This list, your car keys, some holiday music, and a little enthusiasm makes for a fun family outing!
DISCLAIMER: Diana and I have done our best to confirm these locations. Be sure to check back here and on our Facebook page for updates.
ISSAQUAH
- 9325 240th Avenue Southeast aka The Ginnaty House (pictured above) - featured in the Issaquah Press; 400,000 lights and a Santa to greet the kids and give out little treats.
- 230 S.E. Bush Street - Christmas Story house, 7,000 energy-saving LED lights, 20-foot lighted tree
- 24609 SE 45th Way - This house has their own radio station playing Christmas music sync'ed to their light display. It's AMAZING!
NORTH BEND
- 1730 Tannerwood Way SE (just off 140th near Twin Falls Middle School) - Living Snoqualmie calls this one a Must-See! There's a "singing Reindeer and Dancing House lights set to multiple songs, including the fan favorite ‘Dominic the Donkey’ and just added, Frozen’s ‘Let it Go.’" December 19th and 20th, the entire neighborhood is getting in on the fun, passing out treats donated by local businesses, and collecting donations for the local food bank.
- NE 42nd Street - a very festive cul-de-sac! With tons of lights and huge wooden cut-outs ... there's even a different theme at every house.
- 20541 Northeast 37th Way - lots of different lighted animal characters
- 2509 227th Place Northeast - so many lights! there's even a pond of blue lights with little swans swimming!
- 3718 204th Court Northeast, Sammamish, WA - the tree trunks are striped white and red - really cool display!
- Windsor Drive Southeast, Sammamish, WA - lots of lights in the neighborhood; worth a drive-thru
SNOQUALMIE
- There's a can't-miss house on McInstosh/Swenson Drive in Deer Park. The display includes snow flurries, and they happen at 6:00, 7:00 and 8:00 PM nightly (weather dependent). Music, dancing lights and snow!
Photo Credit: City of Snoqualmie
You won't want to miss the 2nd Annual Snoqualmie Holiday Lights Contest. Nine families have entered and will be judged for the chance to win prizes! Be sure to drive by and see their festive displays.
- 9221 Ash Avenue SE - 1st Place
- 35106 SE Swenson Street - 2nd Place
- 9000 block of Ash Avenue SE - 3rd Place
- 35307 SE Terrace St
- 9126 Nye Ave SE
- 7328 Silent Creek Ave SE
- 33918 SE Salal
- 35004 Swenson Street
- 35003 Rhododendron DR
- 7118 Curtis Drive SE
WORTH THE DRIVE
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See an awesome Seahawks display of lights at 11217 N.E. 100th Street in Kirkland; CLICK HERE to find out more and watch a video.
You may also want to check out this list created by Steve Pool at Komo 4 News.
- Garden d’Lights at Bellevue Botanical Garden features over ½ million lights of a dazzling winter wonderland. Tickets are $5 per person; children 10 and under are free and do not need a ticket.
- ZOOLIGHT at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma is your chance to experience "a magical world of dazzling 3-D animal light displays, including a majestic polar bear family, a Giant Pacific octopus, and a 20-foot tall tiger head." Tickets are $9.00 at the gate or $7.50 online and at Fred Meyer.
- WildLights at Woodland Park Zoo is Seattle's wildest winter holiday lights festival featuring wild animals and wild places recreated in hundreds of thousands of sparkling LED lights. Tickets are $9.75 for adults and $6.50 for kids; under 2 is FREE.
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See an awesome Seahawks display of lights at 11217 N.E. 100th Street in Kirkland; CLICK HERE to find out more and watch a video.
You may also want to check out this list created by Steve Pool at Komo 4 News.
Now we need YOUR HELP! Please share YOUR FAVORITE HOLIDAY LIGHT DISPLAYS - local and worth the drive - in the comments below. Thanks!
