From neighborhood favorites to full holiday installations, we pulled together everything worth seeing this season.

Our map includes all of the home lights, so you can easily map your drive through South OC and enjoy the glow without missing a thing.

If there's an amazing home that we missed, please email us on [email protected]

🗺️ Scroll to bottom for full map

ALISO VIEJO

Best Home Category

1st Place - 1 Songbird Lane, AV
2nd Place - 4 Golden Rain, AV
3rd Place - 28 King Eider Lane

Best Condo/ Townhouse

1st Place - 6 Nantucket Lane
2nd Place - 2 Plumeria Lane

Best Street Category
Raven Lane

DANA POINT
The contestant list and map is listed here.

IRVINE

✨ Hikari: Festival of Lights
A magical holiday light walk-through with wagon rides, a barnyard petting zoo, and more than a million glittering lights to wander through.
Nov 28–Dec 28 | Evening (Wed–Sun) |Tanaka Farms, Irvine

🌟 Dream Glow Festival
A three-world holiday light experience featuring Christmas Wonderland, Realm of the Dragon, and Under the Sea — plus free parking.
Through Dec 31 | Wild Rivers Irvine

✨ Holidayz at the Park Light Walk
A glowing walk-through wonderland at Great Park with sparkling displays, photo ops, and playful surprises.
Through Jan 4 | Dusk–9pm | Great Park, Irvine

LAKE FOREST

Winners announced December 30. The contestants are listed here and you can vote through Dec. 25th

51 Calle Cabrillo (free hot cocoa!)
25982 Dundee Dr.
20941 Paseo Nogal
23932 Barton St

LAGUNA HILLS
26402 Houston Trail
25701 Patterson Pl
27431 Lost Trail Dr
24782 Clarington Dr
25522 Nellie Gail Rd
24962 Del Monte St

LAGUNA NIGUEL

Simply Sensational: 24741 Kings Road
Holiday Extravaganza: 29491 Pointe Royale
Embracing Clark Griswold: 28891 Via Pasatiempo
Sounds of Christmas: 23961 Eider Court LN
Team Spirit Community: 24021 Ironhead Lane LN
View Laguna Niguel Holiday Lights Map

LADERA RANCH

Best Overall Home: 9 Sutherland Drive
Best Overall Townhome/Condo: 37 Gazania Way

Category: Neighborhood
1st Place - Fairfield 1

Category: New Kid on the Block
1st Place - 59 Flintridge Avenue
2nd Place - 37 Gazania Way

Category: Classic/Traditional
1st Place - 12 Bramford Street
2nd Place - 4 Candlewind Court

Category: Most Creative Use of Lights
1st Place - 73 Flintridge Avenue
2nd Place - 6 Pickering Circle

Category: Best Use of Theme
1st Place -9 Sutherland Drive
2nd Place - 30 Iron Horse Trail

Category: Best Yard Display
1st Place - 21 Shively Road
2nd Place - 27 Bower Lane

Legacy Award:
Congratulations to the following homes, now recipients of the Legacy Award! 
12 Bramford Street
73 Flintridge Avenue
21 Shively Road
View Ladera Ranch Holiday Lights Map

MISSION VIEJO

🎄 Civic Center Holiday Lights
Stroll a beautifully lit wonderland with giant presents, glowing displays (available nightly). Free Santa photos on select nights.
Weds, Sat & Sun, Dec 3–21 | 6–8pm | 200 Civic Center, Mission Viejo

Hall of fame:
26166 Buscador
23912 Bough Ave
21921 Cosala

Showstopper
1st Place 25022 Spadra
2nd Place 4 Amato Street

New kids on the Block
1st Place 21906 Cosala (scroll to bottom to see list of special events they are hosting)
2nd Place 25235 Arion Way

Most Creative Lights
1st Place26892 Preciados Dr
2nd Place 26526 Vía Lara

Most Creative Theme
1st Place 25213 Terreno Dr
2nd Place 25392 Helena Cir

Most Traditional
1st Place 27146 Ayamonte
2nd Place 26001 via del Norte

Best Neighborhood
1st Place Amato
2nd Place Buscador

NEWPORT BEACH

🔥 Fire & Lights Festival
Opening night brings Santa, fire dancers live music, and the 35th Lighting of the Bay at Newport Dunes. Free entry.
Nov 28–Jan 4 | Evening | Newport Beach

RSM

1st Place: 4 Lompoc Court
2nd Place: 20 Calle Vaqueta
3rd Place: 16 Calle Liberacion

Other fun houses
20 El Corzo (Candy Cane Lane)
107 & 109 Calle De Los Ninos (Nightmare Before Christmas theme)
141 Calle De Los Ninos


SAN CLEMENTE
Camino Forestal
56 Paseo Vista

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO
🌟 Capistrano Lights
Tree lighting, Dickens carolers, glowing light features, and a full scale nativity inside OC’s only Mission. Ticket includes same day Mission admission.
Select dates through Dec 30 | San Juan Capistrano

31192 Calle Del Campo

Special events at 21906 Cosala, Mission Viejo