http://www.mapicurious.com/maps/425 This is a collection of must see Christmas light setups in the bay area as listed on LightsoftheValley.com. Load it up. Drive around and enjoy the Christmas season more. en-us Copyright 2005-2011 Mapicurious.com 2009-10-17 02:46:04 UTC 24 - San Ramon, CA The whole neighborhood is called Vista San Ramon (161 homes). Woodview Circle & Ct. are only 2 of the ten or so streets involved in the "Festival of Lights". Now in its 22nd year, this year we have over 152 homes participating in the "Festival of Lights". Animated Nativity scene at the corner of Woodview Terrace Drive & Overlook Court. The entire neighborhood is worth a look. Saturday, December 13th ONLY over 2,000 luminaries will decorate the streets of the Woodview Circle neighborhood. Expect bumper to bumper traffic that night. This listing is part of what we have designated as a "Walking Neighborhood". There are a number of well decorated homes in the immediate vicinity. You can park your car and walk the neighborhood, taking in the sights and sounds up close and personal. From Mapicurious.com 37.767504 -121.95259 1 Woodview Ct San Ramon CA 94582 2010-10-02 04:07:38 UTC - San Ramon, CA The whole neighborhood is called Vista San Ramon (161 homes). Woodview Circle & Ct. are only 2 of the ten or so streets involved in the "Festival of Lights". Now in its 22nd year, this year we have over 152 homes participating in the "Festival of Lights". The entire neighborhood is worth a look. Saturday, December 13th ONLY over 2,000 luminaries will decorate the streets of the Woodview Circle neighborhood. Expect bumper to bumper traffic that night. This listing is part of what we have designated as a "Walking Neighborhood". There are a number of well decorated homes in the immediate vicinity. You can park your car and walk the neighborhood, taking in the sights and sounds up close and personal. From Mapicurious.com 37.766971 -121.952697 106 Woodview Circle San Ramon CA 94582 2010-10-02 04:07:38 UTC - Petaluma, CA This house has won 1st place four years in a row and is now a member of the City of Lights Hall of Fame. Santa and Mrs. Claus greet children at this home on Santa Clara Lane in Petaluma. You won't believe the incredible lighting and holiday decorations at this house. From Mapicurious.com 38.2344437 -122.6097697 1074 Santa Clara Ln. Petaluma CA 94954 2010-10-02 04:07:38 UTC - Sunnyvale, CA Along with 1164 Tangerine this is easily the best synchronized light display that I've seen in the South Bay. It's as grand as ever. An audio/visual display - broadcasting on 104.1 FM. 77,000 computerized lights on 260 channels synchronized to music. New for 2008: White LED Leaping Light Arches, Mini Trees and Strobes on top of the streetlights. Over $45K collected for Second Harvest Food Bank in 2007! Hours 5:30 – 11:00 starting on 11/29/08 thru 1/2/09. Lots of display info on website. Some photos courtesy of Sheldon Chang - http://www.socialwave.net From Mapicurious.com 37.356156 -122.035203 1168 Tangerine Way Sunnyvale CA 94087 2010-10-02 04:07:38 UTC - Benicia, CA The sender would have to say it has 50,000+ lights if not more. It has a light decorated wagon with Santa at the reigns! Many decorations, and very creative with their lights. The most decorated house in Benicia. From Mapicurious.com 38.065525 -122.182011 1385 W. K St. Benicia CA 94510 2010-10-02 04:07:38 UTC - Pleasant Hill, CA Display changes yearly. Santa's Winter Wonderland display up from Dec. 1 2008 to Jan 1 2008. Santa will be out every night from 6-10pm and out until midnight on Christmas Eve. Bring your camera to take photos with Santa. Donations this year will be for the Contra Coast Food Bank. Wishing you all a Happy Holiday Season & a Joyful New Year! From Mapicurious.com 37.946972 -122.086082 189 Cortsen Road Pleasant Hill CA 94523 2010-10-02 04:07:38 UTC - Brentwood, CA From Mapicurious.com 37.930045 -121.718874 21 Shawne Place Brentwood CA 94513 2010-10-02 04:07:38 UTC - Napa, CA Burning enough lights (30,000 plus!!) to power Paris for a month, this house has every conceivable element in a dense, blinding display. Candy canes are handed out Friday & Saturday night - 11/30 & 12/1. They also have a life size Mr. & Mrs. Claus that stands in front of their front door (animated). They are out every night except when it rains. 