Best Christmas Light Displays in Fort Wayne, Indiana

Apr 22, 2023

The holidays are a time of spending more time with your family, and celebrating the season with some new sights and sounds. There is no better year than this to celebrate with a drive around Fort Wayne to discover dazzling holiday houses!

From blow-up displays to houses with more than 15,000 lights that give Clark Griswold a run for his money, discover some of the Best Fort Wayne Dazzling Holiday Houses.

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We will once again choose the Best House Display through our contest. Be sure to vote for your favorite display, and a randomly selected voter will also win a Fort Wayne Holiday Gift Package!

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This beautiful 360-degree LED display surrounds the entire house with new archeson the driveway! The home has over 30,000 lights, a manger scene, Santa and reindeer display, and it will feature some new inflatables. Catch this show from 5:30 pm – 12 am and 5–8 am November 26 daily until January 1st. Special thanks to the Fortman family.

Featuring nearly 20,000 colorful LED lights all around the house, this display will not disappoint. The front tree alone has close to 5,000 lights. Also the display features blow molds, rope light, projectors and hidden Mickey's! Come see how many you can spot from Thanksgiving night until the new year!

Special thanks to Bridget Chambers for submitting.

Discover this house's holiday display featuring trees wrapped in lights, reindeer, and a line fence. Special thanks to Matt Schroeder for submitting.

This display features more than 15,000 lights that are viewable November 30 until January 3. Special thanks to Randy and Erin May for submitting.

Stop by this display, growing larger each year. Lights on nightly by 7pm. Special thanks to Zach Friedrich for submitting.

Besides displaying thousands of lights, this house has over 20 trees that are synched to music, candy canes surrounding the yard, 4 projection lights, a family of deer, and 2 nativity scenes. Be sure to look for look for are Santa dunking an ornament in the basketball hoop, and a dog sled being pulled by 9 light-up flamingos. Enjoy this display from Thanksgiving until January 2 from dusk to 10p. Special thanks to Jeff Kumfer for submitting.

Nothing says Christmas like a 15 ft. mega tree with more than 5,000 lights, more than 20 giant inflatables, and festive holiday videos playing on a 20 ft. drive-in screen. Plus, some weekend nights, there will be treats for passers-by. Enjoy this house's display from December 5 to January 6 every evening, dusk to 10 pm. Special thanks to James Andis.

Enjoy this new, first-time holiday display, featuring a light-lined driveway and cheerful holiday characters throughout the yard. Special thanks to Missty Hernandez for submitting.

Enjoy this shining display, complete with yard lights, meteor lights, holiday creature displays, and a fully outlined house and roof. Thanks to Kristi Polcsak for submitting.

Expect to see more than 40,000 LED lights, 208 channels, 24 foot RGB tree, 20 ft Mega tree, 2 bouncing pillars, 2 RGB starbursts, 2 jumping arches, and 8 mini trees. New this year, they'll have a 216" matrix screen above the garage. Plus, this house is raising money for Riley Children's Foundation on their website. Find more information and hours at LightingUpLeo.com. Special thanks to Joshua Robison.

Come check out more than 100 blow molds, now through December 26! Special thanks to the Miller Family.

Enjoy this double yard display with more than 100 pieces and hundreds of lights. This cheery collection includes 21 different snowmen, 21 piece Nativity scene, Santa and reindeer, choir children, toy soldiers, and more, with many vintage blow molds. Also featuring the "Frageelay" Leg Lamp from A Christmas Story, Characters from the Rudolph special, and more than 50 poinsettias.

Starting December 1, view this charming display in Grabill's Surrey Trace neighborhood. Special thanks to Daniel Vasquez for submitting.

Come see the Christmas spirit in the air with a magical holiday display. You will be greeted with a house adorning many colorful lights. A lighted path drive, festive lights dancing to Christmas jingles, and lighted candy canes lead you to beautiful giant Christmas ornaments decorating our entryway. Add to that a complete Whoville cast decorating the yard, many Christmas trees, lighted woodland creatures, and "Merry Christmas" greetings to all our passers by. And don't forget the 20 foot inflatable Santa waving his greetings. Special thanks to Kathy Winn for submitting.

This display features hundreds of twinkling lights outlining the home, with festive creatures decorating the lawn. Special thanks to Joe Pauken for submitting.

This display features more than 10,000 lights with music animation to Mannheim Steamroller, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and other classics. Starting November 24 until January 1, you can enjoy these lights every night from 5:30 - 11:00 PM. The ANIMATED music show will run from December 9th through December 25th from 6pm until 8pm. Special thanks to Zachary Jones for submitting.

