Best Holiday Light Displays In Metro Denver

METRO DENVER, CO –The holiday season is ramping up and elaborate holiday light displays are popping up across the country, including in Colorado. If you’re one of the many parents who’d rather drive your kids to the nearest Clark Griswold-esque house rather than climb onto the roof and staple 10,000 tiny lights to your house, you’re in luck.

The good folks over at ChrismasLightFinder.com have built an easy way to see the best Christmas light displays near you. For your convenience we’ve rounded up a few of them in and around metro Denver.

• Westminster Family Light Show
• 11407 w 103rd Ave. Westminster CO 80021
• Description: In its 6th year, and getting better. Traditional and non-traditional music synced to 8000 led rgb pixels with 1k traditional lights makes for a great display. Tune to 93.5 and enjoy the show. Visit on Facebook
• Lights on LaSalle
• 9114 W. LaSalle Ave. Lakewood, CO
• Description: Our display consists of 12,000+ lights with most of them synchronized to music broadcasting on 97.1 FM. This year we have 4 songs, 3 are synced with the lights and 1 song has all of the lights on for pictures and enjoyment. Best to see from across the street.
• Hamada and Sharpes Families
• 4324 S. Cole Court, Morrison, CO 80465
• Description: Come see Mr. Claus and his number one elf. There are goodie bags for the kids young and old. When you come, be sure to look at the lights play to the music and the blow-ups, which are all different. We hope to see neighbors and friends and meet new people too.
• Flynt/Donahue (Rifle Street) [See video above]
  • 2023 S. Rifle Street, Aurora, CO 80013

• Description: We have a 64-channel LOR Christmas display expertly choreographed to holiday favorites such as Joan Jett's Little Drummer Boy, Trans Siberian Orchestra (TSO) Christmas Eve Sarajevo, Mormon Tabernacle Choir - Joy to the World, TSO Wizards in Winter, Jewel - Hark the Herald Angels sing and TSO - Wish Liszt for the wilder side! Display is 100 percent LEDs with a 2D and 3D mega tree and many assorted features. Broadcasting on 96.7, it's a good time for all.

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The Denver Botanic Garden's Blossom of Lights was named the single best Christmas light display in Colorado last year by the Daily Meal. Here’s what the report had to say about the display:

Nearly 24 acres of the Denver Botanic Gardens are lit up every year for their Blossoms of Lights. The interactive light display in the UMB Amphitheater is a guest favorite, as is the truly magnificent O'Fallon Perennial Walk. Despite frigid temperatures, this annual tradition is a perfect winter date.

Of course, the Denver Zoo Lights exhibit is another date-worthy Holiday Lights stroll.

And, new this year, is the Water World Drive Through Light Show in Federal Heights.

Check out the displays in other states, and how some take a unique spin on the holiday. In Caldwell, Idaho, event organizers create a “Winter Wonderland.” Brilliant blue, green and red lights cover trees and immerse festivalgoers in the spirit of the season. Look closely and you’ll even see Santa fishing in a stream.

You’ll also see some inspiring houses. Take last year’s “Lights on Suter” display in North Haledon, New Jersey. Each year the Tomasi family creates a light display. Last year, it was set to the tune of Llama by the band Phish. The family has also created a display based on the film "Star Wars: The Force Awakens."

The “West Chester Griswolds” in Pennsylvania have a light display have a holiday-themed display up already with more than 100,000 lights. The display, which is completely controlled by computers, features a massive Christmas tree, dozens of icicles and numerous holiday characters.

Patch national staffer Dan Hampton contributed to this report.