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Holiday Light Displays 2016

Enjoy this wonderful season by visiting some awesome holiday light displays in the Bay Area!

By Jennifer Hill ~ Macaroni Kid Fremont December 1, 2016
We love putting the kids in the car and driving around looking at the beautiful holiday displays each year! A cup of lukewarm chocolate for the kids, hot chocolate, coffee or tea for the parents, Christmas songs playing and maybe a special holiday snack and off we go to enjoy the displays!

I've included the displays I know of here and would love for you to comment with any others I may have missed. Feel free to comment or send me an email at jenh@macaronikid.com.

Fremont:
  • Crippsmas Place ~ Wellington Place: Decorations on Nicolet Ct., Cripps Pl., Asquith Pl. and Nicolet Ave. Donations accepted for multiple charities. Monday-Thursday 6-10pm, Friday and Saturday 5-11pm, Sunday 5-10pm through December 26th.
  • Espada Court and Zacate Place ~ Neighborhood decorated Victorian-style with Victorian figurines and beautiful home displays.
  • 3342 Redwing Place ~ Several beautifully decorated homes on Redwing Place.
  • 39432 Seascape Road ~ Tons of lights, wire-frame lights and a MEGA tree. Lights dance to the music and light show from 6-9:30pm. Get out of the car and listen to the music by speakers or stay in your car and tune into 104.3FM.
  • 43344 Arkwood Street ~ Musical light show and a walk up Christmas display. The garage area has a fantastic display of miniatures of a Christmas village. Musical lights will only be on from 5-9pm, but the lights and display will be open until 9:30pm each night.
  • 40012 Catalina Place ~ There will be FREE Hot Chocolate, coffee, apple cider and candy canes and on Christmas Eve there will be marshmallow roasting for all, weather permitting. There will be some fun games for the small kids also. Take your picture with a classic VW Bug as Rudolph and his snowmen tow Santa and Mrs. Claus into the holiday season.  Or take a picture under the mistletoe with your loved one as the snowmen bring cheer. Then take your picture with the life-size Nutcrackers. A different Christmas movie plays every night throughout December until Christmas evening. After Christmas, there will be children/family movies through the first week of January.
  • 47652 Papago Street ~ led lights throughout dance to the music with many inflatables and animated decorations. Every day from 5-10pm, except the last week before Christmas, 5-1am.
  • La Purissima Place ~ Entire court participates with large animated displays and decorations.
  • 36930 Cabrillo Drive ~ Lovely lights and inflatables. Daily from 6pm.
  • Davis Court ~ lights, inflatables, reindeer with Santa and more! Most homes in this court participate.
  • 40329 Laiolo Road ~ Light display with music, beautiful light display with music and figures the kids will love.
  • 5451 Omar Street ~ Lots of LED lights to enjoy.
  • 43642 Excelso Place ~ Lightorama driven displays including a 15 foot Christmas tree. Shows run nightly from 6-10pm.
  • 571 Klamath Place ~ Pixel tree, canes and more!
  • 38643 Glencoe Drive ~ Animated dioramas, singing polar bears, animated characters and more. Every day through January 1st from 6-10pm.
  • 2859 Sterne Place ~ LED light show to 5 Christmas musical favorites. Show runs Tuesdays/Wednesdays at 7:30 and 8:30pm, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30, 8:30 and 9:15pm and Sundays at 6:30, 7:30 and 8:30pm.
Newark:
  • 7839 Hazelnut Drive ~ Decorated with lights, wood cut-outs and inflatables, from 6-9pm daily.
  • 6530 Dairy Avenue ~ A classic traditional Christmas theme with the house covered in a wall of lights. LED lights synchronized to music, 8 minute light show plays every half hour. Monday-Thursday from 5:30-9pm and Friday-Sunday from 5:30-10pm. From December 18th, lights will stay on until 11pm Friday-Sunday. Light show continues until January 1st.
  • 6716 Fountaine Avenue ~ Lovely light show running daily from 5-10pm.
  • NOT CONFIRMED this year: 7460 Mayhews Landing Road ~ Lights and beautiful display daily from 6-9pm.
  • NOT CONFIRMED this year: 6249 Wilma Avenue ~ Enjoy the non-traditional music and tons of lights. Runs daily from 5-10pm.
  • 38053 Manzanita Street ~ Great home with lights and inflatables.
  • NOT CONFIRMED this year: Gum Court ~ Corner of Peachtree Ave. and Gum Ct. Beautiful light show set to Christmas music. The show lasts 14 minutes and runs continuously from 5:30-10pm Sunday-Thursday and 5:30-11pm, Friday and Saturday. Set your car radio to 87.9FM and listen to the music with the lights.
Union City:
Did we miss any great local light displays? If so, please send me the info at jenh@macaronikid.com!