A favorite holiday tradition in our family is driving to see Christmas lights. If your holiday plans include looking at Christmas lights, enjoy this listing of various locations to see Christmas light displays this year. We're still verifying dates for some multi-day events and are continuously updating local neighborhood holiday light display information.
We also reach out to YOU: our subscribers, Facebook friends, and fans for information about lights in your neighborhoods. If you have or find an outstanding light display not in our list, reach out on the Lynchburg Macaroni Kid Facebook page or email us at sandyw@macaronikid.com and we'll be glad to add the display to our listing.
The photo shown is from a previous year at one of our favorite displays in Lynchburg.
Check the Lynchburg Macaroni Kid 2019 Christmas Holiday Guide for holiday parade dates, Santa locations and dates, holiday crafts, foods, gift ideas, and much more.
You'll find our November Holiday Events HERE. You'll find our December Holiday Events HERE.
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Christmas and Holiday Light Displays Throughout the Season
Christmas Tree Lighting -- Lighting on Nov. 18, display lit through the holidays at Liberty University, Lynchburg
Trees of Hope (Monday - Friday only) -- Nov. 25 - Dec. 12 at Alan B. Pearson Regional Cancer Center
Festival of Trees -- Nov. 26 - Jan. 3 at Bedford Welcome Center, Bedford
Festival of Trees - Nov. 28 - Jan. 1 at Natural Bridge State Park, Natural Bridge
Christmas Light Display - Nov. 24 - Jan. 1 at Liberty Lake Park, Bedford
Deck the Hills (Downtown Lynchburg's Tree Lighting) -- Nov. 30 at Craddock Terry Hotel, Lynchburg EVENT POSTPONED to Dec. 1
Bluffwalk Lights - Nov. 30 through the holiday season (dates not verified yet) on the Bluffwalk, Lynchburg
Community Tree Lighting -- Dec. 1 at Courtland Festival Park, Appomattox
Tree Lighting Ceremony (formerly Deck the Hills on Nov. 30) -- Dec. 1 at Craddock Terry Hotel, Lynchburg
Lighting of the Garden - Lighting and Sing-A-Long on Dec. 4, display lit from Dec. 4 - mid-January at the Awareness Garden, Lynchburg
Christmas at Hydaway -- Dec. 5-7 at Hydaway Outdoor Rec Center, Lynchburg
Christmas Open House -- Dec. 6 at English Meadows Elks Campus (Former Elks National Home), Bedford
Lights and Christmas Tree Displays at English Meadows - Dec. 6 - Dec. 31 at Elks Home Campus, Bedford
Rustburg Tree Lighting and Christmas in Courthouse Square -- Dec. 6 In Courthouse Square, Rustburg
Lighting of the Tree - Dec. 7 in Centertown Bedford
Christmas Tree Lighting and Christmas Caroling - Dec. 13 in Downtown Lovingston
Luminary Nights - Dec. 14-15 and Dec. 21-22 at Natural Bridge State Park, Natural Bridge
Lynchburg Tacky Lights Tour -- Dec. 18 and 19 (4 time slots each day) starting at The Miller Center, Lynchburg
Holiday Light Displays Verified for 2019
We've partnered with our Facebook fans as well as fans of the Lynchburg Christmas Lights and Living in Lynchburg Facebook groups to assemble this listing. You'll find photos and videos of many of these houses on the Lynchburg Christmas Lights Facebook page.
In addition to the individual houses noted below, here's a great short loop for the littles in mid-town Lynchburg:
From Fort Avenue, turn onto Long Meadows Drive, then turn left onto Pawnee Drive, follow until Pawnee runs into Sandusky Drive, follow Sandusky until it becomes Thomas Road, follow to intersection with Sussex Street, turn right onto Sussex Street, then left onto Perrymont Avenue, then turn right onto Fort Avenue. Each of these streets has 10-12 (or more) houses decorated and this is a short enough loop that even the little ones won't get tired of riding.
