Florida’s winter months are not marked by blustery snowstorms and parka-wearing shoppers, but by days that are warm, merry and bright. The mild temperatures are also conducive to spending hours outside hauling out countless boxes of decorations and holiday lights, ensuring that December nights are also blindingly bright.
For our eighth annual Twinkly Awards, we’re honoring the aspiring Clark Griswolds of Central Florida, who dedicate their talents and efforts to gathering the neighbors, to giving spectators a free show and to the cause of spreading holiday cheer. The persistence and dedication of Central Florida’s holiday heroes are on full display this Christmas season with physical manifestations of selfless generosity that glow in the dark.
Some lights provide a synchronized spectacle with bulbs that blink to the beat of the music, while others twinkle slowly with thousands of strands in every corner of the house and yard. A few homes even have simulated snowfall or yuletide twists to surprise and delight visitors.
In no particular order, here are 30 of Central Florida’s best home holiday displays.
Heartfelt Goodbye
After 17 years of holiday tradition, the Fye’s Crazy Christmas House is marking its last season of inspiring illumination in Casselberry. The story begins in 2008 when the family walked into Lowe’s and purchased a Christmas-themed inflatable pirate ship. Since then, the Fyes have watched families grow and couples “go from dating, to engaged, to married, to bringing their first child.”
The family has handed out an estimated 50,000 candy canes while welcoming visitors from all around the world, an estimated 3,000 annually. It’s a labor of love to put up 60,000 lights, 24 arches, a life-size sleigh, reindeer, a Nativity scene and a North Pole village. But as the house’s mama elf says, “A story always has a beginning and an end.”
The Fye family plans to call it after this year’s holiday season. “While we love the display, we have gotten older, and tired, and unfortunately, we must call this year, this magical Christmas season of 2025, our end,” their Facebook post reads. “We can’t thank you all enough for all of your love and support for all these years. Thank you for being apart of the last 17 magical, joyous chapters!”
Address: 407 Eagle Circle in Casselberry
More info: facebook.com/407fyechristmashouse
Star Struck
It’s a silent night on a mostly dark street near Lake Underhill, except for an extravagant display of dancing lights with flashing bulbs, an animated LED display, reindeer, a singing lightbulb and Christmas trees of light. The show has lights and stars on the roof synchronized to Trans-Siberian Orchestra tunes and upbeat holiday songs. Right across the street, the neighbors have adorned their yard with adorable Christmas creatures, a giant Santa and other cheerful characters.
Address: 713 Adirondack Ave. in Orlando
Tune to: 88.9 FM
Penguin Party
Christmas cheer is abundant while witnessing The Lights of Newbridge Lane, a dancing display created by the Durden family with flashing snowflakes, a 20-foot inflatable penguin and a tree made of pixels. The spectacle has expanded this year to include light-up angel wings and other new illuminated elements that pulse to music, including tracks from Disney princess movies. A “snow” machine next to the driveway completes the experience.
Address: 1424 Newbridge Lane in Orlando
Hours: 6-10 p.m. nightly through Dec. 31
Tune to: 87.9 FM
More info: facebook.com/LightsOfNewbridgeLane
Training for Christmas
This Orlando home features a merry menagerie of Christmas decor, including Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph, the Abominable Snowman and a Peanuts-themed Nativity scene. There’s a sleigh up on the housetop and even an appearance from a tall Jack Skellington, who towers over the back of the yard. During weekends, the homeowner puts out vintage trains that belonged to his dad.
Address: 1502 Oakley St. in Orlando
Griswold’s Understudy
The Zurich family could give Clark Griswold a run for his money. While the “Christmas Vacation” dad decked his house with 25,000 imported Italian twinkle lights, this display in the Lake Conway Woods neighborhood has 150,000 lights dancing to the music of Michael Bublé, Pentatonix, and Trans-Siberian Orchestra.
Address: 4101 Summerwood Ave. in Orlando
Hours: 5:30pm-midnight nightly
Tune to: 91.3 FM
Santa, Stop Here
A sign reading “Santa, Stop Here” is hard to see at first glance alongside the tens of thousands of holiday lights that adorn this Conway-area home. The over-the-top display of holiday cheer shines like a beacon in the night, ensuring there’s no way Santa could possibly miss it. Around the yard, there are cheerful characters including the Abominable Snowman, Ralphie in a pink bunny suit, Minions, angels and a Santa sleigh in lights with reindeer gliding through the trees. It’s quite a sight to behold.
