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.