Liberty University Campus, Lynchburg
Rustburg Christmas Light Show - Behind Rustburg Elementary School (view from RES parking lot), 25 Webbs Way Drive, Rustburg
79 Deerfield Lane, Lynchburg (Timberlake to Laxton Road at Brookville High School, then left on Deerfield)
205 Powtan Drive, Lynchburg (off Timberlake Road near Bank of America -- multiple light displays on street) Ready by Dec. 1
379 Churchill Drive, Lynchburg (turn west onto Waterlick off Timberlake toward Forest, then left onto Jefferson Manor beside Quik-E, then first left onto Bumgarner Drive which becomes Churchill)
600 Rocky Rd (From Yellow Branch School, take Route 24 East toward Rustburg, then left on Route 501 North, then right on Rocky Road), Rustburg
19706 Leesville Road, Lynchburg (From Lynchburg Expressway, exit Timberlake Road, turn left on Leesville Road, after 3 miles, house is on the right) Ready by December 10-12, Santa on site Dec. 21
422 Greendale Drive (From Wards Road Walmart, follow Wards Road/ Route 29 South, turn right onto Hyland Drive just past Dollar General, then turn left onto Greendale), Rustburg
100 Two Creek Drive (turn off Old Forest Road onto Wiggington Road, then onto Two Creek Drive in Bethel Estates), Lynchburg
166 Deborah Drive (off Waterlick Road), Lynchburg
2429 Heronhill Place (off Langhorne Road onto Cranehill, then to Heron Hill near Linkhorne Elementary School), Lynchburg
215 Roundelay Circle (Timberlake Road to Roundelay Road, then right on Roundelay Circle), Lynchburg
302 Leewood Drive, Lynchburg
1453 Heathwood Drive, Goode
109 Field Brook Place, Forest
Forest Automotive, 1033 Rustic Village Road, Forest
Best Local Neighborhoods to See Holiday Lights Every Year:
Forest Automotive, Thomas Jefferson Road at Rustic Village Road -- off Route 221 behind Forest Library), Forest
Fort Avenue, Lynchburg - multiple displays including one yard full of inflatable penguins
Heron Hill, (off Langhorne Road onto Cranehill, then to Heron Hill near Linkhorne Elementary School), Lynchburg
Sandusky Drive and Sandusky neighborhood in Lynchburg
Long Meadows neighborhood in Lynchburg
Rivermont Avenue, Boonsboro Road, Peakland Place in Lynchburg
Timberlake neighborhood (around the lake) in Lynchburg
Windsor Hills in Lynchburg
Waterlick Road in Forest
Lake Vista in Forest
Laxton Road and Rainbow Forest Drive, Lynchburg (multiple light displays)
Coolwell Road, Madison Heights (lots of light displays)
Wright Shop Road, Madison Heights (multiple light displays)
Dixie Airport Road, Madison Heights (multiple light displays on lower end close to Wright Shop Road intersection)
Road Trip Holiday Light Displays
Christmas at Biltmore - Nov. 1 - Jan. 5 at Biltmore Estate, Ashville NC
Dollywood Smoky Mountain Christmas - Nov. 9 - Jan. 4 at Dollywood, Pigeon Forge TN
Dominion Energy GardenFest of Lights - Nov. 22 - Jan. 6 (closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day) at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond
Fashions for Evergreens at Hotel Roanoke - Nov. 28 through Jan. 1 at Hotel Roanoke, Roanoke
Illuminights - Explore Park's Winter Walk of Lights -- Nov. 29-Dec. 1, Dec. 5-8, Dec. 12-23, and Dec. 26-Jan. 1 at Explore Park, Roanoke
100 Miles of Lights from Richmond to Virginia Beach - Various dates and locations from mid-November - Jan. 1
Zoolights at National Zoo in Washington DC - Nov. 29 - Jan. 1 at National Zoo, Washington DC
Whether you stay close to home or take a road trip, add the tradition of viewing holiday lights with the family to your holiday plans for 2019. Check the Lynchburg Macaroni Kid calendar of events to Find Your Family Fun® anytime!
