18 Charming Christmas Lights Stops for Cascade, Ada & Lowell – 2023

Lowell-Ada-Cascade Christmas Lights Map (800 × 600 px) (1)

Head to Lowell and Ada for Small-Town Charm, Cute House Displays & Awesome Light Shows

Where are the good Christmas lights around Ada, Lowell and Cascade? So glad you asked!

Not only will this easy route get you get Christmas cheer in overdrive, but it will take you to two of West Michigan’s most Hallmark-like downtowns, and there’s even a place to visit Santa near the end (in Lowell) if you time it right.

This 1-hour Christmas Lights driving route is packed with the best Christmas houses we could find in the area – enjoy!

PS – The pedestrian-only covered bridge in Ada is a great place to stretch your legs, as is the entire village of Ada. (Legacy Park in Ada has public restrooms, but they may not always be available.)

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House with Christmas Lights: Lots of lights, Santa, Snowmen and deer along with several different animals decorating too.

Many houses in my neighborhood are going all out. Several houses on Whitburn, Bannockburn and Kirkwall have great displays

Ada
7838 Whitburn Dr SE
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House with Christmas Lights: Cul-de-sac with multiple houses sporting a variety of holiday inflatables including a train, airplane & more

Grand Rapids
7620 Lime Hollow Dr SE
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House with Christmas Lights:

Grand Rapids
2770 Hayward SE
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Gagliardo Christmas Lights
✨ Stop 4
Ada-Lowell-Cascade

House with Christmas Lights: On the corner of Thornapple River Drive and Oliver Woods Dr. in Cascade Township. Lights total 33,000! NEW this year is a 19 foot tall inflatable Grinch and a couple small angels. Plus, the rest of this Oliver Woods neighborhood has many good displays. 5 PM to midnight and 6 AM to 8 AM every day.

Grand Rapids
7219 Oliver Woods
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House with Christmas Lights: Lots of great Christmas lights.

Grand Rapids
6616 Gleneagles Dr Se
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Manchester Hills Neighborhood in Cascade
✨ Stop 6
Ada-Lowell-Cascade

Neighborhood Christmas Lights Display: The houses on the main drive through this neighborhood are trimmed with bright, colorful lights. You won't find blowups or light shows here, but the pops of color make it a fun street to visit.

Grand Rapids
Manchester Hills Dr SE
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Festival of Trees at Legacy Park
✨ Stop 7
Ada-Lowell-Cascade

Fun Stop!: Walk the path through the Festival of Trees in Legacy Park. The shops, restaurants, and brewery are open most nights, too, if you'd like to extend your evening.

Legacy Park has public restrooms, though they may not always be available.

Ada
7430 River St SE
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Ada Covered Bridge
✨ Stop 8
Ada-Lowell-Cascade

Neighborhood Christmas Lights Display: Historic, picturesque bridge has twinkling lights set to music. You can park at Leonard Field and make your way through the picturesque covered bridge.

Ada
7490 Thornapple River Dr SE
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Ada Moorings neighborhood
✨ Stop 9
Ada-Lowell-Cascade

House with Christmas Lights: 937 Dogwood Meadows has a lot of Christmas inflatables, including minions.

Ada
937 Dogwood Meadows
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The Crazy Christmas Lady's Lights
✨ Stop 10
Ada-Lowell-Cascade

House with Christmas Lights: Roll down your windows and enjoy the sights and sounds of all the Christmas lights on Woodrun Drive.

Lowell
1983 Woodrun Dr SE
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House with Christmas Lights: Whispering Hills neighborhood. Lots of lights and blow molds. Plus see Santa in his sleigh!

Lowell
11336 Trent SE
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Retro Electric Arcade
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Fun Stop!: Super fun family stop

Over 40 "old-school" games like pinball machines to choose from.

$8 /hr per person

Monday: Closed
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: 3pm – 8pm
Thursday: 3pm – 8pm
Friday: 3pm – 9pm
Saturday: 12pm – 9pm
Sunday: 12pm – 6pm

Lowell
2163 West Main Street
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Darling Christmas
✨ Stop 13
Ada-Lowell-Cascade

House with Christmas Lights: Many props, trees, blow ups, sidewalk arches and lights

Lowell
1580 Carol Lynne Dr
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Couture Christmas
✨ Stop 14
Ada-Lowell-Cascade

Christmas Light Show: The show this year has six songs for the whole family to sing to and lasts about 17 minutes. Tune to 90.1 FM. The show plays 7 days a week from 6 AM - 8 AM and then 5 PM - 10:45 PM.

Lowell
1610 Sibley
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Greenridge Realty Christmas Spectacular
✨ Stop 15
Ada-Lowell-Cascade

Christmas Light Show: Pull into the parking lot and settle in. Tune your radio to 100.9 for six songs programmed with lights. 5:45 PM to midnight thru the end of December.

Lowell
1160 W Main Street
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313 Light Show in Lowell
✨ Stop 16
Ada-Lowell-Cascade

Christmas Light Show: Lights, inflatables, and a giant Christmas bulb. Tune to 100.9 FM. The show will runs from 5:30 PM to 10 PM. The lights will remain on until 11 PM. Lights will turn on Thanksgiving night until New Years

Lowell
313 N Washington St
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Downtown Lowell and the Lowell Showboat
✨ Stop 17
Ada-Lowell-Cascade

Fun Stop!: Drive or walk though downtown Lowell for more beauty and photo ops.

Downtown Lowell is all decked out with lights and greenery.

Don't miss a great photo opp in front of the Christmas tree on the bridge.

From there, head to the Lowell Showboat, right next to the Flat River Grill.

It's the home base of the "real" Santa.

Visit with Santa on the first level of the Lowell Showboat VI on Wednesdays, Dec 7, 14 and 21, from 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM. He's also there on Saturdays, Dec 10 and 17, from 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM.

The visits all include online photos with Santa by a professional photographer, hot chocolate, and cookies served in the Chamber.

Lowell
110 Riverwalk Plaza
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Butkus Light Show
✨ Stop 18
Ada-Lowell-Cascade

Christmas Light Show: Drive up and tune to 90.1 FM to watch over 6,000 lights programmed to the music. Weekdays 5:30 PM to 9PM and Fridays and Saturdays 5:30 PM to 10 PM starting the day after Thanksgiving until the New Year. Want to control the light show? Go to www.butkuslightshow.remotefalcon.com and select from our song list.

Lowell
88 Kendra Ct
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4 thoughts on “18 Charming Christmas Lights Stops for Cascade, Ada & Lowell – 2023”

  1. I have two more suggestions that are in East Grand Rapids. An awesome inflatable display on Manhattan Lane. I’ve never seen so many LARGE inflatables in one spot! Also, another amazing lights display with a tunnel, large nutcrackers, a movie playing outside & much more! Located on Woodward ave se between Boston & Orville

  2. There is another super house on Parnell Ave, Lowell between Foreman and Bennett St (Closer to Foreman) on the East side of the road that has a lot of Christmas lights and is tastefully decorated. Check it out!

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