything from animatronics, projection show, and even a present making machine. Feel free to walk around the front yard and take a look at everything.
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Unconfirmed Skellington Manir
518 Wildflower Way, Streamwood, IL 60107 Get Directions5:00pm – 10:00pmFrom 2025: Over 60,000 lights and It's free to the public from 5–10:30 PM every night. The lights dance to music that can be heard on 88.1 FM or from an outdoor speaker, and we also stream the music live from our website.
Route for the Best Christmas Lights Near Park Ridge
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Unconfirmed INNER CIRCLE LIGHTS
144 Inner Cir Dr, Des Plaines, IL 60016 Get Directions5:00pm – 10:00pmFrom 2025: Lights synced to music. You can listen from your own car or the speaker in front of display
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Unconfirmed Candy Cane Land Des Plaines
100 Oakwood Ave, Des Plaines, IL 60016 Get Directions4:30pm – 10:00pmFrom 2025: Last year over 110 homes displayed over 500 Candy Canes covering 5 streets in the neighborhood.
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Unconfirmed Max and Ares Magical Awesomeness
4927 N Newland Ave, Chicago, IL 60656 Get Directions5:00pm – 10:00pmFrom 2025: Tune to 89.7 FM and listen to the magical show in your car
Best Christmas Lights In and Around Elk Grove Village
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Unconfirmed Jandy Claus’ Magical Christmas
1417 Armstrong Ln, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 Get Directions5:00pm – 12:00amFrom 2025: Come see Jandy Claus’ sleigh and enjoy the brightness
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Unconfirmed Wonderland on Baltimore Drive
1820 Baltimore Dr, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 Get Directions5:00pm – 10:15pmFrom 2025: Come check out our award winning Christmas display as it dances to the music! Tune to 88.1fm to listen from the car!
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Unconfirmed Dancing Trees of Niagara
417 E Niagara Ave, Schaumburg, IL 60193 Get Directions5:00pm – 9:00pmFrom 2025: Beautiful lights and tube radio to the dancing trees
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Unconfirmed Elf Theater
420 N Roselle Rd, Roselle, IL 60172 Get Directions6:00pm – 10:00pmFrom 2025: The movie is playing on a projector and there's also a light tunnel to enjoy.
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Unconfirmed Spain Family Christmas
23W720 W Bryn Mawr Ave, Roselle, IL 60172 Get DirectionsM-Th: 5-10pm, Fri-Sun: 5pm-midnightFrom 2025: Harp, train, spiral tree, 13 foot pixel tree. Singing trees and light bulbs. 6 foot pixel tree, Santa reindeer, dancing arches on roof
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Unconfirmed Lights On Wildwood
55 Wildwood Dr, Roselle, IL 60172 Get Directions6:00pm – 11:00pmFrom 2025: Enjoy a festive Christmas light display featuring thousands of twinkling lights, colorful decorations, and cheerful inflatables. Our home is fully lit from roofline to yard, creating a bright and joyful holiday scene for all ages. Stop by with your family and soak in the holiday magic!
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Unconfirmed Great Madison Lights
7527 Madison St, Hanover Park, IL 60133 Get DirectionsFrom 2025: Great Madison Lights of Hanover Park. Come see our K Pop Demon Hunters song.
Tour of the Best Christmas Lights in Elgin
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Unconfirmed Mays Family Light Show
1 Woodland Dr, South Elgin, IL 60177 Get DirectionsSun-Th: 5-10pm, Fri-Sat: 5-11pmFrom 2025: 100s of thousands of pixel lights all synchronized to music
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Unconfirmed Lights On Barn Owl Drive
201 Barn Owl Dr, Hampshire, IL 60140 Get Directions5:00pm – 10:00pmFrom 2025: Over 70K pixel lights synchronized to Christmas music and popular songs. Check out the Facebook page for more information.
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Unconfirmed Caravia Family Light Show
2307 Dustin Dr, Sycamore, IL 60178 Get Directions5:00pm – 9:00pmFrom 2025: A fun family light show with tributes to Home Alone, Elf, and Bluey.
Best Christmas Lights Tour in the South Suburbs of Chicago
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10628 S Sacramento Ave, Chicago, IL 60655 Get Directions4:00pm – 9:00pm
From 2025: Winter wonderland with lots of lights and arches.
