Best Christmas light displays in HRM (#Halifax)

0: VIDEO | Balcom Crescent

1: VIDEO | 50 Shadha Court

Whoa.This light show starts every night at 5:30 p.m., seven days per week (weather permitting). You are outside can listen to the music from your car radio by tuning in to 105.5. The display features almost 6,000 lights, 48 channels and 12 songs.

2: VIDEO | 46 John Street

The Hopkins' Family Christmas Display features15,000 LED lights controlled by 32 channels of Lightorama, all in sync to music on 106.9 FM. The show runs from 5:10 to 11 p.m., unless the weather is nasty!

3: Brook St & Piers Ave

"There is a crazy one on the corner of Brooke and Piers street in Springvale (might be Brooke and Doull) but the house faces Brooke," suggested one reader.
"It's Grizzwaldian!" another tipster added.

4: Connaught Avenue, near the corner of Jubilee Road

This house is a must-see on your tour of the best light displays in Halifax. (Seriously, features writer Bill Spurr interviewed the guys behind the spectacle last year).

(photo @bangified)

5: Connaught Avenue, near Jubilee 3-way street

6: Parade Square

Halifax's Parade Square, complete with huge Christmas tree, is always lit up beautifully during the holidays! A perfect place to cruise by on your light-seeing drive...

7: 3011 George Dauphinee Ave

The tree in front of this house is almost three storeys high, and is adorned with gold and silver lights, creating an almost firework-like display!

8: Fury Drive

The lights on this home are well-done, plus the owner has put up a sign that tells you to switch your FM radio to a certain station that plays Christmas music in tune to the flashing lights!

9: Churchill Drive

10: Across from Fairview Heights School

11: Birkdale Crescent

12: Belle Aire Terrace

13: Waverley Road

14: Chinook Ct.

15: Wright Avenue

16: WIllow Street

While we're not 100% sure where on Willow Street this gem is located, we're sure if you take a stroll, you'll see it...

17: 14 Louisburg Lane

There's one house on this street that is a must-see for light-lovers every year! We don't have the address, but you won't be able to miss it if you drive by at night...


(photo @thisrogertaylor)

18: Westwood Blvd.

This house always wins the annual neighbourhood light competition!

19: Glenalva Court

The entire front lawn of one house is covered in blow up creatures! They've even got a Christmas Noah's Ark, plus the lights on and in front of the house.

20: Arthur Joseph Drive

21: Hornes Road

"There's a house on Hornes Rd. in EP that is very decked out - last year they had a radio station set up that their house blinked along with. This year it isn't quite over the top unless they've set something further up this week - but very detailed for sure!" one tipster suggested.

22: 5 Bianca Ct.

This two-storey home has plenty of lights on it for passersby to enjoy!

23: Highway 2

24: Blockhouse (near Mahone Bay)

25: 6465 Hwy 1, Cambridge, Kings County

Lots of lights and blow-up creatures adorned this home in 2010... According to it's owner, it's much the same this year, as well.

 

26: Highway 215 near Summerville/Kempt Shore

There's a property on the Avon River side that goes on forever with lights + props - @NSeyePhone

Another FB tipster added: "The lights on Hwy 215 are actually in Upper Burlington House # 2491, 15 minutes from Windsor.You will see the glow in the sky on the hill first. Well worth the trip: 60 trees, 22 blow ups, sleigh to take pics in, Santa checking his list, music playing while you walk around Candy Cane Lane and much more. Please feel free to park in driveway and walk around; if the owners know you're there they have a treat for the kids. Lights go on at dark 'til around 10 p.m.

27: 16 Elmbank Avenue

28: 983 Maple Street

We're told these homeowners start putting their display up in SEPTEMBER...

29: 6562 Highway 221

30: Wentworth Road

31: Elm St. & Oak St.

32: Cape Forchu lighthouse

33: 209 Birch Grove Road, Port Morien

34: 193 Second Ave., Digby

A tipster wrote in about a spectacular display on 1st Avenue (not sure if the exact address. "I believe this is his third or fourth year doing a display and has moved on to his neighbors yard this year, due to the number of lights! He has spent well over $10,000 of his own money and absolutely loves doing it!"
Another sent more info., explaining that the home is owned by Al Dupuis, a local high school teacher. There is also a video of the display on the school's website. 

35: Highway 1

36: 436 River Road

37: Upland Court

38: 240 Pleasant Drive

39: Two homes on Gregory Drive

40: Quigley's Corner

41: Dorothea Drive

42: 2491 Route 215

Effie and Dave Smith of Newport have "a house full of lights" according to a few tips we've received! If anybody has a photo of this reportedly great display, please send it to us at webeditors@herald.ca

43: Plaza Drive & Topsail Blvd.

@staceyroche11 tweeted us:
@chronicleherald #BESTLIGHTS At the corner of Digby Cr and Topsail Blvd. 2 houses beside each other have a friendly competition each year.

44: Circle Drive

Twitterer @DrewMooreNS sent us a pic of this property:

45: 1113 Highway 1

One tipster said they wanted to see Ed Morton's Christmas lights added to the map. He's incorporated over 20,000 lights into his display, so it's sure to be bright!

"Thanks you very much, you will love them  we all do here in Yarmouth the last few years.." they wrote.

46: Liverpool

47: Fairview

A perennial holiday favourite, the Fairview area near Halifax really knows how to light it up around this time of year. Take a drive through the area, and you're sure to be amazed. Thanks to tipster Rob W, who describes a "treasure trove of lights" between Willett and Dunbrack & Main and Melrose

48: Main and Melrose, Fairview

Another part of the must-see Fairview holiday lights tour!

49: Central Avenue, Fairview

Our tipster Rob W. says that Central Avenue, between Gesner and Willett, "has the most dense concentration of well-lit homes that I have seen in many years." If anybody has pics of this display, please send them to webeditors@herald.ca

50: Keystone Court, Fairview

Our tipster Rob W says "there is a must-see stand-out on Keystone near Gesner, with a couple of VERY close contenders midway down Melrose." He says these displays make up for the loss of the man who used to wow people every Christmas season with his display on Gesner & Frederick.We think this is the same display that also caught the eye of another tipster Janet, who tells us: "The light display depicts all the symbols of our Christmas season and the music adds to the ambience."

Twitter follower @Pitcherplantnl sent in this pic, as well:

51: 1420 St. Margarets Bay Rd, Lakeside

Our tipster Wayne says this homeowner has done a great job. Wayne also submitted a video. Enjoy!

52: Connaught and Norwood, Halifax

@rocksbestfriend tipped us off via Twitter about a house on Connaught Avenue and Norwood Street in Halifax. He's also compiled a helpful YouTube playlist of great Christmas lights displays around the city.

53: Hornes Road, part 2

We're not sure if this is the same house on Hornes Road, but a reader emailed us to point out the Santa in the window of this decked-out abode

54: Highway 10, New Germany

Carol emailed us to say that people come from all over to see Carla and Roger Carver's home in New Germany at Christmas. She also pointed us to this great video on southshorenow.ca . Great job, Mr. and Mrs. Carver!

55: Raynardton Road

We're not sure exactly where this display can be found, but it's the new fave of Twitterer @Pierce_Jenn: