See the Best Christmas Lights, Christmas Light Displays & Christmas Light Shows
It’s possibly one of the most timeless Christmas activities around: piling into the car and taking a drive to look at Christmas lights.
It’s easy to do in West Michigan – there are eye-catching Christmas lights around every corner. Beyond lights, you’ll find inflatables, displays set to music, and even walk-through light experiences.
*feature image is 574 Ravenna Place, Coopersville, MI
Our elves have scoured the land and gathered intel from our readers to put together this list of the best Christmas lights in West Michigan. (Here’s how we make the list.)
It’s time to take in the magic of lights and music – we even have a map for you. (You can also add a house to the list here.)
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BIG LIST: 2024 Best Decorated Christmas Houses + Driving Routes
Check out the best-decorated Christmas houses in West Michigan!
Whether it’s a date night or a family outing, these houses promise a festive treat.
Looking for Christmas house driving routes? We’re working on them! Check back soon for 2024’s driving routes.
Map of Best Christmas Lights & Christmas Light Shows
Enjoy the Christmas Lights in Downtown Grand Rapids
Downtown Grand Rapids is lit up and pretty spectacular this time of year! You can drive and see the lights, but even more fun is taking a short walk with your family. A popular spot is the lights along Monroe Center, from the Children’s Museum down to Rosa Parks Circle.
Here you’ll see the city’s majestic Christmas tree and happy holiday-goers ice skating at the Rosa Parks Circle rink.
Ice skating at Rosa Parks is really fun. They have skate rentals and also walkers for those just learning to skate.
Continue your Christmas lights experience with a walk down Pearl toward the Amway Grand Plaza. The JW Marriott is dazzling in blue and the riverwalk is pretty, too.
Cross the bridge and head over to the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum to see more lights along the water. If the museum is open, you could even head in to see their holiday train display (free to see train, admission required for museum).
Christmas Lights List Instructions
How to Use this List
The list of best Christmas lights is crowd-sourced.
As houses are confirmed for the current year, we will update the status of that listing.
If you would like to confirm a house or add a house to the list, leave a comment on this article, fill out the form below or send an email to elizabeth@grkids.com. Houses will be added at the discretion of grkids.com.
Thank you for your help!
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We are new here in Grand haven. how do you get added?
There will be a place in the 2024 list where you can add in your house address.
Great work finding all these lights. Plugged a route into my GPS for Cascade area from 96 at Heidi’s, it was amazing. 1 you don’t have, but need to is the excavating and landscaping business on Cascade that has over 100 inflatable Christmas decorations, and you can drive through part of it. Thank you for making our holidays bright on our trip north from Tennessee.
Grandville United Methodist Church (3140 Wilson SW) has a new light show called The Light of Christmas. It’s awesome and runs 5-9 pm every night December 2-January 7!
Excellent! You can see it on the list here: https://grkids.com/best-christmas-lights-michigan-grand-rapids/#southwest-grandville-wyoming-jenison-hudsonville
I having a great turnout at South Horseshoe Holiday Lights. I have 6500 led lights sequenced to music so if your in the area of 56th and Ivanrest stop on bye and go to my web site https://southhorseshoeholidaylights.remotefalcon.com/remote-falcon to pick a song from the list to play. I might even get a chance to pass out a candy cane to you.
Nice! On the list: https://grkids.com/best-christmas-lights-michigan-grand-rapids/#southwest-grandville-wyoming-jenison-hudsonville
We added Grandville UMC last week but it has not been posted yet (12-minute Light Show, 6,000 Lights). It premieres tonight (21/2) 6-8pm and runs 5-9pm through Jan 6. Thanks!
What’s the address, Ryan? I don’t think I see it. You can email me at elizabeth@grkids.com Thanks!
These are beautiful Christmas decorations!
Lights on Blythefield are up and running for 2022
6171 Blythefield ave NE Rockford MI 49341
Thanks, Joe!
2 of the houses on this list we went to and they had no Christmas lights up. 1053 Otilla SE and 3704 Giddings SE. neither of those have any lights
Check out East Point Lights on Facebook. 6691 E Point Drive, Fruitport
We drove past Impact church in Lowell multiple times on Sunday between 5:30-6:30 and there were no lights going. Seems they aren’t doing their show this year.
The light display at 84 10 Mile Rd NE, Comstock Park, MI 49321 is amazing!!! So much to look at and beautifully done!
No lights at 2460 Bristolwood Dr NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49544 (this one was not on the printed list, but was on the map)
Also, not much to see at 2809 Valley Ave NW, Walker, MI 49544 (again, wasn’t on the printed list, but is still on the map)
Thanks grkids- we always appreciate this list!!
