🎡 Light shows, drive-throughs & attractions
Knott's Merry Farm
Knott's Berry Farm's season-long holiday transformation, with the park decked in lights and holiday entertainment. The park's own special-events page lists Knott's Merry Farm running Nov. 20, 2026 - Jan. 3, 2027.
Winter Fest OC
Large fairgrounds winter festival with a lights walk billed at 2 million lights, ice tubing on a 150-foot 8-lane slide, daily real snow play, a 6,000-square-foot ice rink, 30+ carnival rides, nightly tree lighting, and Santa visits.
Astra Lumina: An Enchanted Night Walk Amongst the Stars
Moment Factory night-walk experience presented with Fever at South Coast Botanic Garden: a celestial pathway of light installations, projections, and an original soundscape through the garden each December. Replaced the garden's former GLOW
Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade
One of the country's longest-running holiday boat parades: decorated yachts, boats, kayaks and canoes loop Newport Harbor for five nights each December, starting and ending at the tip of Lido Isle around 6:30 p.m., with opening-night firewo
Marina del Rey Holiday Boat Parade
Annual one-night lighted boat parade held the second Saturday of December in Marina del Rey Harbor, preceded by an evening light show at Burton Chace Park. The official site confirms the 64th Annual parade for Saturday, December 12, 2026.
Holiday in the Park
Six Flags Magic Mountain's season-long holiday festival: dazzling light displays across the midways, festive live shows, select rides open for winter, Santa and Mrs. Claus visits, and seasonal food and drink.
Holidays at Universal Studios Hollywood (Grinchmas)
Universal's park-wide holiday season, headlined by Grinchmas and holiday decor and entertainment throughout the park and CityWalk. Universal's official Discover Universal guide covers the full lineup.
Christmas Train at Irvine Park Railroad
One-third scale train ride through Irvine Regional Park to Santa's Village at the North Pole: kids meet Santa, then ride back through Christmas lights and the Tunnel of Lights. Christmas Train runs Nov 27 - Dec 23, 2026 (weekdays 4-9 p.m.,
Train of Lights at Irvine Park Railroad
Post-Christmas evening train ride viewing thousands of holiday lights and festive scenes along the 1-mile loop in Irvine Regional Park, Dec 26-30, 2026, 5-9 p.m. daily. Santa's Village stays open free of charge with activities like Ice Fish
Capistrano Lights: Mission in Lights
Holiday illumination of Orange County's historic Mission on select December evenings: tree lighting, carolers, a full-scale nativity, lighted halo grove and other light features, with admission including daytime Mission entry and an audio t
Hikari: Festival of Lights
Working-farm lights festival in Irvine: wagon rides through the light displays, walking paths of themed lights, holiday market, farm-fresh treats and hot cocoa, and Santa photo ops. 'Hikari' means light in Japanese; the festival grew out of
Holly Days Aboard the Queen Mary
The historic ocean liner decks its halls for the holidays: the Peppermint Lounge Christmas bar in the Embarkation Room, holiday bar crawls across the ship's signature bars, Royal Sunday Brunch with Santa, and festive decor throughout the sh
Holiday Lights Train Ride at Griffith Park
A roughly 10-minute evening train ride on a one-mile track through festive scenes decorated with thousands of lights in Griffith Park, running nightly from the day after Thanksgiving into early January, plus a holiday gift kiosk and open-ai
Dana Point Harbor Boat Parade of Lights
Multi-night lighted boat parade through Dana Point Harbor each December, 6:30-8 p.m., with decorated boats competing for cash prizes and the harbor decked in holiday light installations. Watch free from the harbor walkways or book a parade
Enchant Christmas Los Angeles
Enchant's walk-through winter wonderland at Santa Anita Park, headlined by what it bills as the World's Largest Christmas Light Maze with an all-new story-driven adventure, plus skating, snow play, a holiday village, and Santa visits. The o
Huntington Harbour Boat Parade
All-volunteer lighted boat parade through Huntington Harbour's waterways, run by the nonprofit Huntington Harbour Philharmonic Committee as a thank-you to residents who decorate their waterfront homes. The official site confirms the 64th An
🏠 Decorated home displays
Lights on Symphony St
Anaheim Beautiful award-winning synchronized show with a megatree and thousands of computer-controlled lights; broadcast on 89.1 FM for drive-up viewing.
Kooiman Family Christmas Light Show
Big synchronized Brea show broadcast on 106.9 FM, run as a charity fundraiser; a fixture alongside Brea's famous lights neighborhoods.
Griswold Family Christmas
Christmas Vacation-inspired display synchronized to music on 100.1 FM, running sunset to 10:30 p.m. daily.
LED To Celebrate
All-LED synchronized lights-and-music show on 100.7 FM, shared 'to help remind of the true meaning of Christmas'; also on YouTube (@ledtocelebrate).
Nightmare Before Christmas Holiday Lights
Fully black-lit Nightmare Before Christmas-themed house with 20,000+ lights dancing to holiday tunes on 90.3 FM.
The Brown Family Lights
Over 40,000 individual pixels synchronized to music on 88.3 FM, with six neighboring homes synced together in the 2025 show.
Sue's Winter Wonderland
Heartfelt snowman-and-Disney yard display, including animated Mickey and Minnie figures added for 2025.
St. Nick is in the Room
Old-school display built over nearly 40 years, with almost all pieces handmade; now spills over onto the neighbors' house too.
LEGO Gingerbread House
Mid-City house transformed into a classic LEGO-inspired gingerbread house with large-scale handmade bricks.
Lights on Display
Computer-controlled musical show hosted by the animatronic 'DJ Jingles,' with hand-built animatronics, a snow-machine finale, and — new for 2025 — three spotlights over Sherman Oaks.
Harbeck Lights
Animated show starring 'Winston the Wisp' with retro-'80s sequences (including 8-bit video-game characters) on 99.1 FM; winner of ABC's The Great Christmas Light Fight 2022.
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✨ Famous light streets & neighborhoods
Candy Cane Lane (Woodland Hills)
San Fernando Valley institution since 1952 — dim your headlights and cruise