Ready to take your family’s Christmas light enjoyment to a whole new level? By now you’ve probably checked out Part I of our Christmas lights in Idaho series and are anxious for the magic to continue. And even if you haven’t, feel free to blend them together into one epic night of festive, twinkling residential displays! We also have a few extra side trips thrown in to ramp up the enchantment. So gas up the car and grab that fuzzy blanket (just in case) – it’s time to explore some of the valley’s most quirky, over-the-top, and mind-blowing Idaho Christmas lights displays! You can find the map to the second part of this trip on Google Maps, but be sure to explore off the beaten path and let us know what other festive gems you find!
Google Maps
- 2190 North Fastwater Ave - Boise, 83713
Rene Schwietzke/Flickr Festive and traditional, this holiday display is a classic one to view with the kiddos and snap a few photos of. 2190 N Fastwater Ave, Boise, ID 83713, USA
- West Director Street - Meridian, 83646
Forsaken Fotos/Flickr Meridian’s Paramount subdivision is a perfectly horseshoe-shaped delight that is definitely packed with Christmas cheer, but Director St. and Fox Run Way are both especially merry and bright this time of year. We bet you didn’t know that Meridian is one of the best Idaho Christmas towns, but you will after you finish this trip! West Director Street, W Director St, Meridian, ID 83646, USA
- 1228 North Monaco Way - Meridian, 83646
June Marle/Flickr Two houses, side by side, have joined together as one glorious light display that is sure to bring a twinkle to your eye. While you’re in the area, check out NW 12th St, which features prancing deer and twinkling star showers. 1228 N Monaco Way, Meridian, ID 83646, USA
- 550 East Saint Kitts Drive - Meridian, 83642
Russ Allison Loar/Flickr This Disney-themed home features all of you and the kids’ favorite characters, plus a delightful assortment of shadowboxes, decorated foliage, and more. 550 E St Kitts Dr, Meridian, ID 83642, USA
- 1455 East Time Zone Drive - Meridian, 83642
Mark Goebel/Flickr A towering, 50 ft. outdoor Christmas tree greets visitors with a festive display of colorful lights, while this family home shimmers brightly in the background in true holiday spirit. 1455 E Time Zone Dr, Meridian, ID 83642, USA
- Journey of Lights: 9105 West Overland Rd. - Boise, 83709
Journey of Lights/Facebook Every year, the Journey Church on Overland features multiple holiday light shows for Halloween, Veterans Day, and more. This year’s Christmas show is bigger and better than ever with over 50,000 colorful LEDs packed into a magical journey of Christmas cheer and synced to music. Tune your radio to 97.3 FM and enjoy! The show runs nightly all the way through January 1st. 9105 W Overland Rd, Boise, ID 83709, USA
- 9511 W Mossywood Dr. - Boise, 83709
Google Maps This traditional display brightens the night with lighted shrubbery, colorfully wrapped columns, and a roof that twinkles gloriously. It’s definitely not Christmas in Idaho until you’ve experienced the lights in Boise! 9511 W Mossywood Dr, Boise, ID 83709, USA
- 7218 West Old Country Ct., - Boise, 83709
Karol Franks/Flickr This elaborate light show is synced to music via 107.5 FM. Grab that phone and get ready to capture the moment! 7218 W Old Country Ct, Boise, ID 83709, USA
- 2200 East Oakridge St. - Boise, 83716
Mandy Jorgenson/Flickr A cheerful Christmas display all about inflatables and rainbow-colored lights covering every inch of this mesmerizing home. 2200 E Oakridge St, Boise, ID 83716, USA
- East Warm Springs Ave. - Boise, 83703
Ted Thompson/Flickr For a classic Christmas lights drive, Warm Springs and the surrounding area near downtown is a brilliant (literally) place to start or end any holiday adventure. Renowned for its charming, historic homes, lawns, trees, and rooftops boast thousands of twinkling exhibits of every size, shape, and style.
To keep each of these Christmas lights displays in Idaho a surprise, we’re only showing you gorgeous homes you can find elsewhere around town… which means you know the ones on this trip will be completely mind-blowing! Where would you like our next Idaho Christmas lights road trip to explore? Are there any epic displays that we missed? Tag somebody you’d like to do this trip with!
