Christmas Lights in Santa Clara, CA

Popular picks this season include Roaring Camp Holiday Tree Walk (From Nov 27), San Jose Holiday Lights (DOCA Festival) (Nov 13 – Jan 1), Christmas in the Park - Downtown Park Experience (Nov 27 – Jan 1) and Holidays at Filoli: Holiday Lights (Nov 14 – Jan 10). In all, 30 displays are mapped in and around Santa Clara, from decorated houses and neighborhoods to ticketed light shows.

Free options include Christmas in the Park - Downtown Park Experience, Crippsmas Place, Santa Clara Holiday Tree Lighting and Boulder Creek Winter Festival and Tree Lighting. 17 of the 30 displays near Santa Clara are free to visit; most home and neighborhood displays cost nothing to drive by.

Yes. Fantasy of Lights at Vasona Lake County Park (Ticketed per vehicle, bought in advance), Fantasy of Lights at Vasona Lake (Advance tickets only; drive-thru was about $20 per vehicle in past years) and Blinky's Drive-Thru Light Show (2025: $30 per car weekends, $25 weekdays). Drive-thru shows usually charge per car, and buying tickets online ahead of time is often faster.

Yes. Santa Clara Holiday Tree Lighting, Morgan Hill Holiday Lights Parade and Los Gatos in Lights - Winter Celebration. Synced displays broadcast their soundtrack on a low-power FM station so you can listen from your car.

The earliest Santa Clara-area displays turn on Nov 13, and most are running by the weekend after Thanksgiving. Many stay lit through New Year's; check each display's page for its exact dates and nightly hours.