Let's get in the holiday spirit! Bay Area has some awesome light displays, so gather up your family, friends and hot chocolate, and head out to enjoy some twinkling lights this Christmas.
East Bay
802 Gray Fox Circle, Pleasanton
Animations that move to music that you can enjoy on an FM station or the outdoor speakers. There will be a sign posted with the FM frequency of the music. Lights are on daily from 6 to 10 p.m. until Jan. 1.
Widmer World, 3671 Chelsea Cr., Pleasanton
352 Hillcrest Ave., Livermore
If you only have time to visit one holiday-decorated home, make the trip to Livermore to Deacon Dave's house, which is most likely the largest home display in the Bay Area. This year, his home has 712,325 lights.
467 Knottingham Circle, Livermore
This mixture of old-school and modern lighting is celebrating its 30th year. A snow machine and numerous new interactive items for kids of all ages to enjoy and play with. You can even go on the porch and take pictures.
1234 Riesling Circle, Livermore
This U-shaped street in Livermore has 26 decorated houses and is walkable, with socially distanced hay bales to sit on. There will be outdoor movies projected on one garage for people to watch three classic cartoons from the 1930s and 1940s. People can watch and listen from the safety of their vehicle.
1 Woodview Court, San Ramon
Another walking neighborhood, 161 homes will be decorated in the Vista San Ramon neighborhood, which is known locally as the "Festival of Lights."
36040 Wellington Place, Fremont
Known as the Crippsmas Place for over 40 years, with more than 50 houses taking part.
Espada Court, Fremont
For over 20 years, this house with Victorian figurines has been part of a "walking neighborhood." There are some well-decorated homes in the immediate vicinity,
Emmanuel Family Christmas Village, 43344 Arkwood Street. Fremont 5-10 pm
3200 block of Thompson Avenue, Alameda
Known locally as "Christmas Tree Lane," this walkable neighborhood has over 53 houses south of High Street in Alameda.
78 Kilkenny Place, Alameda
This display, known as "Reflections of Christmas," is best viewed from the rear of the house, as it is reflected in the lagoon from 5 to 10 p.m. Drive or walk across the lagoon on Auginbaugh Way and cross the street to Baywalk Road. The lights are on until Jan. 5.
3732 Colonial Court, Antioch
Known as the "Disney House" around town, this house has over 35,000 lights. The homeowner makes all of the yard art displays. The lights are on from 6 to 10 p.m.
15 Phillips Court, Tracy
Lights are synchronized to music via Light-O-Rama. The light show lasts 45 minutes (last viewing begins at 7:45 pm) and runs from 6 to 8:30 p.m.
6716 Fontaine Ave., Newark
32247 Valiant Way, Union City
Ruth Bancroft Garden
Lights and more lasers astound as you stroll through the Garden’s 3.5 acres of mature cacti, succulents and trees that are transformed into magical colorful botanical sculptures by thousands of lights.
South Bay
Please note: The Mattos Orchard in San Jose has permanently shut off their display.
1450 Emory St., San Jose
A new edition they will have music broadcasting on an FM radio from 5 to 10 p.m. nightly. There will also be snow from 5 to 8 p.m., when it’s not raining.
1419 Lamore Dr., San Jose
Epic amount of lights in its display. There’s also two different light shows that happen every 15 minutes. Stay on the lookout for the penguins playing hockey with candy canes!
108 Seaview, Santa Cruz
Farley’s Christmas Wonderland is very traditional: lots of Christmas trees, garland, sleighs, an elf village, miniature villages, a log cabin, and a fairy land. 5:30 to 8:30 every night. They also serve ($3) the best piping hot hot-chocolate with lots of toppings!
Deerfield Drive, Scott’s Valley
The street is lit up and they have great lit up arches, and snow mach
2580 Bean Creek Rd., Scotts Valley
Some joke that the display can be seen from Silicon Valley. 48 channels of lights synchronized to Christmas songs. Up until Jan. 2, and can be seen from 5 to 10:30 p.m. daily.
