The Best Christmas Lights in Dallas–Fort Worth

Lynn Creek Park · 5610 Lake Ridge Pkwy, Grand Prairie, TX 75052

A two-mile drive-through light park along Joe Pool Lake with roughly four million lights plus a walk-through forest and carnival village, priced per car.

3545 Lone Star Cir, Fort Worth, TX 76177

A roughly two-mile drive-through of about two million lights that routes cars through decorated tunnels and onto the speedway itself, priced per vehicle.

Riders Field

A mile-long drive-through show at Riders Field with millions of lights synchronized to a holiday radio station, ticketed per vehicle with reserved entry times.

Hurricane Harbor · 1800 E Lamar Blvd, Arlington, TX 76006

The Hurricane Harbor Arlington edition of The Light Park, a mile-long drive-through of music-synced lights ticketed per vehicle with timed entry.

2251 Mineral Wells Hwy, Weatherford, TX 76088

A drive-through holiday light show over a mile long at the Parker County Sheriff's Posse grounds, with displays animated to a tuned-in radio soundtrack and per-vehicle admission.

near Reunion Tower · 700 Sports St, Dallas, TX 75207

A ticketed walk-through holiday attraction south of Reunion Tower featuring a large light tunnel, carousel, Ferris wheel, ice slide, and a nightly drone show.

2201 E Road to Six Flags St, Arlington, TX 76011

The theme park's ticketed holiday overlay with millions of lights, festive live shows, a holiday parade, and seasonal rides, requiring park admission.

1900 W 15th St, Plano, TX 75075

A ticketed quarter-mile walk-through of nearly two million lights and animated displays across the historic Heritage Farmstead Museum grounds.

1501 Gaylord Trail, Grapevine, TX 76051

A ticketed indoor holiday attraction at the Gaylord Texan resort centered on the walk-through ICE! exhibit of hand-carved ice sculptures, plus over a million lights and resort-wide decor.

Oak Cliff · 650 S R.L. Thornton Fwy, Dallas, TX 75203

A ticketed after-dark walk through the Dallas Zoo featuring around two million lights, illuminated animal lanterns, and seasonal activities.

Lakewood / White Rock Lake · 8525 Garland Rd, Dallas, TX 75218

A ticketed botanical-garden display featuring twelve outdoor gazebos themed to the Twelve Days of Christmas, with a nighttime light experience.

Cultural District · 3220 Botanic Garden Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76107

A ticketed after-dark walk-through trail of more than one million lights and illuminated art installations winding through the botanic garden.

Vitruvian Park · 3966 Vitruvian Way, Addison, TX 75001

A free walk-through park display wrapping more than 450 trees in over 1.2 million LED lights along the creek and pathways.

Frisco Square · 8874 Coleman Blvd, Frisco, TX 75034

A free choreographed light-and-music show with over 180,000 lights synchronized to music broadcast on 107.3 FM in the central plaza.

Arts District / Uptown · 2012 Woodall Rodgers Fwy, Dallas, TX 75201

A free downtown deck park featuring the Mayor's Tree, a roughly 52-foot tree with over 37,000 lights, lit through the holidays.

Las Colinas / Mandalay Canal Walk · 215 Mandalay Dr, Irving, TX 75039

A free-to-walk waterfront canal district where trees along the Mandalay Canal are lit for the season (gondola rides cost extra).

Downtown / Sundance Square Plaza · 420 Main St, Fort Worth, TX 76102

The free downtown plaza hosts Fort Worth's annual community Christmas tree, a tall Norway Spruce, lit throughout the season.

Fort Worth Stockyards · 131 E Exchange Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76164

The historic Stockyards district is decorated and illuminated for free public viewing, with paid add-ons like an ice rink and rodeo.

Historic Main Street · 200 S Main St, Grapevine, TX 76051

Self-billed Christmas Capital of Texas, Historic Main Street is strung with millions of lights and decorations free to stroll all season.

Downtown Garland Square · 520 W State St, Garland, TX 75040

A free downtown square celebration with an official tree lighting, lights, and holiday activities in the historic plaza.

Historic Downtown Square · 111 N Tennessee St, McKinney, TX 75069

The historic downtown square is wrapped in thousands of lights under a roughly 35-foot tree, free to visit through the holidays.

Historic Downtown Plano Arts District · 901 E 15th St, Plano, TX 75074

A free downtown arts-district celebration centered on Haggard Park and McCall Plaza with a traditional tree lighting and holiday lights.

Downtown Allen · 100 N Allen Dr, Allen, TX 75013

A free downtown tree-lighting celebration whose light displays remain up for self-guided viewing from the city tree to the Heritage Center.

Downtown Denton Square · 110 W Hickory St, Denton, TX 76201

A free family festival that has lit the historic downtown courthouse square since 1988, with live music, crafts, and a toy drive.

Southlake Town Square · 1256 Main St, Southlake, TX 76092

A free town-square tree lighting with fireworks; the open-air square is decorated and lit for the holidays with free parking.

Historic Downtown Carrollton Square · 1106 S Broadway St, Carrollton, TX 75006

A free historic-square celebration with a tree lighting, a drone show, and downtown holiday decorations.

Park Cities / NorthPark · 8687 N Central Expy, Dallas, TX 75225

A free indoor holiday display with the tallest indoor tree in Texas, an animated Twelve Days of Christmas clock, and free performances (the model-train exhibit is ticketed).

North Dallas · 13350 Dallas Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75240

A free-to-view roughly 95-foot indoor Christmas tree above the ice rink, with free figure-skating tree-lighting shows on select dates.

Entertainment District / Globe Life Field · 1650 E Randol Mill Rd, Arlington, TX 76011

A free-admission German-style Christmas market on the Globe Life Field plaza with lights, vendors, food, and a tree lighting.

