One of my favorite holiday traditions is cruising around checking out the Christmas lights. We go with our good friends, wear our fun glasses that make the lights look like snowmen, Santa, and snowflakes, and rock out to a mix of our favorite Christmas songs. It is quite an event that my kids always look forward to!
Christmas Lights Around Jacksonville
If you know of additional light displays, please share the address and a description in the comment section.
Deck the Chairs
Deck the Chairs takes place in Jacksonville Beach and features lifeguard chairs decorated with various themes. This is a FREE event.
Jax Illuminations
Jax Illuminations, located at the Morocco Shrine Center, sends you driving through almost a mile of 500,000 lights twinkling to holiday music you tune into on your radio. See website for ticket prices.
Jacksonville ZOOLights
Join Jacksonville Zoo & Gardens for their Annual ZOOLights and watch as thousands of LED lights transform the zoo into a luminous winter wonderland filled with moving sculptures, forests of lighted trees and animal silhouettes. See website for pricing.
Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park
Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park hosts their annual Festival of Lights, a holiday celebration features more than five million lights. Named a Top 20 Event in the Southeastern United States, visitors can enjoy award-winning holiday sights and sounds throughout the park. See website for pricing.
Downtown Dazzle Synchronized Light Display
Downtown Dazzle Synchronized Light Display showcases the downtown offices of the Jax Children’s Chorus that will be illuminated with a holiday light display synchronized to recorded songs of the season. This is a FREE event.
Palencia Tour of Lights
The Palencia Tour of Lights has a spectacular view of over 8,000 holiday lights. 2016 dates to be announced. Date TBA.
Blackhawk Bluff Subdivision
Located at Girvin Road off of Atlantic Blvd, the Blackhawk Bluff subdivision has become famous for some of the best lights in Jacksonville. Ride through the streets and enjoy the beautiful lights and displays throughout the neighborhood. This is a FREE neighborhood drive-thru.
Christmas on Crystal Springs
Christmas on Crystal Springs is a one house show with several hundred thousand choreographed lights set to music. This is a FREE viewing.
Atlantic Beach Christmas
Atlantic Beach Christmas is located in the Ocean Walk neighborhood. Amazing show of two houses on a cul-de-sac. Over, 40,000 lights set to holiday music. Park at the top of the cul-de-sac and walk down. This is a FREE neighborhood drive-thru.
Arbor Glad Subdivision
Arbor Glade Subdivision off of Old St. Augustine Road between 95 and 295 is another great neighborhood you can drive through and see lots of houses with lights and decorations. This is a FREE neighborhood drive-thru.
WizLights in Orange Park
Check out WizLights! 1252 Tumbleweed Dr., [South] Orange Park, in the Tanglewood subdivision, off Blanding. Over 20,000 LEDs, Lasers, Disco Balls, and lots of other special effects all set to music. 6-10 PM Thanksgiving thru New Years.
Reader Submitted:
- Loretto Rd between Old St Augustine and San Jose Blvd.
- 4568 Royal Port Drive. Lights on 6:00pm -9:30pm Sunday through Thursday, 6:00pm – 10:00pm Friday and Saturday. Over 16,000 lights set to music!A 30 minute show featuring 11 songs!
- Ocean Pond Ct (behind Baptist Beaches Hospital) Jax Beach.
- 3 Bonita Drive Ponte Vedra in Dolphin Cove. Every night from 6pm-1030ish pm. Bring your Santa letters to put in our North Pole mailbox. My husband and I spend hours to make this magical.
Arbor Glade is off of Old St. Augustine Road in between 95 and 295 in Mandarin. Watch Tower drive takes you into the subdivision.
Thanks Heather!
10580 Crystal Springs Rd. Just off of I-10 at Chaffee. One house with several hundred thousand choreographed lights set to music. Definitely worth the drive. http://www.christmasoncrystalsprings.com
Thank you Ray!
Thank you Kristin for your sweet word about our neighborhood. My husband and I really appreciate people like you who are respectful and understanding of the hard work that went into making a wonderland in our yard with our neighborhood! People like you are the reason why we enjoy decorating year after year! (We live in the Blackhawk Bluff area). If you are planning to come through on Christmas Eve there will be a surprise for everyone!! It is a tradition that blesses my husband and I, although we did not do it last year..This surprise is located in Blackhawk Bluff West, East is where you will find all of the stars hanging down. Turn left into the neighborhood if coming from Atlantic, turn Right down the 1st cul-de-sac and your surprise will await you!
