These families have taken Christmas Lights in the Fox Cities to the next level! Tune in the radio, usually to an FM frequency, crank the volume, and be sure to add these addresses that have synchronized lights with music to your list to check out this holiday season!
These shows are a labor of love for these homeowners, drop them a thank you note or Facebook message to let them know you appreciate them!
5 Reasons Why We LOVE these Light Shows with Music
- They are pajama and popcorn friendly.
- They are really impressive and neat! Some of these displays have 10,000+ lights! They move to the music, have animated characters and all to our favorite holiday songs.
- They are FREE (but consider a cash donation or collection for a local charity).
- Fun for all ages!
- We can stay toasty warm in the car!
Friendly Reminders – General Courtesy Tips
We LOVE this family tradition and want to ensure that we can continue to enjoy them and keep neighbors happy. Here are some general guidelines to keep everyone happy!
- These shows get busy! Especially on the weekends and closer to the holidays. If you visit during peak times be prepared to wait for a good viewing spot.
- Don’t block driveways.
- Don’t turn around in neighbor driveways.
- Turn off your headlights when viewing the show.
- Mulholland Lane, Appleton
- Clover Ridge Trail, Appleton
- Ben’s Wish, Appleton
- Crooked Pine Court, Appleton
- Christmas on Cornrow, Combined Locks
- Annual Atwater Christmas Light Show, Kaukauna
- Birch Street Lights, Kimberly
- Float Light, Appleton
- 2022 Rockin' the Valley Christmas Light Display, Greenville
- Main St. Lights, Hortonville
- The Land of Misfits Christmas Lightshow, Seymour
- Rotter Family Lights, Green Bay
- East Ridge Lights, Bellevue
- Christmas SpecStackular, Oshkosh
- Brody’s Christmas Lights for Charity, Oshkosh
- Benesh Lights on Georgetown, Omro
- Fisher Light Show, Berlin
Mulholland Lane, Appleton
Dale Pynenberg’s beautiful setup at his home on Mulholland Lane is a must see show! The display includes 13,000-pixel lights and a 25′ tall mega tree and features nine different songs that rotate in three sets.
The display is also conveniently located just a mile away (about a 3 minute drive) from the Fox Cities Festival of Lights at Darboy Community Park. The lights at Darboy Community park is a FREE community light show, a walk through display on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays throughout December.
- Address: N9348 Mulholland Ln, Appleton, WI
- Dates: November 26, 2022 – January 1, 2023
- Hours: 4 – 9 pm
- Radio Station: 96.5 FM
- Donations: Cash donations are accepted for Toys for Tots and can be placed into the red mailbox by the display.
Clover Ridge Trail, Appleton
The Clover Ridge Trail home light show is a lovely display with arches, trees, manger scene and even palm trees! Standard lights are displayed from the front of the house but make sure you drive down Colin Street.
The light show to music is viewed on the side and backyard of the property, on the corner of Colin Street and Clover Ridge Trail. The vibrant colors and nativity scene makes this stop unique! The show runs about 30 minutes with 8 songs including Contemporary Christian Christmas songs.
- Address: N9599 Clover Ridge Tr, Appleton, WI
- Dates: November 26, 2021 – January 9, 2022
- Hours: 5:30 – 9:30 pm
- Radio: 96.5 FM
Ben’s Wish, Appleton
Ben’s Wish (Appleton) started in 2019 as a Christmas Light show for Make A Wish for then 6-year-old Ben and returns for 2022 with fun songs and coordinating lights. The holiday light spectacle includes a huge pixel tree, arches and colored Christmas trees. The show typically includes 18 songs from all genres that play each night including Christmas, Rock, Pop, Instrumental, Techno and even a Green Bay Packers song.
- Address: N255 Rogers Lane, Appleton, WI
- Dates: December 4, 2022 – January 2, 2022
- Hours: 6 – 9 pm
- Radio Station: 89.5 FM
Crooked Pine Court, Appleton
The Crooked Pine Court home is a pixel light show with all your kid’s favorite holiday classics and features 25,000+ lights and a gigantic pixel tree with 18,000+ lights! The colorful display includes icicle lights, arches, snowflakes, trees and more!