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Unconfirmed P Heights Lights
6739 W Golfview Ln, Palos Heights, IL 60463 Get DirectionsDusk – 10:30pmFrom 2025: Get ready for a dazzling holiday experience! This year’s show features brand-new sequences and over 30,000 synchronized lights, all dancing in perfect rhythm to more than 35 minutes of remixed holiday hits. Bring the family, drive by, and tune your radio to 87.9 FM to enjoy the full musical magic from the comfort of your car. Happy Holidays!
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Unconfirmed Quinn House
15441 Sunset Ridge Dr, Orland Park, IL 60462 Get Directions4:00pm – 12:00amFrom 2025: Come see all the blow molds and decorations covering our lawn! On weekends we have Santa waving in the window and music playing!
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Unconfirmed Maher’s Magical Christmas House
8518 W 157th St, Orland Park, IL 60462 Get Directions4:00pm – 11:00pmFrom 2025: A magical snow globe, Santa’s workshop video, Nativity and LIGHTS!
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Unconfirmed Blow Mold Mania
14601 Poplar Ct, Orland Park, IL 60462 Get DirectionsWeekdays 4:30-11pm, weekends 4:30-11:30pmFrom 2025: Each and every year we love to add more to our display for people to enjoy as much as we do. From the tiniest blowmolds to the largest being 6 feet tall there are all sorts of different Christmas characters. We encourage previous visitors to come back and see what’s new this year and for new visitors to also stop by and hope that our display brings out the Christmas of old and new combined!
Shorewood Area Route to See the Best Christmas Lights
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Unconfirmed Douglas display
1614 Douglas St, Joliet, IL 60435 Get Directions430pm – 3:00amFrom 2025: Lots of lights in my yard
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Unconfirmed Memaw's house
102 Ridge Rd, Shorewood, IL 60404 Get Directions5:30pm – 9:30pmFrom 2025: 350,000 lights and about a 115 yd display ornaments.
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Unconfirmed Crissups Christmas Light Show
1217 Bristol Ct, Shorewood, IL 60404 Get Directions5:30pm -9:30pmFrom 2025: One side of the house is synchronized to music and the front is static
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Unconfirmed Williams Winter Wonderland’s A Very Disney Christmas
1109 Butterfield Cir W, Shorewood, IL 60404 Get DirectionsDusk – 10:00pmFrom 2025: Welcome to a holiday wonderland where Disney magic twinkles brighter than the North Star! Our display brings together beloved classic characters and enchanting princesses, all gathering to celebrate the most magical time of year. Mickey and Minnie welcome you with cheerful holiday smiles, while Goofy, Donald, and Pluto bustle about spreading Christmas cheer in their own delightfully silly ways. Nearby, Anna and Elsa add a flurry of icy enchantment, while Moana brings a tropical glow that warms the winter air—proof that Christmas magic reaches every shore. Whimsical, bright, and full of heart, A Very Disney Christmas invites guests of all ages to celebrate the season the Disney way: with joy, imagination, and pure enchantment.
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Unconfirmed Lights on E Wapella
204 E Wapella St, Minooka, IL 60447 Get Directions5:00pm – 9:00pmFrom 2025: Tune to 102.9FM. RGB pixel light show tunes to music located in Minooka, IL!
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Unconfirmed Lights on Kimberly
26806 S Kimberly Ln, Channahon, IL 60410 Get Directions5:00pm – 10:00pmFrom 2025: Lights on Kimberly is a multi-house synchronized light show, with music broadcasting on 97.5 FM and with the PulseMesh app. Viewers of the show can also pick their favorite songs/sequences on the website.
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Unconfirmed Oakridge Court Display
26158 Oak Ridge Ct, Channahon, IL 60410 Get Directions6:00pm – 10:00pmFrom 2025: The display has video projections, animations, moving lights, lasers, pixels and lights synced to music. Songs for this year are a comical Family Guy intro, Giving In The Name Of (Rage Against The Machine parody), Grinch and Hot Chocolate. Tune to 106.9 FM and don’t forget to take a bell and ticket for the kids from the North Pole express mailbox.
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Unconfirmed The Chapin Light Show
732 E Chapin St, Morris, IL 60450 Get Directions5:00pm – 10:00pmFrom 2025: Christmas light shows that is syncing to music. Tune into 88.5 FM
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Unconfirmed Trammel Family Light Show
116 Meadors Cir, Morris, IL 60450 Get Directions5:00pm – 10:00pmFrom 2025: It is a synchronized light show on three houses.
Oak Forest Area Route to See the Best Christmas Lights
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4945 135th St, Crestwood, IL 60445 Get Directions4:00pm – 11:00pm
From 2025: Beautiful lights with many homemade decorations to display a fun christmas village here in Crestwood.
