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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Holiday lights

Here’s a list of local holiday light displays recommended by readers, with descriptions (where available). Thanks to all those who contributed, and especially to the die-hard decorators who made it all possible in the first place.

Not sure where some of these are? You can create maps of the displays online at spokesman.com/holidaylights.

Spokane Valley

14524 E. Sharp Ave.: Sixteen blow-ups, and lights.

1722 S. Bettman Road: Cool Snoopy Christmas display with lots of colorful lights. Really worth seeing, listen for the Snoopy music.

11020 E. 21st Ave.: Lovely display: driveway arch, waterfall (blue lights), reindeer, candy canes and more.

10806 E. 20th Ave.: Homemade wood lawn decorations, some automated, and many lights. Neighbors’ yards are also decorated.

6415 E. 15th Ave.: Fourteen blow-ups, see Santa in the sleigh being pulled by two alligators, lighted trees, musical trees.

12909 E. 22nd Ave.: Many blow- ups, Christmas lights and music.

19th Avenue and Bowdish Road: Lots to see and hear. Singing mice, Santa’s stable, trees that light to music, penquins, snowmen and even a polar bear.

14617 E. Piper Road: More than 20,000 lights with driveway arches and a waving Santa to greet visitors to this Mount Spokane foothills gingerbread house.

3919 N. Lynden Road: About 50,000 lights all around house. A few blow-ups and a flamingo lane. Lights are on 2 acres in front, sides and back.

E. 20th Ave. and University: Every house on the south side of the block on 20th between University and Glenn is decorated.

14310 E. Belle Terre Ave.: Whole house decorated in lights, animals, trees, nutcracker and snowman. Done in white lights, very tasteful.

15218 E. Kallas Court: Cul-de-sac of lights.

14815 E. Alki Court: Whole cul-de-sac of lights, blow-ups, music.

Keller Road and 16th Avenue: One full block of decorated homes and a lighted tree so tall you can see it from blocks away.

4316 N. Center Road: Lots of lights near Upriver Drive and Boulder Beach.

38th Avenue and Union Road: Corner yard is jam-packed with lights and decorations – too many to describe.

2618 S. Steen Lane: More than 90 figures, many moving, near life-size Nativity scene, house lights and wall lights make this an extremely beautiful display.

4213 N. Best Road: Lots of lights, holiday figures, a very funny snowman and even a telephone booth (Santa doesn’t have GPS, I guess).

10668 E. Springfield Ave.: Tons of awesome inflatables and Christmas decorations (corner of Springfield and University).

5021 N. Sunnyvale Drive: Tons of lights, snowflake and candy cane path lights, yard decorations. Too much to list, some of everything!

711 N. Garry Drive, Liberty Lake: Lights that flash in coordination with the music.

820 S. McKenzie Bay Lane, Liberty Lake: None provided.

19900 E. Nora Ave., Liberty Lake: None provided.

1799 N. Wolfe Penn St., Liberty Lake: None provided.

1899 N. Wolfe Penn St., Liberty Lake: None provided.

1119 N. Dunbarton Oaks Lane, Liberty Lake: None provided.

24271 E. Desmet Ave., Liberty Lake: None provided.

24121 E. Broadway Ave., Liberty Lake: None provided.

1409 N. Simpson Road, Liberty Lake: None provided.

1315 N. Ormond Road, Liberty Lake: None provided.

924 N. Mitchell Court, Liberty Lake: None provided.

920 N. Mitchell Court, Liberty Lake: None provided.

1310 N. Mitchell Road, Liberty Lake: None provided.

23302 E. Desmet Court, Liberty Lake: None provided.

23114 E. Settler Drive, Liberty Lake: None provided.

23221 E. Settler Drive, Liberty Lake: None provided.

525 N. Homestead Drive, Liberty Lake: None provided.

North Idaho

2411 N. Titleist Way, Post Falls: Lots of lights and lighted decorations.

8528 Larch St., Rathdrum: Many yard fixtures and lighted trim on house.

8503 Larch St., Rathdrum: Blue-and-clear lights theme. Lots of twinkle colored and clear lights. Santa and reindeer on roof, lots of yard fixtures.

3678 Upper Pack River Road, Sandpoint: Lights everywhere – along the fence, all the trees, house and many outbuildings.

7 N. Kootenai Road, Kootenai: Lots of lights, deer drinking from water (blue lights), large lighted tree and yard inflatables.