Eastern Iowa Christmas holiday light displays LIST
By Wendy Wilde
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Many Christmas holiday light displays continue through New Year's Day across Eastern Iowa.
Cedar Rapids:
Gordon Avenue Lights 5401 Gordon Avenue NW-This light show has 9 songs programmed to music that you can hear on 88.1 FM in your car. This year the display is taking donations for a 29-year-old with a life-threatening infection. 5-10 p.m. Sunday-Thursday and between 5-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
9908, 10000, 10009 Hall Road These three houses on Hall Road with their addresses listed above team up for the holidays to spread Christmas cheer. The display has more than 50,000 lights and dozens of figures.
6416 Hoover Trail Road SW Lights set to music with at least 3,000 lights. Peanuts characters, Penguin cutouts. If you remember the light display in Fairfax that had Peanuts characters, they are now at this location! Every day 5-10 p.m. until January 1.
7015 Parkdale Lane NE his display is on a corner lot and has many tiny scenes and lights. The lights are on from 5-11 p.m. Visitors can see Santa, who hands out candy canes, around 6 p.m. every day starting Thursday.
1251 Staub Court NE-This display has many different kinds of lights and can be seen from dusk to around 9:30 p.m. until January 1.
4229 Topaz Avenue NW -This display has a variety of lights for people to enjoy.
Zika Avenue NW-This display has a double lot with tons of displays for the holiday lover.
1606 20th Street NW-This display has a variety of lights and more than 60 displays. There is also a spinning Christmas tree in the window. Lights are on at this address from 5-10 p.m. nightly until New Year's Day.
Decorah: Holiday Lights, Magical Nights is located in the Pulpit Rock Campground and will be going until December 25. Proceeds from the display benefit Helping Services for Youth and Families.
Dubuque: Reflections in the Park' Louis Murphy Park; 1700 S Grandview Ave-Cars are $10 at the gate and money raised goes to Hillcrest Family Services. The event runs daily until New Years Day from 5-10 p.m. and people who visit the light display on Monday's can even see Santa.
1800 block of Bennett Street This home on the 1800 block of Bennett Street is just off of Grandview Avenue near Finley Hospital. Their display is lit from dusk until 10 p.m. most nights. On Sunday nights, lights are usually turned off by 9 or 9:30 p.m.
East Dubuque: 191 W Kroll RoadThis display has enough soldiers to protect the holiday house! It also has a full choir of angels too. Lights at this display come on at 5:30 p.m.
Fairfax: 175 Driftwood Lane This display has 18 minutes of synchronized lights.
Iowa City: Spruce Ridge Christmas Lights 4477 Napolean Street SE This light show is programmed to 90.7 FM. You can see all of their lights between 5-8:30 p.m. Sunday-Thursday and between 5-10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.
Marion: 6th Avenue Lights 485 6th Avenue This light display runs from 6-9 p.m. Sunday-Thursday and 6-10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
Mount Pleasant: Mount Pleasant Festival of Lights-This display is open from 5:30- 9 p.m. until December 31. The lights are a mile long. The cost is $10 for a family vehicle, $15 for a mini van, $25 for a limo, $30 for a mini coach and $60 for a motor coach.
New Hampton: Little Light of Mine In Mikelson Park runs from 5:30-10 p.m.
North English: Forbes Family Christmas Light Show; 225 Campbell Street-Tune in to 96.9 FM until December 31 to watch this 30-minute show. The show runs Sunday-Thursday 5-10 p.m. and 5-11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.
Palo: 7 Thompson Drive Handmade light sculptures, inflatables, and other displays, you don't want to miss this one! Lights are on from 5 to 10 p.m. nightly until New Year's Day.
Solon: 1697 Newberry Ave This the display is filled with animated faces that sing along with classic and contemporary Christmas songs on 88.1 FM. Animated scenes include penguins, soldiers the Polar Express, Santa and reindeer, snowflakes and a few more surprises.
Sumner: Lights in the Park-Located in Sumner City Park, this display runs until January 2 from 5-9 p.m. daily. Santa visits every Sunday in December.
Walker: Blue Creek Christmas 4942 Blue Creek Court More than 100,000 lights. 5:30-10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 5:30-11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. If you want to see it on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, stop by between 5:30 p.m.-Midnight. All free will donations at the display will benefit the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital.
Waverly: Waverly Lights 103 Eliasen AveLocated just past the Waverly Soccer Complex. 5-10 p.m. Proceeds raised benefit the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
West Union: Festival of Lights North Pine Street
Williamsburg: Christmas on Court 30 song light show. 108 individual light features and a 400 pixel LED tree all sequenced to the music on 97.1FM 5-10 p.m. every night through New Years Eve.
List compiled by KCRG-TV 9