750 Harriet Ave., Campbell
Tune your car radio to 92.9 for the music to go along with the show.
Estate Drive at Grant Road, Los Altos
Capturing the spirit of Christmas in the neighborhood with the festive display of lights and decorations.
Fantasy of Lights, Vasona Lake County Park, 333 Blossom Hill Road, Los Gatos
This delightful drive-through holiday lights display has been making spirits bright for 23 years now with its whimsical displays. Purchase advance tickets and enjoy the over 1.5 miles of lights nightly, from December 7th through 30th, excluding Christmas day, from 6 pm - 10 pm.
Peninsula
1716 to 1881 Fulton Ave., Palo Alto
These blocks are known as "Christmas Tree Lane," with each house on the street decorated. Each home also has matching live Christmas trees lining the road, each lit with colored lights. Lit each night from 5 to 10 p.m.
1963 Eucalyptus Ave., San Carlos
Another walking neighborhood, the 1900 and 2000 blocks of Eucalyptus Avenue are on nightly until Dec. 25. Almost every house on those blocks is lit up with holiday cheer. Birch Street, which is the next block over, also has many decorations.
1260 Rainier Ave., Pacifica
This Pacifica house has 35,000 LED lights programmed to music broadcast on 90.1 FM. There are also speakers in the yard. The family recently added two 18-foot RGB pixel trees.
Holidays at Filoli Make a reservation to experience Woodside's Filoli Historic House and Gardens. All lit up for the holiday season, you can stroll and enjoy the beauty of the winter garden adorned with lights and colorful decor or cozy up to a fire pit under twinkling lights.
Oakland
Picardy Drive, Oakland
Between Seminary Avenue and 55th Avenue, these neighbors illuminate their Tudor-style houses with an unbroken string of lights. The display is a holiday tradition that dates back over 80 years, and it's meant to symbolize warmth, friendship and unity.
Glowfari at Oakland Zoo Walk through a mile-long journey and be dazzled by hundreds of larger-than-life animals lit up by lanterns in this unforgettable holiday lights display! Ride the gondola to the Land of Bugs, hop on the Express Train through Winter Wonderland and finish the evening with a visit to Santa!
Christmas Lights at Oakland’s Temple Hill, Temple Hill, 4770 Lincoln Ave., Oakland
Enjoy a large-scale holiday lights installation, city views and scheduled theatrical, dance and live musical performances, including productions of “The Nutcracker,” “Scrooge” and more.
6-9 p.m. Monday; 9 a.m-9 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday. Through Dec. 31.
San Francisco
Please note: The Tom and Jerry house, is not lit up this year.
49 Eagle St., San Francisco
As this two-story house sits on top of a hill, you look up at the holiday display from street level. The display includes a polar bear, Santa, a garage decorated as Santa's coat, and a magical tree on the sidewalk covered in blue and white icicle lights. The display runs nightly, weather permitting, from 5 to 11 p.m.
1779 Hayes St., San Francisco
This home has been displaying the holiday spirit with neighbors for the past 17 years. The lights celebrate Christmas and Hanukkah. The garage looks like a giant gift-wrapped package.
68 Castro Street over near Duboce Park
Rainbow Christmas tree at 18th & Castro in the Castro District
1960 10th Avenue
1929 7th Avenue
363 Wawona Street
515 Crestlake Drive
488 Gallert Drive
Illuminate SF Festival of Lights Kicking off its 9th year, this urban light festival offers 44 eco-friendly displays that are all accessible by public transportation within San Francisco's 49 square miles. Pick from 17 neighborhoods to explore and take the free guided tour to learn more about the artists that have brought these installations to life. Nov. 25-Jan. 1.
Locations: https://illuminatesf.com
"Entwined" in Golden Gate Park
Transforming Peacock Meadow into an enchanted forest of otherworldly shapes and ever-changing light. Created by San Francisco artist Charles Gadeken.
I have listed the one’s that we have visited, but if you want more, this is an excellent resource. California Christmas Lights offers an extensive list of the best holiday-decorated houses to safely explore in the Bay Area this year.