Christmas Lights

CandysDirt.com’s guide to the best Christmas lights in North Texas

City Hall Roundup: Nuisance Lights, More Zoning Fights

By Charles Grand / April 27, 2025 /

There’s always plenty at Dallas City Hall we didn’t catch in time, and that’s especially true this past week. An over-the-top Christmas display in a North Dallas neighborhood that went viral might have some policy implications for the holiday spirit, and controversial zoning cases remain a source of tension between residents and city officials. Hopefully,…

A Holiday Must-See: Electric Lizzyland Lights Up Hollywood Heights

By Karen Eubank / December 24, 2024 /

Some neighborhoods have traditions and a holiday spirit only seen in the movies. Hollywood Heights is one of those neighborhoods, and that spirit centers around a unique tradition, Electric Lizzyland. For what must be verging on decades now, Liz Simmons has been crafting elaborate front yard displays that give the neighborhood kiddos visions of a…

Bring On the Christmas Lights, North Texas, Let’s Do This!

By Brenda Masse / December 4, 2024 /

I know that you, like me, immediately put away the turkey and dressing on November 29, cleaned up the dishes — because let’s be real, nobody’s doing the dishes after the Cowboys win — put away the “Tom the Turkey” inflatable in the yard, took down the Fall wreath, the leaf decor, and all the…

Top 10 North Texas Christmas Light Displays

By Brenda Masse / December 15, 2023 /

From Individual showhouses, to traditional neighborhood displays, to main street festivals, and full blown immersive attractions, North Texas definitely does not disappoint when it comes to holiday light shows. With so many spectacular sites to behold, how to choose your holiday light viewing? We’ve rounded up the best of the best into a top 10…

December Nights Are The Perfect Time to Shine a Light on North Texas Open Houses

By Joy Donovan / December 7, 2023 /

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, right? Lights are tracing rooflines throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth region, and this being Texas, subtlety ain’t part of the deal around here. Christmas light gawking is as traditional as hot chocolate and poinsettias. When it comes to Christmas lights, boundaries are nonexistent. Bigger is better, more is…