Nothing says the holidays like thousands of dazzling lights. While there are many ticketed drive-thrus with fabulous professional light shows, we know some of the best displays are homegrown and right here in our own community. Below we have compiled a list of great places for you to drive by and gaze at the hard work of one of your "neighbors" with a heart of gold and a ton of string lights they were willing to untangle.
One of my favorite traditions as a kid was driving the neighborhood with my family to see our neighbors Christmas lights. We would all be in our pajamas. My mom would make hot chocolate and bring blankets while we listened to Christmas music on the radio with the windows rolled down, driving all around Rancho Cucamonga.
Now, I have continued the tradition with my kids. I don't tell them when we are going, the spontaneity is part of the fun. I wait until later in the evening when everyone least expected it. Then pack up hot chocolate and popcorn or drive us thru Krispy Kreme for a sweet treat and head out on the town with blankets on our laps, driving all over Rancho Cucamonga looking at houses light displays. Here is a free download for our Macaroni KID Rancho Cucamonga subscribers! Use this 2022 Christmas Lights Adventure tickets to surprise your kids with a family night of driving around Rancho looking at Christmas lights!
⭐⭐Please note - Cross streets will be listed unless the homeowners have allowed their address listed online. You may need to do a little looking around to find these places.
Brea Eagle Hills Christmas Lights Neighborhood (Brea) - Longstanding neighborhood Christmas light display with themed houses & a live nativity.
Candy Cane Lane (Corona) - Christmas Lights usually from 6-10 Sunday thru Thursday and 6-11 Friday - Saturday times are not set some turn off earlier. If it rains most homes are off. Displays start on Pueblo Road & continues to W. Mission Road.
Gingerbread Lane (Corona) - Every December, Pueblo Road, off Main Street and Ontario Avenue in Corona, transforms into the magic.
Dancing Lights in Highland (Highland) - Come see over 50,000 lights synchronized to 11 songs at Dancing Lights in Highland - 29558 Crest View Lane Highland CA. 92346. The show runs from 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm every night through New Year's Eve. Snow effects during one of the songs. Listen and watch from your car by tuning to 107.3 FM. 29558 Crest View Lane Highland, 92346.
Mission Inn - For 30 years the Festival of Lights has brought us tremendous joy in presenting it to this wonderful Inland Southern California community. The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa's Annual Festival of Lights accents the holidays in a very special way. The Festival of Lights will commence the day after Thanksgiving on Friday, November 25, 2022, and The Inn's six-week holiday merriment will be celebrated until Friday, January 6, 2023.
Thoroughbred Lights (Rancho Cucamonga)- Located off of Sapphire and Thoroughbred in Alta Loma these lights have been dazzling families for years. Drive-thru only this year. Mom tip: Bring your Christmas cheer -Expect long and slow-moving lines.
Personal Light Displays referred by Macaroni Kid Subscribers
- 9697 Locust Avenue, Fontana
- 1895 Pinnacle Way Upland 91784
- The Pirate Ship House - on Hellman just north of Wilson. Walk-thru Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
- Camassia Ct, Rancho Cucamonga - they have music playing, decorations on the entire culdesac with lights stung from house to house as you drive under. It’s beautiful and magical! Well done.
Is there a house in your neighborhood with an amazing light display or decorations that are not listed here? It doesn't need to be a neighborhood full of houses - just one worth seeing.
Please submit it here for us to add to our list.