Thanks, Sarah! I got those removed from the map.
Is there a printable list? Thanks
Please add 3245 34th st Grandville Mi to your list of Christmas lights. We have a nice traditional display with approximately 3500 lights when you add up all of the lights on the house, in the bushes throughout the yard and the figurines. We have submitted photos of our display requesting it be added to your list.
Thank you
Yes, we received the pictures and I got you added to the list. Thank you!
No display set up:
11461 Foreman St SE Lowell
1415 Baywicke Dr SE Lowell
One Santa light up playing basketball, not really a light display
11463 Barnsley Rd SE Lowell
Cool lights but no where to pull over!
11395 Foreman St SE Lowell
Great Display (confirmed/already on the map)
11336 Trent St SE Lowell
Thanks for the intel, Jessica!
313 n Washington st lowell MI
Lights, inflatables, music set to 107.9, giant Christmas ornament over sidewalk changes colors once a week.
313 n Washington st lowell mi
Plenty of lights, inflatables, and lights set to music tune to 107.9.
5pm to 11:30 PM. Featuring a 16.5 foot tall christmas ornament over the sidewalk.
Lights run Thanksgiving night through new years.
The house you have listed in Ada moorings the addresses are flipped. The house with lights set to music is 974. The house with all the inflatables is 937
Thanks, Lori! I’ve got that corrected now.
We tried the Ada covered Bridge and the other Ada Thornapple Drive address and neither had lights as of 12/1
Ada Covered Bridge lighting ceremony was December 4, 2020, so it should be all lit up now.
4671 Teton ct
Grandville, MI, 49418
Professional installed light by
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Check out 4776 Paramount Dr NE, Grand Rapids, Mi 49525
Amazing lights.
My fam & I drove around and did 15 of the houses tonight! 🙂 Both 2633 Dixie Ave and 2024 Johanna Ave didn’t have anything. Mooring Drive and Whitburn Drive didn’t have much going on either. Also the Ada covered bridge was not lit up yet. Otherwise great listings! Thank you for putting this together!
Thank you so much for the tips, Brian! Glad you enjoyed the list!
Knapp and Ball has their lights up already!
198 West Ferney’s Ave in Clarksville is lit again this year after a couple of years with a much smaller display. It is bigger than before, with over 20,000 lights and lots of holiday “stuff” to see on a corner lot in town.. Lights will be on every night until after midnight through Dec 26 and until at least 10 PM through the New Year.
I’d like to add 1959 Rondo St in Kentwood. I have a light show running synced to music and you can listen on the radio on 88.3 every night from 5pm to 10pm.
The house at 1623 Woodward Ave SE in Grand Rapids has a nice display.
Woodhill Ct in Wyoming ( 52nd and Burlingame) has a couple good houses across from each other…big inflatables.
what happened to Gingerbread Lane in Grandville/Byron Center?
938 airebill Wyoming has one house with a display.
Just the one house this year and not 4? Is it synced to music? Thanks for your help!
It is actually 830 Ariebill that has a single house display tuned to 106.7
Thank you! I have that updated now.
Our alligator didn’t get mentioned this year. Gonna have to step up our game! Look for us to do things bigger and better next year….
Music syncronized lighting display at 7975 Verona Dr SW Byron Center, MI 49315. Sun-Thurs 6-9pm, Fri- Sat 6-10. 90.5FM. Also collecting donations for Hand2Hand.
What is the address for the Paramount Estates lights?
4808 Paramount Dr. NE, Grand Rapids
Green ridge Realty, 1160 W Main St Lowell. Lights synced to radio station 100.9 FM 9 minute loop. Here’s a short clip. https://vimeo.com/375168777?ref=fb-share
Georgetown Ave in Hudsonville is all lit up again for this year!
1369 Trevor CT NE has added more lights and figures in the yard.
Amazing light display at 3164 Dean lake Ave NE Grand Rapids 49525
You can remove the house on Eldora Ct. in Byron Center – the house has been under new ownership for at least a few years and there is no longer a display there.
Thank you! We’ve removed it.
Lamplight in Jenison and Sun Meadow Ln in Hudsonville both do not have displays.
Hi! Under the NE Grand Rapids list, you can remove the house on the corner of Pine Meadows & Blanca (Sierra Estates). 🙂 We bought that house this spring and while we enjoy decorating for Christmas, it’s not even close to the extent that the former owners decorated it. Thank you!
5811 Sage River Ct. SW has changed it’s station to 101.9 FM. (Sorry and thanks!
Thank you! We’ve got that updated.
