articles

The Best Christmas Lights In And Around Upland, Claremont & La Verne

Grab the kids, hot chocolate and jump in the car!

By Natalie Sanchez - Macaroni Kid Upland-Claremont-La Verne December 18, 2023

We get it! We need a little Christmas NOW too! 

Nothing says the holidays like thousands of dazzling lights. While there are many ticketed drive-thrus with fabulous professional light shows, we know some of the best displays are homegrown and right here in our own community. Below we have compiled a list of great places for you to drive by and gaze at the hard work of one of your "neighbors" with a heart of gold and a ton of string lights they were willing to untangle. Remember, holiday lights go great with hot cocoa and cookies!


👉Please note - These houses/areas were sent to us by our readers. Cross streets will be listed unless the homeowners have listed their addresses online. You may need to do a little looking to find these places. 

Is there a house in your neighborhood with an amazing light display or decorations that are not listed here? It doesn't need to be a neighborhood full of houses - just one worth seeing/driving to. Please submit it here for us to add to our list.



Benjamin's Winter Wonderland (Claremont) - Beautiful and magical display of lights.  Click here to see a video of their 2019 display. Location: off of Town Ave and Richmond Drive.

"The Dodger House" (Upland) - Dodger fan or not, you must see this house. All decked out in Blue and White and with so many fun details. Location: Havenhurst Way, Upland, CA  91784

Gingerbread Lane (Corona) - An entire street decked out for Christmas. Life-size Nativity and HUGE Gingerbread man. You may find Santa there on Saturday nights, Open until Dec 25.  Location: Pueblo Road to Belle Avenue, Corona

Dancing Lights in Highland (Highland) - See over 12,000 lights synchronized to 9 songs at Dancing Lights in Highland. The show runs from 5:30 pm to 10:00 pm every night through New Year's Eve. Listen and watch from your car by tuning to 107.3 FM or walk by and hear the music from the front. - Location: 29558 Crest View Lane Highland, 92346

Lights on Deerberry Street (San Bernardino) -  Lights are synchronized to music as you tune on the radio in your car. The light show runs nightly from 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm. Check the link to their Facebook page to find out how to tune into the music.Location: 17940 Deerberry Way, 92407

Thoroughbred Lights (Rancho Cucamonga)- Located off of Sapphire and Thoroughbred in Alta Loma these lights have been dazzling families for years. Drive-thru only this year. Mom tip: Bring your Christmas cheer -Expect long and slow-moving lines. Location: Located off of Sapphire and Thoroughbred

A&S Christmas House (Riverside) - over 20,500 lights and over 300 handmade, hand-painted figures! Come on by and put your name in Santa's box to be added to the display. Lists go on at 5 pm nightly. Location: 134 Gracefield Way in Riverside. 

Wisteria Lights (Rialto) - Light show runs continuously for 35 minutes. Hours: Sunday - Thursday 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm and Friday - Saturday 5:30 pm - 10:30 pm. Tune into 88.9 for music that is synced to the lights. 
Location: 841 N Wisteria Ave, Rialto.

Brea Eagle Hills Christmas Lights (Brea) - Running for over 20 years the residents of this Eagle Hills neighborhood have been taking Christmas lights to another level. This year the lights run from December 1 - December 25 from 6 pm - 10 pm. Walk OR Drive-thru. Location: Visit the link to the website for ALL the information.

Christmas On Columbia (Pomona) - Drive-thru or walk this neighborhood display. Lights run until December 21 - weekdays 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm and Weekends 5:00 pm - 12:00 am. Location: Orange Grove and West Columbia Ave. 

Pirate Ship Christmas House (Rancho Cucamonga) - The famous "Pirate Ship House" goes big for Christmas too! This is a walk-thru experience so that you can see all the details and moving parts. Open 5:30-8:30 every night. Location: Hellman, North of Wilson, Rancho Cucamonga. 

Mission Inn (Riverside)- For 30 years, the Festival of Lights has brought us tremendous joy in presenting it to this wonderful Inland Southern California community.  The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa's Annual Festival of Lights accents the holidays in a very special way. The Festival of Lights will commence the day after Thanksgiving on Friday, November 25, 2022, and The Inn's six-week holiday merriment will be celebrated until Friday, January 6, 2023.

Santa's Workshop (Fontana)- Beautifully decorated home with lots of fun Disney characters and trains for the kids to see too. Location:  9697 Locust Ave, Fontana


📍Know a place that is NOT on our list? Tell us about it here so we can add it!