Address: 4320 Meadowood St. in Orlando
Handmade Holidays
George Case, 88, has been putting out his lovingly handmade wooden Christmas decorations for years, still finding the time and energy to adorn his front yard with adorable characters each year. This includes carolers, penguins, Santa’s sleigh, reindeer, a Nativity scene and a gingerbread village. Many of these were painted by Case’s late wife, Beatrice, to whom he dedicates this display.
Address: 1901 Mosher Drive in Orlando
O Flashing Brights
With an archway of lights over the driveway and strands covering the roof, the Winter Park Lights on Waunaqua showcases a smart use of space and a well-programmed light show set to music. Trees of light, a “Merry Christmas” sign, stars and strands bring a total of 35,000 bulbs, all pulsing to the beat of about 20 tunes.
Address: 7510 Waunaqua Drive in Winter Park
Hours: 5:30-9 p.m. (lights on until 11 p.m. with no music) Sunday-Thursday, 5:30-10 p.m. (lights on until midnight with no music) Friday-Saturday
Tune to: 87.9 FM
More info: facebook.com/WPLightsonWaunaqua
Joy to the Block
Cross Christmas is a family home holiday lights tradition with more than 200,000 lights, including 80,000 lights adorning a large oak tree in the front yard. Visitors are invited to park their cars and wander up the driveway to see cartoon characters and creatures heralding festive cheer. Some of the lights dance to music, including the tree of lights on top of the house. Visitors can even enjoy “snow” flurries at the press of a button.
Address: 4241 N. Econlockhatchee Trail in Orlando
Hours: 6-10 p.m. nightly
More info: facebook.com/crosschristmas
Peace on Earth
With 100,000 lights, a Nativity scene and a jingle rock band, this Winter Park display spearheaded by Danny Carson aims to invoke a sense of childlike wonder, conjuring images of Christmases past. Stop to feel the inspiration of a 10-foot-tall “Joy” sign or the 20-foot-long “Peace on Earth” lettering in lights.
Address: 3640 Oak Vista Lane in Winter Park
Hours: 6-11 p.m. nightly through Dec. 25
Yultide Yoda’s Galactic Adventure
This “Star Wars”-themed display first made an appearance in the inaugural Twinkly Awards in 2018, when this Winter Park home featured just a few inflatables and one tree. Now, it has grown into a walkthrough display, “Yuletide Yoda’s Galactic Adventure.” Take a stroll to see animatronics, inflatables from across the galaxy, a projector screen and a foam dart target practice area. It’s a festive, themed display showing a little taste of a galaxy far, far, away — albeit much closer to home.
Address: 110 Arla Court in Winter Park
Caroling Characters
Mickey, Minnie and Goofy are joined by a singular Minion for this cheerful caroling display presented by the Valle family in Maitland. Characters sing when visitors pass by, and the spectacle is complemented by a background of realistic trees, snow on the ground, a fireplace scene and a snow machine. This is one the kids are sure to enjoy.
Address: 2216 Chippewa Trail in Maitland
Hoppin’ Whoville
Not even the Grinch can steal the Christmas joy contained in the Hilo Family Lights display. Visit to see singing lightbulbs and a snowman, snowflakes that pulse to the music, LED screens and a large tree of lights that features prominently in the display. Visitors can log onto the website below to queue up songs during the show.
Address: 2812 Pewter Mist Court in Oviedo
Hours: 6-10 p.m. Sunday-Thursday and 6-11:00 p.m. Friday-Saturday
Tune to: 88.5 FM
More info: hilofamilylights.com
EDM Merriment
The Bivona Christmas Lights Show, a tradition that began in 1983, is now a decidedly modern display that dances to the beat of dubstep and electronic remixes of holiday music. See singing Christmas trees, Pikachu and a tall tree of lights that all pulse to EDM remixes of classic carols.
