🎡 Light shows, drive-throughs & attractions
Poinsettias After Dark
The after-dark version of Western New York's classic holiday tradition inside the 1900 Lord & Burnham glasshouse in South Park: the annual Poinsettia Exhibit — hundreds of poinsettias in reds, magentas, pinks, yellows and oranges across the
Fairgrounds Festival of Lights
Western New York's largest holiday light show at the Erie County Fairgrounds in Hamburg: more than 70 illuminated displays and over a million lights across roughly two miles. A 'full experience' ticket includes both the drive-through of lig
Niagara Falls Nightly Illumination (American side)
The free, nightly LED illumination of Niagara Falls, viewed from the American side inside Niagara Falls State Park — the oldest state park in the country. Every evening from dusk (about 4:30 p.m. in winter) until roughly 2 a.m., banks of LE
Jingle Falls USA
Downtown Niagara Falls, NY's free holiday street festival on the Old Falls Street pedestrian district and at the Niagara Falls Convention Center: a nearly 50-foot lit Christmas tree, a tree-lighting ceremony with Santa and fireworks, caroli
Festival of Lights at Our Lady of Fatima Shrine
A long-running free holiday tradition on the grounds of the Our Lady of Fatima Shrine in Niagara County: more than 75 lighted scenes across the shrine grounds, the illuminated Basilica and its rooftop glass dome, and Fr. Roy Herberger's lar
Festival of Trees
The New York Power Authority's free holiday display at the Niagara Power Vista visitor center in Lewiston (Niagara County): a walk-through of dozens of artificial evergreen trees strung with energy-efficient lights and decorated for the sea
🏠 Decorated home displays
Christmas Music Light Show
A home Christmas light show in Amherst (Erie County) synchronized to music broadcast to your car radio on 107.5 FM, running nightly from about 5 p.m. to midnight.
Lights on Babbette
A music-synced home light display in Depew (Erie County) broadcasting to 105.5 FM, lit nightly 6-9 p.m. through December, with its own website.
Klein Family Lights
The Klein family's interactive home light show in Depew (Erie County): lights synchronized to music on 95.1 FM with an online Remote Falcon page where visitors can vote on the next song.
Griswolds of Amherst
An over-the-top, Griswold-style home holiday display in Amherst (Erie County) — a featured stop on Step Out Buffalo's WNY house-lights guide.
Twinkling Lights of Bowmansville
A home holiday light display in Bowmansville (Lancaster, Erie County), lit nightly from about 5 to 11 p.m. — a featured stop on Step Out Buffalo's WNY house-lights guide.
Lights on Arrowood
A music-synced home light display in Orchard Park (Erie County) with 15 songs broadcast to 88.1 FM, lit daily from about 4 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Milone Family Christmas
The Milone family's music-synchronized home light display in Clarence (Erie County), broadcast to 88.5 FM.
Light Up John Alex
A home holiday light display in West Seneca (Erie County) — a featured stop on Step Out Buffalo's WNY house-lights guide.
Christmas Dogs House
A home holiday light display in Cheektowaga (Erie County) — a featured stop on Step Out Buffalo's WNY house-lights guide.
She's a Beaut, Clark
A home holiday light display in North Tonawanda (Niagara County), on the same Northcreek Run block as the neighboring 'Candy Cane Lane' house — a featured stop on Step Out Buffalo's WNY house-lights guide.
Candy Cane Lane (Northcreek Run)
A candy-cane-themed home holiday light display in North Tonawanda (Niagara County), next door to the 'She's a Beaut, Clark' house — a featured stop on Step Out Buffalo's WNY house-lights guide.
Your Favorite Christmas Characters House
A home holiday display in North Tonawanda (Niagara County) filled with favorite Christmas characters, with Santa making appearances on weekends and select weeknights before Christmas.
The North Pole (Grand Island)
A home holiday light display themed as 'The North Pole' in Grand Island (Erie County) — a featured stop on Step Out Buffalo's WNY house-lights guide.
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