Google Maps
Rene Schwietzke/Flickr
Festive and traditional, this holiday display is a classic one to view with the kiddos and snap a few photos of.
2190 N Fastwater Ave, Boise, ID 83713, USA
Forsaken Fotos/Flickr
Meridian’s Paramount subdivision is a perfectly horseshoe-shaped delight that is definitely packed with Christmas cheer, but Director St. and Fox Run Way are both especially merry and bright this time of year. We bet you didn’t know that Meridian is one of the best Idaho Christmas towns, but you will after you finish this trip!
West Director Street, W Director St, Meridian, ID 83646, USA
June Marle/Flickr
Two houses, side by side, have joined together as one glorious light display that is sure to bring a twinkle to your eye. While you’re in the area, check out NW 12th St, which features prancing deer and twinkling star showers.
1228 N Monaco Way, Meridian, ID 83646, USA
Russ Allison Loar/Flickr
This Disney-themed home features all of you and the kids’ favorite characters, plus a delightful assortment of shadowboxes, decorated foliage, and more.
550 E St Kitts Dr, Meridian, ID 83642, USA
Mark Goebel/Flickr
A towering, 50 ft. outdoor Christmas tree greets visitors with a festive display of colorful lights, while this family home shimmers brightly in the background in true holiday spirit.
1455 E Time Zone Dr, Meridian, ID 83642, USA
Journey of Lights/Facebook
Every year, the Journey Church on Overland features multiple holiday light shows for Halloween, Veterans Day, and more. This year’s Christmas show is bigger and better than ever with over 50,000 colorful LEDs packed into a magical journey of Christmas cheer and synced to music. Tune your radio to 97.3 FM and enjoy! The show runs nightly all the way through January 1st.
9105 W Overland Rd, Boise, ID 83709, USA
This traditional display brightens the night with lighted shrubbery, colorfully wrapped columns, and a roof that twinkles gloriously. It’s definitely not Christmas in Idaho until you’ve experienced the lights in Boise!
9511 W Mossywood Dr, Boise, ID 83709, USA
Karol Franks/Flickr
This elaborate light show is synced to music via 107.5 FM. Grab that phone and get ready to capture the moment!
7218 W Old Country Ct, Boise, ID 83709, USA
Mandy Jorgenson/Flickr
A cheerful Christmas display all about inflatables and rainbow-colored lights covering every inch of this mesmerizing home.
2200 E Oakridge St, Boise, ID 83716, USA
Ted Thompson/Flickr
For a classic Christmas lights drive, Warm Springs and the surrounding area near downtown is a brilliant (literally) place to start or end any holiday adventure. Renowned for its charming, historic homes, lawns, trees, and rooftops boast thousands of twinkling exhibits of every size, shape, and style.
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The OIYS Visitor Center
Idaho Christmas Lights October 29, 2022 Tori Jane Where are the best places to see Idaho Christmas lights? Idaho may not be the first place to come to mind when you think of holiday cheer, but maybe it ought to be. As it turns out, there are all kinds of delightful things to do in Idaho at Christmastime, and peeping lights is easily one of the most classic traditions there is. There are plenty of places that love going all-out and end up being the best holiday light displays in Idaho year after year, like Boise’s famed Winter Garden aGlow. The largest botanical garden in Idaho gets coated in more than half a million lights, and it’s a sight to behold for sure! Another excellent option for Christmas lights in Idaho is the Winter Wonderland in Caldwell, where you’ll experience thousands of lights and even a visit from Santa Claus, the man himself. What are some of the best holiday light displays in Idaho? Of course, the list isn’t limited to just the above delights; oh, no. It continues, and it continues for a while. Other excellent holiday light displays in Idaho include gems like the Idaho Festival of Lights in small-town Preston, which is probably the downright best Christmas lights display in southern Idaho, period. We also love heading to Coeur d’Alene and doing the amazing Journey to the North Pole, which is a sparkly holiday cruise filled top to bottom with the best lights in the state. You can’t miss it! What are some of the most magical Idaho Christmas towns? Of course, there are plenty of small towns in Idaho that transform into holiday wonderlands every year and you’ll definitely want to pay them a visit, too! Some of our all-time favorite Idaho Christmas towns include the charming little town of Lewiston, which holds a delightful annual Winter Spirit Festival and gets all decked out in the best lights you’ll ever see. Wallace is a very unique small town in Idaho and it’s even better during the holidays, with plenty of amazing festivals and traditions you won’t want to miss. Other excellent Christmas villages in Idaho include the towns of Boise, Meridian, Couer d’Alene, and so many more. The holidays have never been so merry and bright!