Hi GR Kids team,
We have changed the radio station to 94.1 FM for the 5811 Sage River Ct. SW/Sage River Holiday Lights listing in Grandville/Hudsonville/Jenison/Wyoming area.
Thanks1
84th and Kalamazoo Ave schoolhouse display has 45000 lights on 30foot pines around the 1890 school. Quite a sight.
Vermont street in Grandville is 99.9 fm
4231 Pineway Dr. SW in Grandville is covered in more than 22,000 lights including a dancing tunnel of lights over driveway, sign offering Love, Joy, and Peace, juggling snowman, winking and waving gingerbread boy, toy soldier actually looks like he is drumming, full size nativity, singing squirrel in the tree, 20ft train with moving smoke, stars shooting to the sky, swinging bell, and a rooftop sign wishing Merry Christmas to all. This display has 160 channels of animation set to music. The show runs from 5:15 to 11:30PM and includes 3 songs running approx 10 minutes.
The display in the 600 block of Macomb Ave in Standale is still there. The modern music and synchronized lights were awesome!
The light show on Valleyview in Wyoming is great. I had a chance to visit last night, and they did a great job.
48 Carrie st in Sparta tomorrow night is the last night for Santa from 8 pm till 10 pm then he’s back to the north pole
Sun Meadow Lane in Hudsonville has no lights.
If your looking to find some great Christmas lights in Sparta please check out 108 Maple Street . We have About 3000 led lights
Sure would love to see these plotted out on a map!
7640 Lamplight in Jenison does not have a light show this year.
4695-4676 Rivera Ct SW, Grandville.
14 houses decorated on a culdesac with several others lit up in the neighborhood. Worth the time to look at.
Cute lights set to music at Greenridge Reality in Lowell on Main Street/Fulton! Every night until midnight thru December.
4695-4676 Rivera Ct SW, Grandville. Culdesac with every house (14) decorated for the holidays. About 1/2 are professionally done while the other 1/2 were done by the homeowners including the street light posts. Worth the drive!!
1369 Trevor CT NE, end of cul-de-sac near Plainfield and 4 mile. Several lighted displays, some with motion. Homemade displays, thousands of lights. From dusk to 9pm each night.
48 Carrie St in Sparta.
Great Christmas light display.
And Santa is handing out candy canes !!
Great display
3450 minnie ave sw wyoming has nice lights lots of blow molds!
Last night (Saturday) at 6:30, 11461 Foreman in Lowell and 9131 68th St in Alto didn’t have any lights.
The house on 17 mile in Kent City is up and running…beautiful as usual!
The one across Lake Michigan Drive is on FAIRWAY and I can confirm it’s up and running (with Santa and a dragon) for 2018 🙂
Thanks for verifying that for us!
There is one in Belmont on the corner of Rouge River and Woodwater Dr. that has inflatables and a huge nativity along with lights that dance to music. You have to put your windows down to listen to the music
Perfect! Thanks for letting us know.
There is a fun display at 1839 Stark in Walker!
Added it — thank you!
Hopkins MI – 2187 132nd Ave Hopkins MI 49328. Lights are synchronized with music. The show runs nightly 5:30pm to 1130pm, through January 12, 2019. Check them out on facebook – Veenstra Christmas Lights!
There is no longer a display in the 4000 block of Boulder Ridge neighborhood in the Rockford section. 🙂
Thank you — we’ve removed it from our listings!
2537 Valleyview St. SW in Wyoming has a really fun display synced with music again this year!
Thanks — we’ve added it!
Georgetown Ave is up and lit again this year!
Great, thanks!
4231 Pineway Dr. SW is covered in more than 21,700 lights including a dancing tunnel of lights over driveway, sign offering Love, Joy, and Peace, juggling snowman, winking and waving gingerbread boy, toy soldier actually looks like he is drumming, full size nativity, singing squirrel in the tree, 20ft train with moving smoke, stars shooting to the sky, swinging bell, and a rooftop sign wishing Merry Christmas to all. This display has 160 channels of animation set to music. The show runs from 5:15 to 11:30PM and includes 3 songs running approx 10 minutes.
Thanks for your comment, Scott! We’ve added your information.
The countdown clock is up at 5374 Effingham.
Too early for 2018? 2024 Johanna Ave Wyoming, MI 49509… Tune car to 107.7FM and sing along with “Will; The singing Christmas House”. Lights and music show nightly with clasic AND modern songs for all ages to enjoy.
Shows run from 6:30pm-10pm daily.
Thanks, Andre! We’ve added your listing.