The home is located at the end of a cul-de-sac just off Highway 441 of Calumet Street past Kohl’s and Walmart. Stop at Kwik Trip for hot chocolate and a snack (or bathroom break)!
- Address: N172 Crooked Pine Court, Appleton, WI
- Dates: November 26, 2022 – January 1, 2023
- Hours:
- Sunday – Thursday: 5 – 9:30 pm
- Friday – Saturday: 5 – 10:30 pm
- Radin Station: 87.9 FM
- Donations: Donations are being accepted for the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin
Christmas on Cornrow, Combined Locks
Christmas on Cornrow is an incredible display on a large property. There is also plenty of viewing areas. The display has grown every year and added 5,000+ lights this year with a total of 60,600+ lights! Each year donations are collected for local families with medical hardships.
This year donations will be split between two families.
- An 11-month-old boy who has been left blind from a tumor and is undergoing treatment
- An 8-year-old girl who is undergoing treatment for cancer.
If you stop by, or even if you didn’t and want to donate, please do so at the donation box on the terrace or at @Christmas-Cornrow via Venmo.
- Address: 583 Cornrow Lane, Combined Locks, WI
- Dates: Starts November 26, 2021
- Hours:
- Sunday – Thursday: 5 – 10 pm
- Friday & Saturday: 5 – 11 pm
- Radio Station: 87.9
- Donations: Accepting donations for local families going through tough times for their medical bills. All donations are kept local.
Annual Atwater Christmas Light Show, Kaukauna
Annual Atwater Christmas Light Show is a massive display with 70,000 lights dancing to music!
- Address: 456 Crestview Road, Kaukauna, WI
- Dates: November 25, 2022 – December 31, 2022
- Radio: 96.5 FM
- Donations: Holy Spirit Catholic School
Birch Street Lights, Kimberly
Lights synchronized to music. Listen from your car on your radio.
- Address: 100 S. Birch St., Kimberly, WI
- Dates: Lights run until December 31, 2022
- Donations: Cash donations collected for Toys for Tots.
Float Light, Appleton
Float Light in Downtown Appleton on College Avenue started this light show in 2021 with plans to expand in the coming years to cover their whole building! Access their show from their parking lot and feel free to use the parking spaces as available. It’s easiest to use the alley from the west side to get there.
- Address: 609 West College Avenue, Appleton, WI
- Hours: Starts daily at dusk
- Radio Station: 87.9 FM
2022 Rockin’ the Valley Christmas Light Display, Greenville
This fun display includes 15 rotating holiday favorites!
- Address: N1798 Baileys Harbor Road, Greenville, WI
- Starts: December 2, 2022
- Hours:
- Monday – Friday: 5:30 – 10 pm
- Saturday & Sunday: 5:30 – 11 pm
- Radio: 88.5 FM
- Donations: 75th Annual Marine Corps Toys for Tots
Main St. Lights, Hortonville
Main St. Lights in Hortonville features many kid favorites. It is also conveniently located across the street from Dairy Queen!
- Address: 258 E. Main St., Hortonville, WI
- Starts: November 25, 2022- January 2, 2022
- Hours:
- Sunday – Thursday: 5 – 10 pm
- Friday – Saturday: 5 – 11 pm
- Radio Station: 90.7 FM
- Donations: Hortonville Police Department
The Land of Misfits Christmas Lightshow, Seymour
This traditional light show and display was started to help people in need. The display has grown every year by taking in unwanted Christmas items. The homeowners fixed them and gave them a loving home and the land of misfits Christmas Lights was born! Santa will have appearances every Saturday 6 – 7:30 pm (Weather permitting). Kids can write to Santa and put a letter in Santa’s mailbox.
- Address: 706 N Main St, Seymour, WI
- Hours: Friday and Saturdays: 6 – 11 pm
- Donations: All proceeds go to the Salvation Army in Black Creek.
Rotter Family Lights, Green Bay
Rotter Family Lights is a colorful display with lots of fun features and favorite songs. They’ve been putting up their lights for years and make improvements and additions every time. This year, there are rooftop features!
