Holiday Lights

It’s the first year for the Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden’s illuminated experience.

Those in search of some holiday cheer can certainly obtain it at one of the numerous holiday light displays around San Diego County. Each year, residents work hard for weeks to bring joy to the world with their stunning lights. Here’s a list of where to visit.

The Living Desert’s “WildLights” has illuminated animals, that sweet carousel, and all of those desert stars above.

Head out into the fields for this fanciful expression of the sparkliest season.

The lavender-famous location is doing up the cheer, with major merriment, in Cherry Valley.

We’re not just talking about a simply shiny string or two; rather, the colossal castle will be fully decked out in pure, magic-making dazzle.

Illuminated agricultural vehicles will roll through the center of town, an eye-catching spin on a traditional holiday parade.

The festive Poway neighborhood attracts hundreds, perhaps thousands of visitors every holiday season, reports NBC 7’s Amber Frias.

The festive Poway neighborhood attracts hundreds, perhaps thousands of visitors every holiday season

NBC 7’s Artie Ojeda lives on Christmas Card Lane and showed off his 101 Dalmatians decorations that he has been displaying since 1996.

The holiday season is shining brightly during the pandemic as businesses pour money into extravagant light shows to spread cheer. From Maine to California, more lights shows have launched during the pandemic, and they’re more elaborate than ever, with sparkly spectacles that the comedic character Clark Griswold from “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” could only dream about. “They’re exploding because...

Ooh/aah over Ventura Harbor’s famous Parade of Lights, or take in the glow around the harbor.

Oviedo Street, San Diego, CA 92129

3600 block of Garrison Street in Point Loma

Pepper and Lindenwod drives, and Pepper and Rockview drives in El Cajon

Hickory Street in Poway

West Glendon and East Glendon circles in Santee

10200 block of Paseo Palmas Drive in Lakeside

1000 block of Crimson Drive in San Marcos