16 year tradition at this address. Speakers mounted around the property with piped in music. From Mapicurious.com 38.2807579 -122.2550177 2192 Penny Lane Napa CA 94559 2010-10-02 04:07:38 UTC - Pleasanton, CA Bob's World is a "MUST SEE" house. Bob has been working on lights synchronized to music. Lights will be on Dec 9th - 28th in good weather. Santa will be here Saturdays December 15th and 22nd - 7 - 9 p.m. No lights if bad weather. From Mapicurious.com 37.664385 -121.901787 2612 Calle Reynoso Pleasanton CA 94566 2010-10-02 04:07:38 UTC - Antioch, CA We've been stopping traffic for years but the strobe effects and the Helo have made a big difference. Candy Cane and front yard all on 8 channel controller for constant strobe lighting. A tradition of the Rehm Family for 9 years. The Candy Cane House of Antioch has 70,000 lights and illuminates Camby Road and many children’s faces through the holiday season. From Mapicurious.com 37.989413 -121.81533 2921 Camby Rd. Antioch CA 94509 2010-10-02 04:07:38 UTC - Santa Clara, CA A marvelous display of excess. This house on Taper Ave. is one of five award winning displays in Santa Clara. Not only is this house done up to the extremes, all the neighboring houses have fairly impressive decorations, making Taper Ave and the nearby streets in Santa Clara, a very festive place to drive through. Some photos courtesy of Sheldon Chang - http://www.socialwave.net From Mapicurious.com 37.355603 -121.981133 2976 Taper Ave Santa Clara CA 95051 2010-10-02 04:07:38 UTC - Novato, CA The home at 34 Devonshire Drive in Novato is legendary. The Rombiero family does up the house on the outside but, unlike most, also goes bonkers on the inside and opens the front door to the public. Each room and hallway is decorated to the hilt and hundreds of visitors cruise through on any given night. It's the highlight of holiday horse-drawn carriage rides in Novato. From Mapicurious.com 38.112527 -122.608444 34 Devonshire Novato CA 94947 2010-10-02 04:07:38 UTC - Livermore, CA Deacon Dave's @ 352 Hillcrest is a "MUST SEE". Probably the largest display in the Bay Area - 250,000+ lights. Open Sun - Thurs 6 - 9:30 and Fri - Sat 6 - 10:30. Opening Day December 5th with the Christmas Procession down Hillcrest Ave. at 6:30 p.m. Opening Ceremonies will be conducted by Deacon Dave. From Mapicurious.com 37.684497 -121.747836 352 Hillcrest Livermore CA 94550 2010-10-02 04:07:38 UTC - Pleasanton, CA Widmer World (aka Bob's World Two) is another "MUST SEE" - 31 years and going ! December 1 - 28 6-9 PM and 6-10 PM Friday and Saturday. Santa will be here 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21 from 6:00 until 8:00 Old favoritesand new layouts throughout the grounds. You need to GET OUT OF THE CAR to see it all! Rain wipes us out so schedule is based upon the weather. From Mapicurious.com 37.697322 -121.872966 3671 Chelsea Ct. Pleasanton CA 94588 2010-10-02 04:07:38 UTC - Santa Clara, CA 10 year winner of the annual holiday decorations contest. 50,000 lights, animated figures and visits from Santa. The display on the side of the house has grown and now includes a modest synchronized light show to Christmas music. For 2008 - we will be having horse drawn wagon rides (there is a charge) on December 20th. Santa will be there along with some carolers. From Mapicurious.com 37.333762 -121.957264 375 Los Padres Blvd Santa Clara CA 95050 2010-10-02 04:07:38 UTC - Vacaville, CA This is Vacaville's largest single family Christmas display. Display consists of many hand-made star displays. The tallest is a 12 foot tall star suspended 50 foot in the air!! A dozen airblows. Over a dozen 2, 3 , and 4 channel controllers adding motion and excitement. House has lights double-stranded every 6 inches!! We built an artificial wall just to hold more lights (50 foot wall has 7200 lights. Total lights are just over 50,000. Lights are on every night in December weather permitting from 6-10 PM Dec 15 & 22, 2007 we will have Santa out from 6-8 in the evening. We will also have our sheep out in the nativity display! We also do a canned food drive supporting needy in the area as well as local food banks. From Mapicurious.com 38.3807112 -121.9166002 5032 Poplar Road Vacaville CA 95687 2010-10-02 04:07:38 UTC - Concord, CA This year (2008) is my 30th year of light displays. New this year are 4,800 LED lights in the two front trees. 