The 9 Best Christmas Light Displays in Los Angeles

Christmas Lights Spectacular II by Michael Bentley (CC BY 2.0)

Putting up your own lights can be exhausting. If you just want to look at the best Christmas light displays in Los Angeles instead, look no further! I’ve searched the streets high and low for the best Christmas light displays to recommend. Grab some hot chocolate, pile the family into the car, and get moving to the best Christmas light displays in town!

 

The Best Christmas Light Displays in Los Angeles: Residential

Candy Cane Lane, Woodland Hills
Ready to see one of the best Christmas light displays in L.A. County? With cartoon cutouts and handmade decorations, Candy Cane Lane has been one of the best Christmas light displays in Los Angeles since 1952.

Seasons Greetings Lights
Photo by: Michael Bentley

Christmas Tree Lane, Altadena
Altadena hosts one of the best Christmas light displays in the country – and one of the oldest! Adding to the best Christmas light displays spectacle is a fabulous arts & crafts festival and tree lighting ceremony!

Yolanda Lights, Reseda
Yolanda Lights gets an honorable mention as one of the best Christmas light displays in Los Angeles, because it’s pretty magical to walk beneath it!

The Best Christmas Light Displays in Los Angeles: Commercial

The Grove, Hollywood

Photo by: Harsh Light
Photo by: Harsh Light

The little details in the decorations at The Grove in Hollywood make it one of the best Christmas light displays.

Disneyland!

At Christmas time, Disneyland transforms itself into one of the best Christmas light displays in town! Even Downtown Disney decks out enjoy its shops and restaurants.

Universal Studios Hollywood CityWalk, Universal City

Photo by: Chucknado
Photo by: Chucknado

CityWalk is one of the best Christmas light displays in Los Angeles especially because it features CityWalk’s iconic Gorilla holding the largest mistletoe in Los Angeles.

The Streets of Beverly Hills

From Rodeo Drive to the lights decorating the streets, the whole city of Beverly Hills is one of the best Christmas light displays in Los Angeles.

The Festival of Lights, Riverside

This one is Los Angeles adjacent, but if this doesn’t qualify as one of the best Christmas light

Photo by: roger4336
Photo by: roger4336

displays of all time, nothing will! Well worth the trip, this festival is in its 21st year at the Mission Inn Hotel and Spa and features nearly four million lights. Best Christmas light displays don’t get much better than this.

Boat Parade, Newport Beach

Newport Beach hosts one of the best Christmas light displays with a parade of boats! You can even ride in the boat parade to get a closer look at one of the best Christmas light displays on the high seas!

What’s your favorite of the best Christmas light displays? Tell me where to go in the Comments section!