Must See Holiday Light Displays! - Stamford Moms
guide to holiday lights
‘Tis the season for holiday light displays! Packing everyone in the car, grabbing some snacks and taking a tour of light displays is a favorite holiday tradition for many of us. That’s why we want to give you all the information you need in one place!

Scroll down for a list of beautifully decorated homes in our area, drive through and walk through holiday displays that are lit up to get everyone in the spirit!

Homes

  • Sanford Lane, Stamford
  • Newfield Avenue, Stamford (between CVS and King School)
  • Holbrook Drive, Stamford (multiple houses)
  • Mercedes Lane, Stamford (off High Ridge)
  • Corner of High Ridge Road and Swampscott Road, Stamford
  • Follow Vine Road from High Ridge to Newfield for multiple displays!
  • Simsbury Road (off of Vine Road), Stamford
  • Alpine Street, Stamford (synchronized display with singing tree)
  • Interlaken at High Ridge Road, Stamford
  • Woodridge Drive South, Elaine Drive, Three Lakes Drive, Stamford (drive the loop to see many decorated homes)!
    • Woodridge Drive South has a home with lights synched to music! 
    • Elaine Drive has a home with lights synched to music!
    • At a home on Three Lakes Drive you can mail letters to Santa in the mailbox!
  • Corner of Stillwater and Westwood Roads, Stamford
  • Lewelyn Road, Stamford (no walkthrough)
  • London Lane, Stamford
  • Sherwood Drive, Stamford
  • Turner Drive, Stamford
  • Robin Hood Road & Friar Tuck Lane, Stamford
  • Sherman Avenue, Byram
  • Mark Drive, Norwalk
  • Pocconock Trail and Buttery Road, New Canaan section of Silvermine
  • Sterling Road (Santa’s Runway), Trumbull
  • Corner of Kings Highway and Churchill Street, Fairfield
  • Jennings Avenue, Bridgeport
  • Roy’s Christmas Land, 50 Parsons Street, Harrison, NY

Stamford Downtown is thrilled to bring back its popular Winter Lighting Program, now with expanded installations!
The display runs from mid-November through mid-March

Wonderland at Roseville
226 Roseville Terrace, Fairfield
Thanksgiving – New Years
Sunday – Thursday: 5 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Friday & Saturday: 5 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Park in the nearest open parking spot and walk through the display. The display is best viewed by walking, there is way more to see in the backyard.
 
Dyker Heights Christmas Lights
11th – 13th Avenues (also known as Dyker Heights Blvd) from 83rd to 86th Street in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn.

Beginning the weekend after Thanksgiving through New Year’s Eve (the best time to see the lights is mid-December)
Daily, Dusk – 9 p.m.

Walk Through Displays

The Holiday Wish Express at Stamford Town Center
Select dates & times through Christmas Eve
Use Code: STAMFORDMOMS for 15% off tickets!
Get tickets here!
Indoor walk through display

Holiday Light Spectacular at Olde Mistick Village, Mystic
Beginning at 5 p.m. every night
Open through the end of January
Outdoor walk through display

Harvest Moon Farm & Orchard: Lumina
Open through December 30
Get tickets here!
Outdoor walk through display also offering treats and drinks

Bronx Zoo Holiday Lights
Open through January 4
Get tickets here!
Outdoor walk through display

Glow Hartford at the Connecticut Convention Center
Open through December 23
Get Tickets here!
Indoor walk through display

Lake Compounce Holiday Lights
Open through December 28
Get tickets here!
Outdoor walk through display, special events, holiday rides & more

Drive Through Displays

William F. Cribari Memorial Bridge a.k.a Saugatuck River Bridge in Westport

Westchester’s Winter Wonderland Drive Thru at Kensico Dam Plaza, Valhalla, NY
Open select dates through December 31
Get tickets here!
Drive through display

Magic of Lights at Pratt & Whitney Stadium
Open through January 3
11/26 – 12/11, 5 p.m. – 9 p.m.
12/12 – 1/3, 5 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Get tickets here!
Drive through display

Additional Holiday Info:

The Stamford Moms Holiday Event Guide
What’s Happening in Stamford Downtown for the Holidays
Ways to Give Back
Where to Cut Your Christmas Tree This Year
Where to Get Your Christmas Tree in Stamford
Festive Restaurants
The 2025 Stamford & Greenwich Holiday Catering Guide
Tips for the Essex Steam Train North Pole Express

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