Drive the fanciest streets, rate the houses, steal ideas. It is a free out date that runs about under 1 hr, in three steps.

Updated October 2026

The Lights Loop

Drive the fanciest streets, rate the houses, steal ideas.

Strike 1Map the three streets in town that go overboard with holiday lights.
Strike 2Drive them slow with cocoa and score each house on effort over taste.
Strike 3Pick the year's champion house and leave a thank-you note in the mailbox.

Upgrade itDo it on foot in the fanciest neighborhood and gawk shamelessly.

RaincheckNo lights up yet? A holiday movie and the same scoring works.

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