Discover this display featuring a a sleigh and reindeer on the roof, an archway over the driveway, a homemade teeter-totter, and inflatables. Special thanks to Tiffany and Dave Jehl.

Stop by for a photo as Santa or his elf, and drop off a letter for Santa. Starts November 27. Special thanks to Michelle Burlison for submitting.

Discover a winter wonderland of holiday favorites at this house that features a combination of vintage blow molds, inflatables, and LED technology. As you approach, Santa and two life-size reindeer appear under a tree of cascading snowfall lights. Be sure to check out beloved Dr. Seuss and Disney characters sprinkled throughout the display. How many Mickeys and Minnies can you find? Hint: it's more than you might think! Special thanks to Jeff and Deb Noggle for submitting.

Enjoy these beautiful lights in Kensington Downs. Special thanks to Matthew Reust for submitting.

See dozens of holiday creatures and characters in light up molds on display. Special thanks to Paula Wharton for submitting.

Enjoy 30,000 lights and be sure to tune your radio to 107.7 for a special show. The show runs until New Year's Eve from dusk to Midnight. Special thanks to Jacob's Well Church and Adam Gaines.

This display includes a special section themed around the holiday classic movie "A Christmas Story" with everyone's favorite child character known fondly as "Ralphie". Enjoy this display from dusk until 9:00 PM. Special thanks to Lawrence Bracht for submitting.

Starting November 23, from 5:30pm to 9:30pm. Special thanks to Jerry Crozier for submitting.

Through New Year's, enjoy a variety of lights, displays, including festive holiday creatures and a candy cane walkway. Special thanks to Brianne Miller for submitting.

Starting November 25th, enjoy this house's display from dusk till dawn. Featuring 30 homemade lighted trees, 3 wreaths, 5 thirty-foot arches over the driveway and more than 15,000 lights this display truly covers the yard and has a great overall balance. Special thanks to Jamie and Alan Beasley for submitting.

This house goes big every year. Be sure to add it to your list to check out starting the Saturday before Thanksgiving! Special thanks to Robert Cochran for submitting.

You can't miss this fun display featuring more than 50,000 lights that light up the house, yard, and sky! From November 24 through January 3 keep a lookout for a 9 ft. Frosty the Snowman standing proudly on the roof, and many Christmas figures. Plus, the next-door neighbors have a great display! Special thanks to Jon and Debbie Gordy.

Come watch the dazzling lights and enjoy music at this display. Starting December 5, you can also share a non-perishable food item, just leave it in the collection tote at the end of the driveway. Special thanks to Aaron Mayes for submitting.

It's an inflatable holiday takeover! Special thanks to Frank Doster for submitting.

From 6:00-10:00 pm, enjoy a display of lights, inflatables, and a couple of additional surprise fixtures! Special thanks to Sharon Burcham for submitting.

Enjoy this display in Pine Valley with more than 5,000 programmable LED lights timed to music on 88.9 FM. The show runs nightly Sunday-Thursday 5pm to 10pm and Friday-Saturday 5pm to midnight. Special thanks to Michael Colone for submitting.

A Pine Valley tradition continues with the 32nd year for a Christmas display at this house and overflowing a bit to my kind neighbor's lawn this year. Enjoy this wonderland featuring life-sized animated silhouettes, similar to those at Fantasy of Lights. Including Santa and his flying reindeer, a special Christmas train, Penguins, the Grinch, Tin Soldiers and so much more. New is an animated pixel tree set to music, Tune to FM87.9. Plus, weather permitting, enjoy candle-lit luminary bags lining the street on Christmas Eve. This house's display will be lit from November 25 thru at least December 26 or so. Enjoy from 5:30 to 11:00 pm.

This display features lots of trees, blow molds, and a roof covered in lights. Special thanks to Matt Booher for submitting.

Discover this house's display that features 40-year-old lights and brand new lights. Enjoy a mix of new and old featuring LED lights, incandescent lights, a dozen inflatables, 200 blow molds, different animation and laser show projections, and an 18-foot tall rope light tree. This house has a little bit for everyone to enjoy from December 1 - 31 every evening from 5:00 - 11:00 pm. Special thanks to Tommy Montanaro for submitting.

Expect to see more than 75,000 lights, archways, and tunnels that span almost the entire block. Plus, this display is viewable from Union Chapel. Enjoy this display starting December 1 through January 6. Special thanks to Jason Grossnickle.

Enjoy seeing more than 30,000 lights, inflatables, and more at this house. Plus, tune your radio to 97.7 to enjoy the light dance set to music. If you have little ones, make sure to bring a letter to Santa with your return address. Enjoy this display starting November 28th. Special thanks to TJ and Joan Smith.

This northwest side display features hundreds of lights and festive creatures lighting up the yard. Thanks to Dan Dalman for submitting.