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Unconfirmed Christmas
15428 Kilpatrick Ave, Oak Forest, IL 60452 Get Directions6:00pm – 10:00pmFrom 2025: Lights
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5020 158th St, Oak Forest, IL 60452 Get Directions5:00pm – 10:00pm
From 2025: Lots of home made decorations and a bench to walk up and take photos. Dont forget to look for Santa on the roof.
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Unconfirmed Santa's Corner
14846 Whipple St, Posen, IL 60469 Get Directions4:30pm – 11:00pmFrom 2025.
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Unconfirmed Cogswell Family Light Show
904 Bruce Ave, Flossmoor, IL 60422 Get Directions5:00pm – 9:00pmFrom 2025: Lights Dance to Music! Tune car radio to 89.3fm
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Unconfirmed Red Lily Christmas Light Show
14245 W 96th Ave, Saint John, IN 46373 Get Directions5pm – 10pmFrom 2025: The Red Lily Christmas Light Show in St. John (14245 W 96th Ave). Synchronized light show to music. Many songs have video that is shown on a large wreath. Tune to 92.5 FM to listen from your car or take a stroll outside to view the lights and try Santa's naughty or nice meter and take a photo under our huge present with your family. Then walk by our display in the side yard to view our wire frame display which includes a selfie cutout, and a gingerbread bakery family photo opportunity. Many new props and music along with a larger backyard area that has our walk-through blow-up forest. Red Lily Christmas Light show has traditional Christmas music with a mix of LED and Pixel bulbs that is enjoyed by walking the three show areas. Come out to see the show and enjoy the activities.
See the Red Lily Christmas Facebook page for a map and additional information and photos. Special events will be posted to our Facebook page. From our family to yours we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. James and Kay Cammarata
Orland Area Route to See the Best Christmas Lights
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Unconfirmed Lights on Clary Sage
22187 Clary Sage Dr, Frankfort, IL 60423 Get Directions5:30pm – 8:30pmFrom 2025: Animated light show to modern holiday music. Show starts every half hour.
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Unconfirmed Griffith Family Christmas!
23912 S Schoolhouse Rd, Manhattan, IL 60442 Get Directions5:00pm – 9:00pmFrom 2025: Life-size nativity. Walking path. Hand painted decor.
Plainfield Area Route to See the Best Christmas Lights
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Unconfirmed Plainfield Christmas
12941 Greenfield Dr, Plainfield, IL 60585 Get Directions6:00pm – 10:00pmFrom 2025: This is a musical Christmas display. Listen to the music on your car radio. 106.1 FM. On some nights we have a video to accompany the music.
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Unconfirmed Colby Clan Christmas
22654 Bass Lake Rd, Plainfield, IL 60544 Get Directions5:00pm – 12:00amFrom 2025: 25,000 lights
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Unconfirmed Candy Canes on Fairfield
16432 Fairfield Dr, Plainfield, IL 60586 Get Directions5:00pm – 11:00pmFrom 2025: Our family Christmas Lights display for 2025 includes a new Candy Cane look.
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2005 Carrier Cir, Plainfield, IL 60586 Get Directions5:00pm – 10:00pm
From 2025: Beautiful Christmas lights to warm the heart in this holiday season.
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Unconfirmed Chestnut Hill Lights
1907 Chestnut Hill Rd, Plainfield, IL 60586 Get Directions5:00pm – 10:00pmFrom 2025: Light show synced to music for all to enjoy. Tune radio to 90.3 FM
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Unconfirmed Christmas on Buckingham
8610 Buckingham Rd, Joliet, IL 60431 Get Directions5:00pm – 10:00pmFrom 2025: Lights, Santa, Snowmen and some Disney friends.
Adding to the display every year.
Best Christmas Lights Tour in the New Lenox Area
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Unconfirmed Twinkly
1226 Will Dr, Lockport, IL 60441 Get Directions5:00pm – 11:00pmFrom 2025: Fully synched full home twinkly light setup
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Unconfirmed Twinkle Town on Tucson Drive
2812 Tucson Dr, Joliet, IL 60432 Get Directions5:00pm – 10:00pmFrom 2025: Welcome to Twinkle Town on Tucson Drive, where every bulb is working overtime and the holiday cheer is impossible to miss. This cozy corner of the neighborhood transforms into a mini Christmas wonderland. You might even see Santa taking off from the roof!