Address: 1601 N. Wind Court in Winter Springs
Hours: Dusk until 10:30 p.m. nightly through Dec. 31
Tune to: 91.3 FM
More info: facebook.com/BivonaChristmas
Reason for the Season
This extravagant show of holiday cheer is back for another year, displaying thousands of lights that cover the home and yard, complete with an angel suspended from a tree. Signs spread messages of hope and joy while reminding visitors of the reason for the season. Around the bend, visit the rest of the houses in Neely Nights, showing the neighbors that pitch in with their own home holiday lights on Neely Street.
Address: 1003 McKinnon Ave. in Oviedo
Voltage Virtuoso
Kilowatt Christmas brings a clean and colorful, choreographed display that trims the house and front lawn. See LED bulbs flashing in time to music, including Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Lindsey Stirling and a “KPop Demon Hunters” compilation. A singing tree and bulbs, snowflakes on the roof and illuminated elements work in tandem throughout the display.
Address: 1754 Sultan Circle in Chuluota
Hours: 5:45-10 p.m. Sunday-Thursday and 5:45-10:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday
Tune to: 102.3 FM
More info: facebook.com/KilowattChristmas
Gleeful Garage
This Wedgefield neighborhood display east of Orlando has a display that grows every year, according to the neighbor who nominated this home. Visitors can take advantage of a photo op with a handmade Santa’s sleigh and reindeer for photo ops or see a Christmas village and train set in the garage, which is the main focal point and standout feature of this holiday house.
Address: 20404 Marlin St. in Orlando
Swingin’ Spectacle
2025 represents the 14th season that Lake Nona Lights is “flashing the neighborhood.” For all those years, Randy Tennison and Todd O’Neal have collaborated on a dancing display of musical merriment in Lake Nona. The hard work shines brightly with 25,000 lights dancing to music each holiday season. According to the Lake Nona Lights website, every 10 seconds of music takes about 2.5 hours to program. With a playlist that includes Christmas classics and holiday movie songs, this happening home is sure to dazzle visitors of all ages.
Address: 9800 Old Patina Way in Orlando
Hours: 6-10 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, 6-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday through Dec. 31
Tune to: 87.9 FM
More info: lakenonalights.com
Colorful Choir
Laureate Park Lights, which has grown and changed since its inception in 2015, hosts a Halloween show and a Christmas show in Lake Nona. This year, the work of Kevin Crossman shimmers with lights that sing along to a choral version of “Hallelujah,” a nod to Willy Wonka, a song from “KPop Demon Hunters” and a very Grinchy tune. Park the car or take a walk by this Lake Nona display to see lights pulsing to the beat of music and reindeer singing along.
Address: 8195 Upper Perse Circle in Orlando
Tune to: 89.5 FM
Cold as Ice
When it’s hovering close to 80 degrees on Christmas, visit this home south of Orlando to conjure images of frozen tundras and arctic blizzards. The display features ornaments, a sleigh, reindeer and a snowman, all clad in icy blue, along with cool lights adorning the house and lawn. Even “Frosty the Snowman” makes an appearance in scenes that play in LED lights along the fence.
Address: 709 Wechsler Circle in Orlando
Hours: 5:30-11 p.m.
Winter Wonderland
This suburban Orlando home invites guests to frolic and play in a winter wonderland featuring snowmen, penguins, candy, toys, elves, Santa and Disney characters who all wish visitors a happy holiday season. It’s a yard filled with Christmas cheer and tens of thousands of lights.
Address: 11919 Allamanda Court in Orlando
Friends of Frosty
The Goelz Dancing Christmas Lights returns for another season of musical merriment south of St. Cloud. Guests can see a 45-minute show with 50,000 LED pixels dancing to 16 songs. This year, the Goelz family has added a pixel tunnel and lights along the side of the house in addition to the existing pixel trees, arches, snowflakes and more. During certain songs, the tree lights up with characters including Frosty, Santa and Buddy the Elf.
Address: 3501 Rhapsody St. in St. Cloud
Hours: 6-9 p.m. Sunday-Thursday and 6-10 p.m. Friday-Saturday
Tune to: 90.1 FM
More info: facebook.com/GoelzDancingChristmasLights
In the Spotlight
In Davenport, park the car and spend time soaking in the sights and sounds of the Banbor Lights Spectacular, which lives up to its description with thousands of pixels timed precisely to match the music. On the rooftop, Santa and his reindeer even illuminate to the beat, while a screen on the garage displays animations, and spotlights shine into the night sky. Hear holiday tunes from the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, remixes and more. Bring monetary donations and unwrapped toys to donate to Toys for Tots.