A simple and fun display for all to see and enjoy. Starts November 24. Special thanks to David and Mandy LoCastro for submitting.

The Ellenwood Christmas home will be viewable from November 24-December 31st Sunday-Thursday 5-11 pm and Friday and Saturday 5-12 pm. Expect to see more than 45,000 lights, multiple inflatables, a music light display, and a walk-through arch of lights where you can take pictures in front of the NEW Whooville area, Gingerbread House or Santa's Toy Shop.

Don't forget to drop off your letter to Santa with a self-addressed stamped envelope. Santa will send a letter back. Also, Friday and Saturdays Santa (and sometimes Mrs. Clause) will be here for pictures, weather permitting. We hope all of you have a Merry Christmas Matt & Jody Ellenwood.

Welcome to the musical wonderland! Tune in to 97.7 and listen to hours of Christmas music and famous movie clips that alternate with The Story as the 80 ft nativity comes to life. Looking for Olaf? Check. Yoda? Check. 100 foot Santa sleigh and reindeer? Check. Can you find the leg lamp, flying pig, or dozens of other animals? 7 foot tall Santa 25 feet up in a tree? Enjoy this display during the day, as the Christmas animals can show their true colors at that time. It's worth the drive. Display will be on nightly from 5:30 pm until Midnight 7 days a week from November 27 through January 2.

Gaze at these beautiful lights and holiday signs illuminating the house and yard. Thanks to Mick Vorndran for sharing.

For the mega-watt show, be sure to check out this house which features a synchronized light show to music with and 10,000-pixel channels. The show will also include a 22 ft. mega tree, 17 ft. pixel image tree, new songs and programming, and much more. TUNE in your radio station to 88.5fm to listen and watch the lights.

We will be taking donations for Lennoxs Legacy Animal Rescue (@lennoxslegacyrescue) again this year. Feel free to bring any animal donation and put in the bin out front. We will empty every night.

Check out this house from November 28 to January 2 from 6:00-11:00 pm every evening, and find them on Instagram @Busco_Lights. Special thanks to Jason and Jodie Pearson. And, special thanks to David McKnight, Hank Redders, and Matt Pierr for their help!

Enjoy this house's more than 15,000 lights from dusk to 10pm through January 1st. Special thanks to Doug and Chris Mounsey.

This display features a large collection of lights, decorations, and projection to maximize the holiday cheer. Thanks to Joanna Edmondson for submitting.

Thanksgiving night through New Year's Eve enjoy this display night from 5:00 pm until 10 pm. This display features more than 20,000 lights, inflatables, and cutouts. Special thanks to Shellie Teague for submitting.

Enjoy lights, yard decorations, and projections in this modern southwest Fort Wayne home. Special thanks to Stephanie Patterson for submitting.

This house is full of KrisMiss Spirit and much more than a show. Tune into 107.1, sit back and relax, and be sure to bring a donation for Community Harvest Food Bank. This house features inflatables, blow molds, RGB pixel lighting over the entire house, 2 Large Matrix screens and you can drop off letters to Santa. Santa does return letters to the children if an address is provided. Enjoy the display nightly 6:00 pm - 12:00 am, starting on Thanksgiving night through January 3rd.

Learn more about this display on its very own social profiles! Special thanks to Kris and Missy Girardot.

Instagram: KrisMissKreations

Twitter: KrisMissLights

Facebook: KrisMiss Kreations

Discover this display featuring more than 15,000 lights and a music show set to 20 songs. New this year there will be even more trees included and more than 20 lighted reindeer. This display will run from November 19 to January 7 nightly from 5 pm - Midnight. Special thanks to Jared Balf for submitting.

With 35,000-40,000 lights all running to music, this house is a can't-miss display and the winner of our 2020 Best Christmas Light Display! Tune your radio to 87.9 to enjoy the show and drop off your mail for Santa (all letters with a self-addressed and stamped envelope will get a response!) Santa checks the mailbox from Friday.

Give back while you celebrate! New this year, this display will be collecting monetary donations for SCAN, and new/gently used children's coats and toddler appropriate toys.

Please note, cars will need to turn around at the barn.

Special thanks to Mike and Leia Bedwell.

Enjoy this house's more than 16,000 lights and 8 inflatables from November 26 to January 10. Special thanks to Brian Potts.

Check out this display featuring archways and a candy cane theme from November 26 through the New Year. Special thanks to Brian Potts.

