2023 Grand Rapids Christmas Lights Route! Includes Downtown, EGR & Comstock Park

GR, EGR & Comstock Park Christmas Lights Route


If you want to see the best Christmas lights in Grand Rapids, EGR & Comstock Park this 75-minute driving route is for you!

Start off with a sweet treat from Kilwins in East Grand Rapids – perhaps their peppermint ice cream waffle cone will be just the festive thing to kickstart your light tour. From there, wind your way through the neighborhoods til you reach downtown Grand Rapids. After that, you’ll take the highway north to Comstock Park.

This route includes a few bonus stops along the way that need to be timed just right

🟢 the fabulous Sticky Fingers Candy Shop in Eastown closes at 6 pm most days

🟢 the ice skating rink at Rosa Parks Circle accepts advance reservations

This Christmas lights route includes several musical light shows (don’t miss Dana St NW!) and culminates in the granddaddy of them all, the Christmas Lite Show (fee) at the LMCU Ballpark.

*Click on the MAP IT link to open Google Maps driving directions to that destination.

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Kilwins
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Fun Stop!: Take in the Gaslight Village at Kilwins on Wealthy.

Be sure to grab a peppermint ice cream waffle cone or some of their famous hot chocolate

Kilwins closes at 8 PM daily.

East Grand Rapids
2226 Wealthy St SE
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✨ Stop 1
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House with Christmas Lights: Jumbo Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is joined by his pal Bumble, the abominable snowman, as they wish everyone a Merry Christmas.

East Grand Rapids
2055 San Lu Rae Dr SE
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House with Christmas Lights: Classic lights and lawn features on this iconic EGR house.

For a bonus, drive south down Plymouth Ave, where many homes are lit with thousands of white lights.

East Grand Rapids
750 Plymouth SE
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Sticky Fingers Candy Store
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Fun Stop!: Take a little break from your light tour to grab a sweet treat at Sticky Fingers.

This colorful store stocks the regular favorites (Kit Kat, Laffy Taffy) alongside a wild array of unique candies like bacon-flavored cotton candy, gourmet marshmallows, colorful popcorn and moody chocolate bars.

And of course special holiday offerings!

Eastown’s Candy Shop🍭
W-Sat 11-6
Sunday 11-4
Closed Mon & Tues

Grand Rapids
1503 Lake Drive SE
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House with Christmas Lights: Find every giant Christmas inflatable ever made at this house! Look for your favorite Christmas icons and get ready to fill your Christmas Lights Bingo sheet with just one stop.

East Grand Rapids
3055 Manhattan Ln
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Lights on Edgewood
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Christmas Light Show: Experience the magic of the season with our dazzling LED light show synchronized to your favorite Christmas tunes!

Illuminate your holidays with a mesmerizing display of colors and patterns that dance in harmony with the festive melodies.

Holiday cheer meets cutting-edge technology!

4,850 LED lights set to music on 90.1 FM

Grand Rapids
2118 Edgewood Ave SE
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2506 Maplewood Dr. SE in EGR
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House with Christmas Lights: Lights that line the entire house. Several yard pieces with dancing lights and bonus 20' skeleton getting into the Christmas spirit! Famous Santa in the outhouse and globe projector featuring Christmas Vacation scenes.

East Grand Rapids
2506 Maplewood Dr. SE
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House with Christmas Lights: A white lights majesty with candy cane striped poles, lighted trees, a giant wreath and more.

Walk beneath the arches and pause to take a picture behind the giant wreath.

Grand Rapids
1854 Woodward Ave SE
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House with Christmas Lights: Lots of fun holiday decorations, including an archway over the sidewalk flanked by friendly Nutcrackers who often have candy canes in their buckets for children. Look for Santa's reindeer on the roof and a gorgeously lit tree out front.

Grand Rapids
1623 Woodward Ave SE
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That Christmas Lightshow in Eastown
✨ Stop 9
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Christmas Light Show: Come see thousands of LED lights synced to favorite Christmas songs. We're up and running each night from 5 PM - 10 PM now until Christmas! Music broadcast on 101.9 FM

Grand Rapids
1247 Bates St SE
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Rosa Parks Circle & Monroe Center
✨ Stop 10
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Fun Stop!: Strap on your skates and do some laps around Rosa Parks Circle.

After ice skating, take time to stroll down Monroe Center - it's also decorated in lights and where you will find a variety of restaurants and shops.

Grand Rapids
135 Monroe Center Street Northwest
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Amway Grand Hotel Lobby
✨ Stop 11
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Fun Stop!: Stop in for pictures in front of the lovely Christmas tree in the lobby of the Amway Grand Hotel.

Grand Rapids
187 Monroe Ave NW
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Valley Ave Holiday Lights
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House with Christmas Lights: Thousands of lights, inflatables, and wire sculptures surround an enchanting lighted sidewalk tunnel

Grand Rapids
250 Valley Ave SW
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House with Christmas Lights: This corner lot home is just one of the houses lit up in this festive neighborhood.

Comstock Park
461 Brady St NW
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7 Houses Light Show in Comstock Park
✨ Stop 14
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Christmas Light Show: Seven houses synced to music, running on 88.7 FM. Santa Claus passes out candy canes on weekends.The light show runs Monday through Sunday 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM. We are on our sixth year of collecting for the Autism Community of West Michigan.

Comstock Park
311 Dana St NW
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Christmas Lite Show at LMCU Ballpark
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Fun Stop!: Enjoy nearly 2 miles of Christmas magic with over a million lights, animated displays, lighted tunnels, and more, without leaving the comfort and warmth of your car. Tickets start at $30/car. Wed, Nov. 22, 2023 – Sun, Dec. 31, 2023. Sunday-Thursday: 5:30 - 9:00 PM, Friday-Saturday: 5:30 - 10:00 PM

Comstock Park
4500 W River Dr NE
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House with Christmas Lights: Gary has been displaying his imagination for over 40 years!

Grand Rapids
4776 Paramount Dr NE
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