Stuck in the House with Cousin Eddie - Check out These Holiday Light Displays
Tis the season when the agents of The Christie Cannon Team offers up our best nod to Clark W. Griswold with the best of Christmas & Holiday Lights in North TX.
While our father's may have "taught us everything we know about exterior illumination," we are not above some advice, so please help us make a great list with your comments & suggestions!
- Frisco Square - Drawing over 675,000 visitors seasonally, Frisco Square offers North TX largest choreographed light display! Boasting snow machines, sled riding events, horse drawn carriage rides, light & music shows, outdoor ice skating & even a parachuting Santa - this place has it all! Starts Nov 25th
- Highland Park & Highland Park Village - What can I say? Gorgeous architecture complemented by professional Christmas lighting. Spanning about 20 blocks, this is the perfect time to splurge on a horse drawn carriage ride.
- SMU's Annual Celebration of Lights - Another long-time tradition & boasting over 100,000 lights. Starts Nov 28th
- Deerfield, Plano - Starting (officially) on December 1st, this quintessential Plano neighborhood is jammed packed with gorgeous home competing for the best, funniest, & most traditional displays. Check out their website for best routes, carriage ride info, & even segway tours!
- Prairie Lights - Growing larger each year, this Grand Prairie display is located in Lynn Creek Park and has become a destination in its own right. Offering a 2-mile path of lights, a laser light display, holiday village, & more. Be sure to check out their website as there are costs for this one!
- Interlochen in Arlington - A North TX original, this community has been wowing light viewers for over 40-years!
- Tour of Lights in Farmers Branch - over 500,00 twinkle lights will delight. This is any easy one for those who like to stay in the car.
- Vitruvian Lights in Addison - Located in Vitruvian park, this one excites with food trucks, FREE photos with Santa & Reindeer, Holiday Village, & Free Concerts in the park!
- Texas Motor Speedway - Supporting Toys for Tots, this huge display boasts a drive-thru display & Santa's Village. Be sure to check out the website for pricing!
- ICE & the Gaylord Texan Resort - Ice skating, gingerbread house building, sled riding, Santa photos, Holiday village, light displays, 2+ million pounds of ice, what do they not have?
- The Pharrs in Farmers Branch - Located at 14535 Southern Pines Cove, this family has been celebrating Christmas in a big way & share their joy from their own front lawn!
- The Trains at North Park - OK - two warning are required, they are not technically lights... but I still feel nostalgia for making the trip to the city to watch the trains at Christmas. The second warning, watch out for the shopping at this one!
- Dallas Children's Holiday Parade - Again, not technically lights, but come-on, its a parade - what Grinch doesn't like a parade? This one has been going on since 1987 & frankly doesn't get its due!
- The Krampus Walk - Hey, it can't all be about the kiddo's. This what happens when you have a much "hipper" brother & sister-in-law who are not in "the 'burbs" - you learn about the Krampus pub crawl... I mean "walk" through Deep Ellum.
- Christmas in the Stockyards in Fort Worth - Hey, its TX - we need a Christmas Cattle Drive to go along with our caroling & the Stockyards is the place to see it. On December 12 the Snowball Express will be welcomed at the Stockyards with the Walk of Gratitude. For those not in the know - the Snowball Express is a charity that supports & honors the children of men & women who have fallen in service to our great nation.
Have some ideas & comments that will help our list? We would love to hear from you!
Thank you & we wish you a very Merry Christmas & Happy Holiday Season!
Christie Cannon REALTOR
The Christie Cannon Team
Keller Williams Frisco TX
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