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Unconfirmed Ace Family Christmas Lights
213 Surf Dr, New Lenox, IL 60451 Get Directions5:00pm – 9:00pmFrom 2025: During the week lights are steady but on the weekends lights are synchronized to music played through a speaker. Our display also includes many family created items along with blow molds, and inflatables. Please come by and enjoy the spirit of Christmas with the ACE FAMILY!
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Unconfirmed Green Glen Glow
1123 Green Glen Ct, New Lenox, IL 60451 Get Directions4:30pm – 10:00pmFrom 2025: Come experience the magic of nearly 8,000 lights dancing in perfect synchronization to your favorite holiday tunes! Watch our 8 animated singing characters bring the music to life in a dazzling display for the whole family.
🎄 Classic Christmas Hits: Playing every night!
🆕 NEW THIS YEAR:
• Taylor Tuesdays: Calling all Swifties! Catch a special Taylor Swift light show every 30 minutes.
• Wicked Wednesdays: We’re defying gravity! A Wicked-themed spectacular runs every 30 minutes.
Palatine Area Route to See the Best Christmas Lights
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Unconfirmed Snoopy and the Griswold Christmas!
2513 E Hunter Dr, Arlington Heights, IL 60004 Get Directions4:00pm – 12:00amFrom 2025: Are you serious Clark?
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Unconfirmed Jahn Christmas
5 Ashford Ct, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 Get Directions5:00pm – 10:00pmFrom 2025: The annual Jahn Christmas musical lights display features over 11,000 lights dancing to your favorite songs from Wicked, Tran-Siberian Orchestra, Star Wars, and more! Drive up and tune your radio to 94.5 FM. Happy holidays!
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Unconfirmed Holiday Magic
1426 Whispering Springs Cir, Palatine, IL 60074 Get DirectionsDusk – 9:45pmFrom 2025: Do you enjoy the holidays as much as we do? We got just the treat for you! We were last seen this past Halloween with a 9 room haunted walk-thru experience. However Christmas doesn't have a walk-thru.. but it sure is magical! Follow us on our Halloween Facebook page (Haunted Souls Of The Unknown) as we share both holidays on one page.
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Unconfirmed Lights on Juniper
466 E Juniper Dr, Palatine, IL 60074 Get Directions5:00pm – 10:00pmFrom 2025: Holiday light show synced to music on fm 88.5
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Unconfirmed Forest Estate Light Show
305 E Shady Dr, Palatine, IL 60067 Get Directions6:00pm – 10:00pmFrom 2025: Holiday lights to music and more! Around 40,000 lights. Music is broadcast on FM. Watch and listen to default selection or use your phone and choose next song from list of additional songs! How cool is that for kids! Various songs including a lot of Disney songs. This years songs include Aladdin, Fantasmic, Happily Ever After, We Don't Talk about Bruno, Twinkly Lights, Bobs Burgers, Bluey, 67 and Lion King. How cool!
Best Christmas Lights Tour for the Far North Suburbs
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Unconfirmed Lights on Woodside
2403 Woodside Dr, Carpentersville, IL 60110 Get DirectionsSun-Th: 6-9pm, Fri-Sat: 6-10pmFrom 2025: Lights on Woodside features over 26,000 lights synchronized to holiday classics and new favorites. Please turn off your headlights and do not block neighbors' driveways. Tune to 87.9FM. There are special effects on Fridays and Saturdays!
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Unconfirmed Millers Lights
5754 Foxfield Ln, Lake in the Hills, IL 60156 Get Directions5:00pm – 10:30pmFrom 2025: Christmas lights synched to music.
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Unconfirmed Christmas in Coventry
901 Abbington Dr, Crystal Lake, IL 60014 Get Directions7:00pm – 11:00pmFrom 2025: Static display featuring old and new. Santa will make an appearance on November 29 from 7-9pm! All tips that exceed the cost of lighting the display will be donated to Northern Illinois Special Recreation Association (NISRA).
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Unconfirmed NorthPole in FRG
1056 Victoria Dr, Fox River Grove, IL 60021 Get Directions4:00pm – 10:00pmFrom 2025: A North Pole themed walk-through Christmas display in Fox River Grove, IL with 2 sets of light arches and a candy-cane pathway. You are welcome to park and walk through the display.
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Unconfirmed Gandor Family Light Show
237 Mark Ln, Lake Zurich, IL 60047 Get DirectionsDusk – 10:00pmFrom 2025: Synchronized lights and music show. Every night from sunset until 10:00pm (10:30pm on Fridays and Saturdays). Just drive up, tune to 104.7 FM, and enjoy the free show!
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26879 Oakdale Ln, Mundelein, IL 60060 Get Directions5:00pm – 8:00pm
From 2025: 13 minute show, music is running through speakers outside.
