Frequently ask questions

Curious about the lights? Start here.

When does the display turn on?

Curious about the lights? Start here.

Monday–Thursday: 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Friday–Sunday: 5:30 PM – 10:00 PM
Special Christmas Week: open until 10:30 PM.

Over a month and more than 400 hours of work!

The display has grown from 45,000 lights in 2008 to over 100,000 today, using a mix of LED and C9 bulbs.

Everything is hand-built, custom designed, and installed by us — you can’t buy this, it’s all created from scratch.

To bring joy, make people smile, and support local charities.

Yes! 100% of donations go directly to local charities.

Drop a donation in the onsite box or [donate securely online via PayPal].

Yes — the entire display is protected with Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters and follows electrical safety codes.

Surprisingly little — about 15 kW per hour on average, thanks to computerized sequencing.

A computer controls more than 12,000 channels, turning lights on and off in perfect sync with the music.

Just 5 seconds of music can take 10–12 hours to program! The first show in 2008 took over 450 hours, and today’s show runs nearly 2 hours long.

With man-lifts.

Curious about the lights? Start here.

From a variety of stores and suppliers.

It began with a childhood love of lights and grew when I discovered how to control them with a computer.