All four sides of this house have been decorated for Christmas! There are lots of reindeer, polar bears, snoopy on a mailbox, angels, candy canes, Santa, and many other animals all over the lawn! Plus, there is a beautiful white Christmas tree in the backyard along with Santa's sleigh flying off into the sky. The house sits at the intersection of Weatherside Run and Houndshill Place, so you get a great view of this wonderful display from all four sides! Be sure to stop by between 5:30 - 10:00 PM. Special thanks to Jim Heymann for submitting.

See this merry & bright light show complete with meteor lights and flying pigs. Special thanks to Michael Heymann for submitting.

Celebrate the holidays with more than 15,000 lights set to music. This display is set to music (tune your radio to 87.9 fm to listen) and the house is covered with more than 4,000 pixels that can individually change colors, featuring a 16-foot mega tree with dancing elves and lots of other characters guaranteed to make you smile. The north and south end of the property offers a more traditional display with tons of lights, The Grinch and his dog Max, Snoopy, Buddy the Elf, and of course Santa and his reindeer (be sure to look in the trees to spot them flying too!). New this year is an 8 foot tall major award that is sure to make everyone laugh. The show runs from dusk till 10pm throughout the week and till 11pm on Fridays and Saturdays starting Black Friday until after Christmas. They are also continuing the tradition of collecting donations to help the community. Canned goods and blankets are always welcome and can be placed in the donation box located on the street.

Special thanks to Michael Hunsche for submitting.

Check out this display - they've added a few new things. Homemade reindeer help pull the sleigh so Santa can get where he needs to go. Lights are set to music so you can stop and listen to some of your favorite songs as the lights twinkle and blink along. Are your kiddos wanting to write to Santa? If so, they have a mailbox next to Santa's sleigh where you can leave letters and Santa will write them back (be sure to leave a self addressed envelope along with your letter and a stamp), and grab a candy cane too. This display will be lit up from Nov 24th at 7 pm until 11 pm nightly to January 3rd! We hope you will vote for our display with the code provided in our yard.

Discover a magical yard covered in shimmering white lights creating virtual snow, and penguins skating on a "pond" of blue lights! Also enjoy a 12 foot lighted tree with Rudolph, Bumble, and the misfit toys as they anxiously await Christmas! Lights on from 5:30pm to Midnight. Special thanks to Valerie and Donnie Miller for submitting, and Dalton Triolo for his help.

Expect to see a light program at this house featuring more than 15,000-pixel lights set to music. In addition, to the beautiful display, this house will be accepting donations of men's socks for a local charity. Plus, weather pending, there might be some hot chocolate nights. This display will run Sunday to Thursday from 5:30 - 10:30 pm and Friday & Saturday from 5:30-11:30 pm starting on November 25. Special thanks to Kurt and Sherry Girardot.

Featuring yard decorations and 12,000 LED lights with a gingerbread house theme, this display will also have a sleigh for photo opportunities and a "Letters to Santa" dropbox for all ages to have their letters delivered to the North Pole - November 26 to December 21. Special thanks to Amanda and Drew Landers for submitting.

For a classic holiday display, this house is for you! In its 6th year of setting up a holiday display, this house features more than 12,000 lights, inflatables, blow molds, and many different animals. Don't forget to look for the Grinch with the change of heart, giving out candy canes. Enjoy this display from Thanksgiving until January 1 from dusk until 10:00 pm every night. Special thanks to Clayton Bishop for submitting.

This display features hundreds of lights, starting November 24 in the Avalon neighborhood. Special thanks to Kirstin Throop for submitting.

Featuring 25,000 lights and more than 10 blow-ups, this display will be up from Thanksgiving to New Year's Day. Special thanks to David Carden for submitting.

Insider Tip: Visitors are welcome to use the circle drive away to avoid any traffic accidents on Dunkleburg road!

Set to synchronized music, this display features roughly 6,000 pixels and a 12 ft pixel tree with a star! Be sure to tune into 88.1 FM to enjoy the music. Starting Nov 24 lights will be on 5-9 Sun-Thursday and 5-10 Friday, Saturday and Christmas Eve. Lights will continue to run through New Years Eve ending with a countdown to midnight and 1 song to welcome the New Year. Special thanks to Aaron Heidinger for submitting.

Creative Framing invites you to view their Dickens Village display. The 10-foot storefront evokes the yesteryear Christmas traditions with sights from the 19 century stories of the beloved novelist.

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Discover other holiday light displays around Fort Wayne including the Fantasy of Lights at Franke Park, the displays at Jefferson Point and in Downtown Fort Wayne, or the beautiful Alpine Holiday exhibit at the Botanical Conservatory.

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We realize this still isn't all of the beautiful Christmas Light Displays, so if your house or you know of a house that should be added to our list, please fill out this form and we will add them to the list!

*Special thanks to Heather S. who has helped us start this great tradition!

*Post will be updated with submitted displays on Thursdays.

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