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Listing Orange County homes with fantastic Christmas light displays plus information on parade of lights in our coastal cities. Please check back as we find more homes!

Aliso Viejo
Balboa Peninsula (Newport Bay)
Brea Buena Park
Costa Mesa  
Dana Point Fountain Valley
Huntington Beach
Ladera Ranch Laguna Hills
Laguna Niguel Lake Forest
Mission Viejo Newport Beach
Rancho Santa Margarita
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ALISO VIEJO

King Eider Curb Side Forest

Located on a cul-de-sac, this Christmas Light Display opens late November. On Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings they welcome visitors by serving hot drinks (cocoa or apple cider) and cookies through New Year's Day.

They also welcome non-perishable food items to benefit South County Outreach.

LOCATION:
Located near the intersection of El Toro Road and Aliso Creek Road.

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BALBOA PENINSULA (NEWPORT BEACH)

Annual Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade
Newport Beach/Newport Bay
December 16 - 20, 2015

FREE to the public. The boat parade will light up the harbor for five consecutive nights. The parade starts at Bay Island at 6:00 p.m. and will last approximately three and a half hours. Over 250 ships participate in the parade along with hundreds of water front estates. Providing the backdrop for the parade is the Ring of Lights waterfront home and business decorating competition. FREE for spectators, entry fee for participating boats. Over million and half people view the parade each year.

On the opening night of the parade (December 16) at about 6:20 pm, a special opening fireworks display will take place to kick off the parade.

And for the closing night of the parade (December 20) at 9:30 pm, a closing fireworks display takes place.

For those of you that would like to be in parade Davey's Locker offers 3 general admission cruises nightly every night of the parade that are a part of the actual parade. Viewing the parade from a ship means that you see all of the parade and homes in full decor that line the waterfront. General admission tickets can be reserved over the phone.

Can't make the 5 parade nights Davey's Locker offers holiday lights cruises Dec 4, 2015 - Jan 3, 2016.

LOCATION FOR CRUISES:
Davey's Locker
400 Main Street
Newport Beach Ca 92661

INFORMATION:
949-673-1435

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Zimmerman House on Balboa Island

In 2006, this is the first house in Newport Beach to use a personal computer to synchronize the lights to dance with the music! Ten songs are programmed (including "Jingle Bell Rock", "All I Want For Christmas Is You", "Sleigh Ride", etc.), to create a fantastic light show with the lights twinkling, shimmering, and dimming, to the songs. The house is anchored on one side by an eye-stopping 25 foot green blinking Christmas tree. On the other side the eight foot wide chimney is draped in a carpet of red lights inter-mixed with white lights that vertically spell "Balboa Island". Blinking candy canes, stockings, bells, and snowflakes all add to the fun. There are 24,000 light bulbs in all.

LOCATION:
Located at 327 Sapphire Ave

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BREA

Eagle Hills

If you are looking for a great neighborhood to walk or drive through to enjoy Christmas lights, Eagle Hills is a great spot with around 100 home participation in holiday lights displays. All through December, you're welcome to drive or walk through the streets to take in lights, decorations, live music and live nativity scenes.

Fritz Coleman visit

LOCATION:
Enter on East Birch and South Starflower Streets or East Lambert Road and Sunflower Street. Make sure you visit Primrose Street

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BUENA PARK

Nominated "Best in Buena Park"

8419 Santa Berta Way
Buena Park, CA

Cross Streets are Crescent and Western

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COSTA MESA

Snoopy House Holiday Display
5:30 to 9 p.m. nightly from December 12 through December 23, 2015

A holiday tradition for over 40 years! Holiday scenes populated by "Peanuts" characters. There will also be nightly live music and free train rides for children.

 

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DANA POINT

Annual Boat Parade of Lights

Boaters from all around Orange County decorate their boats and vie for awards. You can view the parade free from anywhere in the Harbor, or make reservations at one of our restaurants to view it from a cozy and warm spot. Come on down and enjoy the sights and sounds of the season.

LOCATION:
Dana Point Harbor
34555 Golden Lantern

** Dana Wharf Sportfishing offers boat rides so you too can experience the fun of actually riding on a boat and joining in the parade. Don't miss the opportunity to become a part of this one-of-a-kind holiday experience. Reservations can be made at www.danawharf.com

Call and make your reservations at (949) 496-5794.

For more information or a boat or sponsor entry form call THE Harbor Info line at (949) 923-2255

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FOUNTAIN VALLEY

65,000 programmable LED lights

There's about 40 songs in the mix in sync with the lights. Lights run from dusk untill 11 pm.

