2025 Guide To Holiday Displays Around Northern Virginia, Fredericksburg

The Clark Griswolds of neighborhoods across the region are getting their time in the spotlight as we feature photos of the best holiday displays in Northern Virginia and Fredericksburg.

We asked Patch readers to submit their Christmas and holiday displays outside their homes. Patch has rounded up submissions we've received by town and other Patch editor recommendations. These displays are worth a visit to see how residents have gone all out with fun inflatables, dazzling lights and sometimes synchronized shows.

If you spend days or weeks painstakingly hanging strands of lights on your house, trees and shrubs, synchronizing lights to music, or hauling figurines out to your lawn, Patch wants to hear from you. Send your display photos, address, description of the holiday display and other information you'd like to share about your display to emily.leayman@patch.com.

Feel free to continue submitting your displays through Dec. 24.

IMPORTANT: Please include your first and last name in the submission. By submitting a photo, you're giving Patch permission to publish it for this feature and future stories. Photos should be original and taken by the person submitting the photo.

6004 St. John Drive, Alexandria

The Franconia Lights display features more than 20,000 holiday lights synchronized to favorite holiday songs and a 12-foot Christmas tree. Visitors can control the music through the display's website. When weather permits, there will be snow and hot chocolate served. Visitors can scan the QR code upon arrival and listen to the show in the car or on a phone.

The display is raising funds for the Blood Cancer Society. Follow the display on Facebook and www.franconialights.com.

23554 Boca Field Terrace, Ashburn

The Brais-wald light display is hosted by Scott & Molly Brais in the Brambleton community. On weekends, music is added to the display. Visit every night now through New Year's Eve.

20142 Kinglet Court, Culpeper

The Johnston Christmas Wonderland started as a display in Dale City. It has continued on since the family moved to Culpeper, and it gets bigger every year. The display runs nightly from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., weather permitting. Follow it on Facebook.

7 Cavern Ct, Fredericksburg

This display named Magical Kingdom features twinkling synchronized lights with music and other unique decorations. Lights are on nightly from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

2001 Millgarden Drive, Fredericksburg

The Hilliard home's yard is filled with holiday goods, from twinkling lights to snowflakes and greenery.

1304 Sawbridge Way, Reston

11919 St Johnsbury Ct, Reston, VA

Santa, snowmen, and other festive, illuminated decorations line the yard of this home.

11121 Blue Herron Circle, Spotsylvania Courthouse

The Patrick family's 2025 display features 147,000 LED lights, 11 firefly laser light systems and a new projection show with festive graphics, music and holiday movie clips. Visitors can listen to FM radio station 87.9 to follow the show.

Resident Paula Patrick said the display took at least 100 hours of work. Over a half acre is covered in lights, including highlights like a 9.7-foot-tall Bumble and his movie costars, an 8-foot-tall Santa, a 9-foot-tall reindeer, a large pond with a giant iceberg, a 140-foot trickling stream flowing the length of the yard and ditch line, a sparkling frosted field with a 40-foot-tall candy cane tree, and multicolored tree with 5,000 lights up to 60 feet up the trunk. On one side of the yard is the Patrick Family Christmas Tree Farm with animatronic deer, and a glittering green lawn. A new feature is a Santa's village.

Visitors may walk up to the driveway to the red and white markers to see the projection show and get a complimentary candy cane. Lights are on nightly from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m., weather permitting. Only the projection shows will run during heavy rain, as the LED lights pose safety risks.

"Please come by and enjoy the lights and show, and have a joyful and merry Christmas Season!" Paula Patrick said.

68 Van Horn Lane, Stafford, VA

This is the 20th year for this holiday yard display and has won local awards. The display features a lifesize nativity, nine full sized reindeers attached to a full sized sleigh, lots of wood cutouts, wire figures and lights, according to resident Jackie Silvrants. Some of the wood cutouts even move. There is a Santa mailbox on site that will provide letters to children if a return address is provided, and a treat mailbox is also available to visitors.

The display is on nightly from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. through New Year's Eve. The family is collecting donations for the Virginia German Shepherd Rescue.

10140 Hillington Court, Vienna

Hillington Court continues the tradition of multiple homes decorated with Christmas displays. This year, three displays are up.

2540 Oak Valley Drive, Vienna

This display showcases festive elements like a Charlie Brown Christmas tableau and “You are in Bedford falls” sign from "It's a Wonderful Life." The display is on until 11 p.m. nightly and will be on 24 hours on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

2731-2743 Oakton Park Court, Vienna

This cul-de-sac of homes goes all out as a neighborhood for holiday decorating and raises funds for One Neighborhood Foundation and Rustic Love Vienna. Oakton Park Lights includes numerous homes with holiday displays, and neighbors will even greet visitors and hand out candy canes on most weekend evenings. There are QR codes on site to donate to the featured nonprofits.

Lights are on between 5 p.m. or 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. or 10:30 p.m. through the first weekend in January. Visit the Oakton Park Lights Facebook page for updates.

More Holiday Lights Suggestions

• Holly's Tacky Christmas Lights list of displays, around Northern Virginia
• Ni Family Lights: 2528 Drexel St, Vienna, VA
• Woodlea Hills Lights: 607 Hillview Place SW, Leesburg, VA
• The Horn Quartet Christmas: Lights Across Ashburn: 21260 Rosetta Place, Ashburn, VA
• Del Ray Holiday Decorations map, Alexandria, VA
• Ice & Lights, Alexandria (through Dec. 30)
• Meadowlark Winter Walk on Lights, Vienna (through Jan. 4)
• Bull Run Festival of Lights, Centreville (through Jan. 4)
• Winter Lantern Festival, Tysons (through Jan. 18)
• Holiday Walk of Lights at Neabsco Regional Park, Woodbridge (select days through Dec. 28)