50,000 light display designed and built by Bruce. Lights are on from 6pm to 10 pm nightly through 2 January 09. Donations are welcome. From Mapicurious.com 37.958559 -121.961794 5208 Olive Dr. Concord CA 94512 2010-10-02 04:07:38 UTC - Livermore, CA Live Drive-Thru Nativity Story. Trinity Baptist Church, December 18-21, 7 pm to 9 pm. Every December, the Trinity Baptist Church produces a series of scenes that tell the story of Christ’s birth using live characters and animals. Guests view the scenes from the comfort of their own cars while listening to scene narratives through their car radios. Plan for you and your entire family to participate in this unique opportunity. From Mapicurious.com 37.6828274 -121.7939609 557 Olivina Avenue Livermore CA 94551 2010-10-02 04:07:38 UTC - San Jose, CA 17,000 lights, wooden figurines, blowups, movie projectors. The display keeps getting bigger. This year added a controller for the lights & a snow machine. They participate in the Toys for Tots - bring a toy or leave a donatin, please ! They are running the Display from 6pm to 9pm Monday through Thursday and also on Sundays. On Friday and Saturday tey run the display from 5:30 to 10:30 ~ possibly later if there is a lot of traffic. From Mapicurious.com 37.230135 -121.796432 6408 San Anselmo Way San Jose CA 95119 2010-10-02 04:07:38 UTC - American Canyon, CA A remarkable, diverse display so exuberant that it spills onto the neighboring properties. Winners of the 2006 & 2007 Holiday Lighting Contest in the Cities of American Canyon, Vallejo and Benicia. Holiday Lights effective December 7th - January 1st, 2009. Hours: 6:00 pm - 9:30 pm, Weather permitting. Join the City of American Canyon Holiday Lighting Tour on December 8th, 10th and 12th. Call for reservations at: 707-647-4567. From Mapicurious.com 38.1704899 -122.2427465 7 Iron Horse Dr American Canyon CA 94503 2010-10-02 04:07:38 UTC - Rohnert Park, CA Our home consists of about 50,000 lights! (One of these times we'll actually not loose track of the count! It could be even more!) This is our 5th year at 7453 Mitchell Drive in Rohnert Park, California. Last year our house was featured on HGTV's "What's with that Christmas House?". We have choreographed the entire yard display in synchronization with the music playing both through outdoor speakers and on a FM transmitter channel. For more information on our display and how to create your own, come visit us at www.smithchristmas.com! Have a Great Holiday Season! From Mapicurious.com 38.334317 -122.6816555 7453 Mitchell Drive Rohnert Park CA 94928 2010-10-02 04:07:38 UTC - Walnut Creek, CA 31,000 lights. Lights out at 10pm weeknights and 11pm Friday and Saturday through New Years Eve Porch Visits are Welcome, 4 windows decorated like department stores. Candy canes on the porch for all kids young and old. We will also have a donation box for those so inclined, ALL the proceeds will go to our son's school: California School for the Deaf in Fremont. Last year we raised $200 for Make a Wish. From Mapicurious.com 37.931812 -122.063763 80 Pleasant Valley Walnut Creek CA 94597 2010-10-02 04:07:38 UTC - Alameda, CA 2007 Grand Prize Winner. We continue to decorate for all major Holidays (Valentine’s Day, Easter, Halloween, Thanksgiving and, of course, Christmas. Lights will be on at dusk through late evening hours. From Mapicurious.com 37.769642 -122.269838 915 San Antonio Ave. Alameda CA 94501 2010-10-02 04:07:22 UTC - Petaluma, CA From Mapicurious.com 38.267135 -122.6454581 917 Claret Ct. Petaluma CA 94954 2010-10-02 04:07:38 UTC