LOCATION:
18323 Stanislaus St.

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HUNTINGTON BEACH

Cruise of Lights
December 17-23, 2015

Take a narrated cruise through the waterways of Huntington Harbour to see the holiday lighted homes and decorations in this annual event.

LOCATION:
Park in the Huntington Harbour Mall lot (corner of Algonquin and Saybrook) and get on the designated buses that travel a short distance to the boat launch area.

INFORMATION:
Advanced ticket purchase call: (714) 840-7542

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LADERA RANCH

Must See Street in Ladera Ranch

This is a quaint little street with all the houses decorated for Christmas. This is one of the top streets in the OC

LOCATION:
2011 Bramford St
Ladera Ranch

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Blinking to Music

One of the winners of the Ladera Ranch Lights Contest. Does a good job blinking to music you listen to you your car

LOCATION:
Mayville Place

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Shelton Ct & Sutherland Dr

Two nice streets all lit up for Christmas

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LAGUNA HILLS

Orange County Christmas Lights
Thanksgiving night - New Years Eve

Free event hosted nightly from 5pm to 9 PM from Thanksgiving to New Year's Eve. Christmas Lights and Home Decorating show featuring over 100,000 lights dancing to festive music plus spectacular Department 56 snow village displays with hundreds of houses and giant hand sculpted mountains.

Come by for some warm apple cider and holiday cheer!

LOCATION:
25473 Nellie Gail Road
Laguna Hills, CA 92653

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LAGUNA NIGUEL

Street Full of Christmas Lights

This street has Christmas lights on all the houses PLUS they have lights strung between the houses that are blinking to music.

LOCATION:
2011 Elder Court
Laguna Niguel

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LAKE FOREST

Bob Norris Christmas Lights

Norris Family Christmas Light display with over 40,000 lights that blink in sync with Christmas songs that you listen to over your car radio. Neighboring house also blinks their lights in sync.

Besides the lights, this display also includes 100+ Christmas display figures.

LOCATION:
24952 Greenbay Drive
Lake Forest, CA

 

Lake Forest Christmas Lights
Displaying through December
Sun - Thur 5:30pm to 10pm
Fri - Sat 5:30pm to 10:30pm

Christmas Lights Display in South Orange County - this house blinks together with the Bob Norris house to music you can listen to in your car.

Singing Rudolphs and Stars, Dancing Santas and Snowmen, and 20' Mega trees and more!

LOCATION:
22981 Belquest Dr.
Lake Forest, CA

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MISSION VIEJO

Mission Viejo Lights

Located by the Mission Viejo Civic Center, visitors can see Santa's Workshop. On some nights, Santa will be there to greet all visitors with a cheerful, Ho! Ho! Ho! and a peppermint candy cane.

Besides this permanent display, all Mission Viejo residents are encouraged to brighten their neighborhood and share the holiday spirit by competing in the annual Holiday Lighting Contest with prizes given to the top five homes. It's fun take a drive through the Mission Viejo streets to find out how the contest is going. See possible light displays for 2014 below





Via Amistoso St

10 houses decorated with great Christmas Displays. One has a gigantic Santa face on the front of the house. A must see!

Whoville House at 26152 Cordillera

This is just plain fun with a yard made up of the lovable Whoville characters.

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NEWPORT BEACH

Annual Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade
Newport Beach/Newport Bay
December 16 - 20, 2015

FREE to the public. The boat parade will light up the harbor for five consecutive nights. The parade starts at Collins Island at 6:30 p.m. and will last approximately three and a half hours over 250 ships participate in the parade along with hundreds of water front estates. Providing the backdrop for the parade is the Ring of Lights waterfront home and business decorating competition. FREE for spectators, entry fee for participating boats. Over million and half people view the parade each year.

For those of you that would like to be in parade both Newport Landing and Davey's Locker will offer 3 general admission cruises nightly every night of the parade that are a part of the actual parade. Viewing the parade from a ship means that you see all of the parade and homes in full decor that line the waterfront. General admission tickets can be reserved over the phone.

LOCATIONS FOR CRUISES:
December 1 - December 31
Offered three times nightly (check websites for times)
Newport Landing
309 Palm - Suite A, Newport Beach Ca 92661
Davey's Locker
400 Main St., Newport Beach, CA 92661

INFORMATION:
949-675-0551

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RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA

Candy Cane Lane

This entire street has some of the best decorations in OC. This is a must see street! Easiest to park on Las Fleras and walk in.

LOCATION:
El Corzo Lane
Located close to the 241, just off Melinda Road.

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