Interlochen (Lake Interlochen, NW Arlington)

A 50-year-old drive-through tradition where more than 200 homes in this lakeside neighborhood light up, drawing over 100,000 visitors annually.

Deerfield (between Preston Rd and Coit Rd, NW Plano)

What began as a friendly decorating competition grew into a tradition where hundreds of homes go all-out, with walking, driving, and horse-drawn carriage tours.

The Park Cities (off Preston Rd)

The stately mansions of Highland Park along Beverly Drive, Armstrong Parkway, and Lakeside Drive deck out in extravagant lights, with Highland Park Village adding 1.5 million lights nearby.

Swiss Avenue Historic District (East Dallas / Lakewood)

The grand historic homes of Swiss Avenue blend a decades-old white-candle-in-the-window tradition with elaborate modern displays, a favorite holiday drive or stroll.

Lakewood (East Dallas; Lakewood Blvd, Bob-O-Link Dr, Gaston Ave)

Homes throughout the Lakewood neighborhood outline their houses and trees in lights and oversized decorations, with Lakewood Boulevard a standout route.

Kessler Park (Oak Cliff; Colorado & Lausanne Aves)

This historic hilly neighborhood west of downtown decorates grand homes and oak-lined streets with lights set against the Dallas skyline.

Oak Cliff (Elderoaks Ln, Elderleaf Dr, Elderoaks Pl)

A 30-plus-year Oak Cliff tradition with near-total neighborhood participation, featuring homemade decorations spanning medieval to modern themes.

Glenbrook (entrance on Brookside Dr)

This Bedford neighborhood collectively tells 'The Night Before Christmas, In Texas That Is' through coordinated displays alongside other festive scenes.

Lake Highlands (Timberhollow Cir, off Abrams Rd)

Homes on this Lake Highlands street each represent one of the twelve days of Christmas, from a partridge in a pear tree to twelve drummers drumming.

Diamond Loch (Windsor Court cul-de-sac)

This NRH cul-de-sac runs a computerized synchronized light show with an adjacent street offering a 'Whoville' Christmas experience.

Morrisdale Estates (between Pipeline Rd and Hurst Blvd)

A competitive Euless neighborhood tradition where homes line their curbs with matching red lights to create a cohesive sea-of-lights effect.

Regents Park (Stonebridge Ranch)

This Stonebridge Ranch neighborhood lines its streets and central park with over 2,500 hand-folded paper luminaries for a one-weekend glowing display.

Windsor Way

About 29 homes on this Rowlett street run music-synchronized light displays, with a route map shared on Facebook.

Starwood (gated custom-home community)

Frisco's upscale Starwood community hosts 'Light Up Starwood' with festively decorated custom homes and horse-drawn carriage rides through its winding streets.

Historic Fairmount

Fort Worth's historic Fairmount bungalows decorate festively for the season, anchored by the neighborhood's annual Festivus celebration and home tour.

Ridglea Hills (near Clayton Rd bridge / Luther Lake)

About 30 homes in this Fort Worth neighborhood decorate with lights that reflect across the adjacent ten-acre lake.

Woodbridge · 4310 Oak Bluff Ln, Sachse, TX 75048

Award-winning home display of about 14,000 individually computer-controlled lights with a 13-foot Megatree and singing faces, synchronized to music on a posted FM frequency.

The Gonzalez family's high-tech choreographed home show, running since 2012 and known for themed displays, with audio on a posted FM frequency.

1000 Clinton Dr, Plano, TX 75075

A decades-old Plano tradition with roughly 85,000–100,000 lights, a gingerbread village and elf areas, synchronized to music on 89.9 FM.

3506 Reeves St, North Richland Hills, TX 76180

Brett Curry's multi-house collaboration runs an hour-plus pixel-and-LED show across several homes, all dancing to music on 89.9 FM.

2201 Hodges Pl, Mansfield, TX 76063

A 30-minute synchronized show mixing traditional and pop holiday music, with audio broadcast to cars on 88.9 FM.

Heritage

A computer-controlled home show using tens of thousands of control channels to produce over a million color combinations, synced to music on 89.5 FM.

5016 Keating St, Fort Worth, TX 76244

A far-north Fort Worth synchronized home show running since 2018 with roughly 50,000 lights and interactive online song voting.

1600 Wagon Wheel Dr, Allen, TX 75002

A theater-style home display of over 10,000 lights screening highlights from holiday classics like Christmas Vacation and Elf in 15-minute shows.

14594 Turnbridge Dr, Frisco, TX 75035

A synchronized home light show with themes ranging from 'The Little Drummer Boy' to Star Wars.

Dublin Park Estates · 2701 Dublin Park Dr, Parker, TX 75002

A full music-synchronized home light show that also serves as an official Toys for Tots drop-off point.

5618 Foster St, The Colony, TX 75056

A 30-minute synchronized holiday-music show featuring a candy cane display with free candy canes and a letters-to-Santa box.

The Shores · 1655 Plummer Dr, Rockwall, TX 75087

A memorial home display of over 150,000 lights honoring the homeowner's son, accepting donations for Meals on Wheels and toys.

A home display of 98,000-plus lights with motion village pieces, selfie stations and a nightly dance party.

1729 Sawtooth Oak Trail, Keller, TX 76248

The Ward family's home display won ABC's Great Christmas Light Fight, featuring 20,000 pixel lights and a competition-first drone show.

University Park · 3629 Southwestern Blvd, Dallas, TX 75225

A static home display of hundreds of lighted blow-mold decorations, topped by a restored 1949 Big Tex head wearing a Santa hat on the roof.