Best Christmas Lights Near Round Lake
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803 Florence St, McHenry, IL 60051 Get Directions5:00pm – 1:00am
From 2025: Growing mixture of store bought and homemade decorations. Display spans two lots with over 100' along the road. Signs incorporate feeding tube awareness.
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Unconfirmed The Kolman Family Christmas Light Show
2 N Brittany Ln, Hainesville, IL 60030 Get Directions4:00pm – 10:00pmFrom 2025: Tune to 89.9 and enjoy the hour long show with classic favorites and some funny tunes. Show starts at the top of every hour.
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Unconfirmed Santa Visits on Cheswick
1052 Cheswick Dr, Gurnee, IL 60031 Get DirectionsFri-Sat: 5-8pmFrom 2025: Our “Visits on Cheswick” display is a fully interactive holiday experience, featuring live visits with Santa & Mrs. Claus or the Grinch & Cindy Lou Who among twinkling lights and festive photo spots. Kids can talk with the characters, share wishes, and snap memorable pictures in a fun, relaxed setting. Check the calendar on our Facebook page for the schedule of which characters will appear and for detailed hours. Bring your cameras! Photo ops are free.
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Unconfirmed Dear Santa
18665 W Lazy Acre Rd, Lake Villa, IL 60046 Get Directions6:00pm – 10:00pmFrom 2025: Santa, manger, reindeer, snowman
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Unconfirmed Borgetti Holiday Light Show
301 High Point Dr, Lindenhurst, IL 60046 Get Directions6:00pm – 9:30pmFrom 2025: Come and see what happens when 12,000 lights are programmed to your favorite Christmas songs (plus a few new ones). Park along one of the curbs on the cup-de-sac, TURN OFF YOUR HEAD LIGHTS, tune to FM 90.5, and sit back and relax!!!
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Unconfirmed Old Schoolhouse
42540 N Kenosha Rd, Zion, IL 60099 Get DirectionsDusk – midnightFrom 2025: Someone turned an old schoolhouse into their home and they have a holiday display that is second to none. The vintage decorations in front of the building reminds us of holidays past. Wonderful to see and it’s right on your way to Christmas Tree Lane! Don’t forget to honk if you like, because every time you honk, an angel gets its wings!
Best Christmas Lights in Yorkville Area
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Unconfirmed Alex’s Christmas light show
333 Pensacola St, Yorkville, IL 60560 Get Directions5:00pm – 9:30pmFrom 2025: Synchronized Christmas Wonderland
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Unconfirmed Chrismukkah
632 Timber Oak Ln, Yorkville, IL 60560 Get Directions5:00pm – 10:00pmFrom 2025: Celebrate the season with Christmas & Hanukkah magic! Our festive display brings together the joy of two beloved holidays in one dazzling scene. Featuring a towering 26ft Santa Clause, a 12ft helper, and a stunning 8ft Menorah alongside an 8ft Dreidel, this celebration is truly larger than life.. You’ll also find plenty of other cheerful holiday decorations lighting up the night. Weather note, our big inflatables only come out when it’s calm—so if it’s windy, Santa might be taking a break! Bring your family, snap a photo, and share in the holiday spirit.
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Unconfirmed Green Family Light Show
12322 Mitchell Dr, Plano, IL 60545 Get Directions5:00pm – 9:30pmFrom 2025: Tune to 92.1 fm
Want to submit your house for consideration?
Click on the button below and fill out the form. We are accepting submissions now through December 15.
*Please keep in mind that displays need to meet certain criteria to be included. Because these homes become driving destinations, we’re looking for over-the-top displays, not just a few lights or a couple of inflatables. Many homes on this list cover their entire yard and house in lights, sync their displays to music, build custom scenes and light sculptures, or have one-of-a-kind elements you won’t see anywhere else.
Looking for more holiday or winter fun? You’ll want to check out our Winter Activities Guide and Holiday Fun Guide!









4 Comments. Leave new
Thank you so much for the effort. It means a lot to those of us who are young at heart.
Oh my God! This takes so much research! Amazing compilation Nicole. Kudos! Double Kudos!
Nicole, this is amazing! We take family “Light Rides” every year and have used your site the last two years. We used to make our own “tours” but now we just follow yours! Thank you so much! Merry Christmas!
Kidlist never disappoints us anytime with their massive collection of ideas. Every effort spent by Team Kidlist and specially Nicole deserves a big THANK YOU and APPRECIATION from our Family! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!!