Virginia, Thank You for making it so magical!! We come through every year several times. My whole family just loves it. Look forward to the surprise on Christmas Eve!! Merry Christmas! 🙂
Did you see the surprise?
Come on by and check us out everyone!!!
https://www.facebook.com/arborglade
Are the girvin Christmas lights still up?
Yes!!
Thank you Kristen for the nice blog post and mentioning Deck The Chairs. DTC was such a wonderful project for me and the response was awesome. It looks like we have a new tradition for the Beaches.
Sincerely,
Kurtis Loftus
JAX Children’s Chorus Downtown Dazzle https://www.facebook.com/events/1644835512438410/
When do the Christmas lights for the neighborhood off of Girvin road typically start up? (Blackhawk BLuff)?
Wanted to go this Saturday evening but maybe it is too early and decorations aren’t out yet?
Thank you
Any update on the Blackhawk Bluff Lights? When do they start, are they up and running yet?
thanks
Yes they are up!!
Are the lights on every night? just weekends?
They are up and running.
Hey guys we have one of the biggest light shows in the Jacksonville area, our lights go to music and can be heard from the comfort and warmth of your car. when you arrive simply tune your radio to 99.1 and enjoy the show.
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http://www.facebook.com/encbestlights
The lights are up and running.
There’s a house right off San Jose on Beauclerc where the whole house and yard are covered. I’ve seen some people get out and walk it but that road is pretty busy. Not much else around but if you are in the area check it out!
I found this house by accident, absolutely cool!!
How do I get to the lights on girvin???
Girvin is off Atlantic Blvd in between Kernan and Hodges.
Check out lights off Doctors Lake Drive in Orange Park the community is The Springs come check the globes
What dates?
The hayride through the Enchanted trail at the Enchanted Christmas Village.
What time do they open and what time does it close ? Also how long will lights be up ? Thanks !
Will the stars lights in the tree be up this year? When does it begin? Can you please provide a 911 address that I can put in my GPS? coming from East Palatka. Thank you. Bet it is beautiful!
Come visit our home at 3 Bonita Drive Ponte Vedra in Dolphin Cove. Every night from 6pm-1030ish pm. Bring your Santa letters to put in our North Pole mailbox. My husband and I spend hours to make this magical.
Come visit the dancing lights on Rathbone Drive.
Off Craven Road in between Baymeadows and Sunbeam.
4826 Rathbone Dr
8 choreographed songs with one show for the front yard and a different show for the side yard.
Northside foxwood height circle east
Check out WizLights! 1252 Tumbleweed Dr., [South] Orange Park, in the Tanglewood subdivision, off Blanding. Over 20,000 LEDs, Lasers, Disco Balls, and lots of other special effects all set to music. 6-10 PM Thanksgiving thru New Years. Website: http://wizlights.com
Thanks! I added it!
Here in Orange Park, Fl. 32073 Aspen Ct. We have a lighting display from Thanksgiving to New Years Eve. Time 6:00 to 11:00 pm
Anyone know if Gervin lights will still be twinklng tonite?
4951 rue street
Jacksonville fl 32258
did a walk through display! It is called Smith’s Lights on Rue
Check out the lights on Aurora Blvd. In Orange Park the house and yard is decked out and tune in to the radio to get the full affect of the twinkling lights to the music.
When do the lights off Girvin Rd start? The kids loved it last year and are already asking to go again. Thank you to everyone that helps with the beautiful displays all over town!!
Kuhn Flowers at 3802 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville, FL, 32207 does an awesome Christmas Display every year!
Hey Vicky so nice meeting you last night! I love your website and are going to take the babies to see the lights on Oceanwalk tonight! Thank you again for this awesome website an such wonderful recommendations xo!
Hey Vicky! So nice meeting you last night! We are taking the babies to see the lights on Oceanwalk tonight! Thank you for this wonderful website and awesome recommendations! Xo!
2113 Thiervy Dr in Jacksonville does a beautiful display every year!
3710 Beauclerc Rd in Mandarin. You’ll want to park and walk through this display.
1237 Cunningham Creek Drive in Saint Johns is awesome. Here is their link to one of the songs they have put together.
https://youtu.be/j-muXrN512Y
120 Broadbranch Way in St Johns has great dancing lights!