The OIYS Visitor Center
Idaho Christmas Lights
October 29, 2022
Tori Jane
Where are the best places to see Idaho Christmas lights? Idaho may not be the first place to come to mind when you think of holiday cheer, but maybe it ought to be. As it turns out, there are all kinds of delightful things to do in Idaho at Christmastime, and peeping lights is easily one of the most classic traditions there is. There are plenty of places that love going all-out and end up being the best holiday light displays in Idaho year after year, like Boise’s famed Winter Garden aGlow. The largest botanical garden in Idaho gets coated in more than half a million lights, and it’s a sight to behold for sure! Another excellent option for Christmas lights in Idaho is the Winter Wonderland in Caldwell, where you’ll experience thousands of lights and even a visit from Santa Claus, the man himself. What are some of the best holiday light displays in Idaho? Of course, the list isn’t limited to just the above delights; oh, no. It continues, and it continues for a while. Other excellent holiday light displays in Idaho include gems like the Idaho Festival of Lights in small-town Preston, which is probably the downright best Christmas lights display in southern Idaho, period. We also love heading to Coeur d’Alene and doing the amazing Journey to the North Pole, which is a sparkly holiday cruise filled top to bottom with the best lights in the state. You can’t miss it! What are some of the most magical Idaho Christmas towns? Of course, there are plenty of small towns in Idaho that transform into holiday wonderlands every year and you’ll definitely want to pay them a visit, too! Some of our all-time favorite Idaho Christmas towns include the charming little town of Lewiston, which holds a delightful annual Winter Spirit Festival and gets all decked out in the best lights you’ll ever see. Wallace is a very unique small town in Idaho and it’s even better during the holidays, with plenty of amazing festivals and traditions you won’t want to miss. Other excellent Christmas villages in Idaho include the towns of Boise, Meridian, Couer d’Alene, and so many more. The holidays have never been so merry and bright!
The OIYS Visitor Center
The OIYS Visitor Center
Idaho may not be the first place to come to mind when you think of holiday cheer, but maybe it ought to be. As it turns out, there are all kinds of delightful things to do in Idaho at Christmastime, and peeping lights is easily one of the most classic traditions there is. There are plenty of places that love going all-out and end up being the best holiday light displays in Idaho year after year, like Boise’s famed Winter Garden aGlow. The largest botanical garden in Idaho gets coated in more than half a million lights, and it’s a sight to behold for sure! Another excellent option for Christmas lights in Idaho is the Winter Wonderland in Caldwell, where you’ll experience thousands of lights and even a visit from Santa Claus, the man himself.
What are some of the best holiday light displays in Idaho?
Of course, the list isn’t limited to just the above delights; oh, no. It continues, and it continues for a while. Other excellent holiday light displays in Idaho include gems like the Idaho Festival of Lights in small-town Preston, which is probably the downright best Christmas lights display in southern Idaho, period. We also love heading to Coeur d’Alene and doing the amazing Journey to the North Pole, which is a sparkly holiday cruise filled top to bottom with the best lights in the state. You can’t miss it!
What are some of the most magical Idaho Christmas towns?
Of course, there are plenty of small towns in Idaho that transform into holiday wonderlands every year and you’ll definitely want to pay them a visit, too! Some of our all-time favorite Idaho Christmas towns include the charming little town of Lewiston, which holds a delightful annual Winter Spirit Festival and gets all decked out in the best lights you’ll ever see. Wallace is a very unique small town in Idaho and it’s even better during the holidays, with plenty of amazing festivals and traditions you won’t want to miss. Other excellent Christmas villages in Idaho include the towns of Boise, Meridian, Couer d’Alene, and so many more. The holidays have never been so merry and bright!