Check out our about section for our location. The show will run every night from sunset until midnight through January 1st.
New in 2022: Mega-tree, window frames and arches
- Address: 796 Glory Rd, Green Bay, WI
- Dates: December 2, 2022 – January 1, 2023
- Hours: 4:30 pm – midnight daily
- Radio Station: 97.1 FM
East Ridge Lights, Bellevue
2022 is the 3rd Annual Show at the East Ridge Lights. The show runs about 30 minutes. Look for a letterbox near the angel wings for donations and for your kids to drop off their letters to Santa. He writes back (and sends a gift!!) if you leave an address!
- Address: 2390 E Ridge Terrace, Bellevue, WI
- Hours:
- Sunday – Thursday: 5 – 8 pm
- Friday – Saturday: 5 – 9 pm
- Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Years Eve: 5 – 9 pm
- Radio: 88.7 FM
- Donations: Any donations gathered from viewers will be added to family donation to Happily Ever After Animal Sanctuary (HEA) no-kill shelter located at 2255 Fox Heights Lane.
Christmas SpecStackular, Oshkosh
Christmas SpecStackular Christmas light display features over 10,000 LED lights synchronized to music! The show runs for approximately 16 minutes on a continuous loop. Spreading Christmas joy since 2009!
- Address: 335 Sunnybrook Drive, Oshkosh, WI
- Dates: November 32 – December 31, 2022
- Hours: 4 – 10 pm
- Radio: 88.5 FM
Brody’s Christmas Lights for Charity, Oshkosh
Brody’s Christmas Lights for Charity (Oshkosh) is designed by a kid! Brody is just 12 years old and has fully built an impressive light show set to music. He has done 95% of the work to set up the display! His goal has always been to bring smiles to people’s faces and collect donations of the Oshkosh food pantry.
Brody has 2 different show sets that will alternate basically every other night. Each set of 5 songs, along with his intro is about 16 minutes.
Donations are being accepted for three different charities this year.
- New or gently used children’s books that will be distributed to local agencies through the Oshkosh Area United Way.
- Canned goods and other non-perishable food will be donated to the Oshkosh Area Community Pantry.
- Monetary donations for The Oshkosh Kids Foundation who help homeless and low income families in the Oshkosh Area. Electronic donations can be made at venmo.com/BCL4C Donations are being matched by the U.S. Venture/Schmidt Family Foundation.
Books and food can be placed in the red and green gift box at the end of the driveway. The box is lit inside and there are also candy canes for anyone who wants one. Cash donations and checks made out to the Oshkosh Kids Foundation (by doing a check you can still take the tax credit) can be deposited in the open end of the jumbo candy cane to the left of the gift box.
- Address: 1874 Westbreeze Dr., Oshkosh, WI
- Dates: November 24, 2021 – January 1, 2022
- Hours:
- Sunday – Thursday: 5:30 – 9 pm
- Friday – Saturday: 5:30 – 10 pm
- Radio Station: 88.3 FM
Benesh Lights on Georgetown, Omro
Benesh Lights on Georgetown 4,000 individually controllable lights synchronized to music
- Address: 4032 Georgetown Dr, Omro, WI
- Dates: November 25, 2022 – January 2, 2023
- Hours:
- Monday – Thursday: 5:30 – 9 pm
- Friday – Saturday: 5:30 to 10 pm
- Radio: 88.7 FM
Fisher Light Show, Berlin
Fisher Light Show is at a new location this year in Omro (previously in Berlin) and conveniently located near the Benesh Light Display. The display consists of more than 6,300 lights. Enjoy a special Packer song (Go Pack Go) on Packer game days! The show runs about 20 minutes.
- Address: Drake Ct, Omro, WI
- Hours: sunset (about 4:30) to 9 pm during the week and 10 pm on weekends.
- Radio: Tune to 89.7 for music
- Donations: Look for a QR code for donations. 100% of donations will go to our selected charities. This year we are starting with the Angel Fund which offsets negative lunch balances for children in the Omro school district.
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