Address: 7237 Mystic Brook Way in Davenport
Hours: 5:30-10 p.m. Sunday-Thursday and 5:30-10:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday through Jan. 3
Tune to: 91.5 FM
More info: facebook.com/BanborLightsSpectacular
Santa’s Estate
One might picture Santa living at the North Pole in a cozy cabin warmed by a fire. A different picture presents itself when seeing Santa and Mrs. Claus looking down from atop a balcony at the stately Celebration home of Vernon and Victoria Lindo. Santas adorn the porch and front lawn, where visitors can also see statues of carolers, nutcrackers, lit-up elves, a Nativity scene and even an LED hippopotamus coming out of a gift box.
Address: 618 Golfpark Drive in Celebration
Christmas Every Day
No matter what day of the month it is, it’s “Christmas Every Day” at the Twisted Christmas Light Show in Clermont. That’s the name of one Simple Plan song that the lights dance to, one of 30 tunes that make up the playlist for this dancing display, which can be selected by guests’ phones. It’s a labor of love for Eric Corriea, who estimates he spends 40-60 hours sequencing a single song. During Dean Martin’s “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!” visitors can witness plenty of simulated snowfall.
Address: 5155 Cape Hatteras Drive in Clermont
Hours: 6:30-10 p.m. nightly
Tune to: 91.3 FM
More information: facebook.com
Merry and Bright
It’s hard to single out one element of Lights on Cavender Creek show. It’s better to stand back and watch the magic that happens when a singing bulb, a 6-foot snowflake, an LED screen, LED gnomes, stars, arches, candy canes and trees all work together in tandem. This year’s show features a track from “KPop Demon Hunters” and The Pretty Reckless version of “Where Are You Christmas?” Don’t miss: The neighbors across the street have their own dancing displays as well, as do The Lights on Bonser just around the corner.
Address: 1362 Cavender Creek Road in Minneola
Hours: 6:30-9:30 p.m. Sunday-Thursday; 6:30-10:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday
Tune to: 102.7 FM
More info: facebook.com/cavendercreeklights
Happy HoLedets
Lighting up a quiet, dark street in Minneola, the HoLedet (pronounced Ho-La-day) Show is the hard work of Marcus and Mallory Ledet. The annual light show features music from past and present Disney light shows and parades with 50,000 traditional lights, 12,000 pixel lights and two moving spotlights illuminating in sync. There’s a sense of whimsy to this display with Star Wars and Harry Potter songs, plus the show gets bonus points for incorporating water cannons into the mix.
Address: 15635 Turkey Farm Road in Minneola
Hours: 6-9 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, 6-10 p.m. Friday-Saturday through early January
Tune to: FM 88.1
More info: facebook.com/TheHoLedetShow
Season’s Synchronization
With each passing year, LaPrada Lights in Winter Garden seems to grow just a little more as community members congregate for this annual tradition. Six new songs have been added to the list for this year, and visitors can control the music queue by visiting controlthelights.net.
Address: 2121 White Feather Loop in Oakland
Hours: 6-10:30 p.m. nightly
Tune to: 93.9 FM
More info: lapradalights.com
Christmas Cheer
Wander the walking trails of the Williams Holiday House, which was constructed in 1900, for an over-the-top showing of holiday cheer. From Star Wars characters to Minions and nutcrackers, this display has something for everyone. This year’s highlights include the Abominable Snowman, Yukon Cornelius and Hermey the elf in a scene from “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” a Christmasy Haunted Mansion tent and a gold Nativity scene.
Address: 15304 E. Oakland Ave. in Oakland
More info: facebook.com
Battle of the Seasons
A duel between winter and summer plays out on the front lawn of Jordan Alderman, who used 33 inflatables to create scenes conjuring both images of blustery snowstorms and sunny days at the beach. On one side, there are sea critters and Santas with surfboards. On the other half, see penguins, snowmen and polar bears. In the middle, witness a tribute to Orlando with Mickey Mouse, a castle inflatable and a small-scale MCO air traffic control tower.
Address: 7604 Country Run Parkway in Orlando
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