List for 2012

If you have suggestions for other places to go to see holiday lights, please email Debra Ross at ross@kidsoutandabout.com the address and/or place to go, and any other information or comments you have!

Thanks to the terrific KidsOutAndAbout.com readers who have sent in their suggestions for other places that families can go to see light displays! We rely on you to keep this list updated!

Henrietta

T2Lights

The show is located in Henrietta, NY just south of MarketPlace Mall off of Bailey Rd.

15 Academy Drive. Henrietta, NY 14623

Hours: 5PM-10PM nightly.

Colony Lane Circle of Lights in Henrietta

 Rochester New York Christmas Holiday Light Display off Lehigh Station Rd in Henrietta (map is on the link, scroll down).

Optional though very welcome:

Bring a nonperishable food item! Rob Flynn, the home owner, says KidsOutAndAbout readers have been overflowing the food donation box! Thank you! And also check out their web page for the Christmas Eve 8pm free event.

Princess Drive in Henrietta, NY 14623
(One of the first houses off of Pinnacle)

Gates

Rahway, Dawson, & Winter Hazel Court, Gates

(amazing neighborhood off of Lyell Road in Gates)

City of Rochester, Near N. Goodman

485 Fernwood Ave, Rochester NY 14609

Tons of lights with six synchronized songs.

Chili

House at 76 White Oak Bend, Rochester NY

Decorated with 11 songs synchronized to music on 90.3 FM. Show runs Sunday – Thursday 5pm – 10pm and 5pm-11pm on Friday and Saturday.

Farmington

6221 Buckskin Dr, Farmington NY

20,000 lights are synchronized to 8 different songs. Tune your car radio to 91.1 FM to listen. Hours: Sunday-Thursday 4:30pm-9:30pm, Friday-Saturday 4:30pm-10:30pm.

Victor

6694 Setters Run, Victor, NY

A fun display of many lights with synchronized holiday music. Displayed nightly from 5-9 pm Sunday-Thursday and 5-10 pm on Friday and Saturday. Display created by son and father.

Irondequoit

13 WHAM Spectacle of Lights at Camp Eastman

Join us as Camp Eastman is transformed into a spectacle of Holiday Light and Design-all to benefit the Golisano Children's Hospital!. Join the FUN every Friday, Saturday & Sunday December 7th-30th 5:30-9:30pm. Every Friday and Saturday there will be family-friendly activities in our heated cabins from 6:00-8:00pm. $5 per car. Proceeds go towards Golisano Children's Hospital.

Opening Night December 7, 2012: 7pm performance by the U of R YellowJackets!
Saturday, December 22: Winter Family Fun night. More information to come! Horse Drawn Carriage rides, snacks, entertainment & much more!

Wright's Bright Lights: 195 Auramar Drive, Rochester, NY

The obsession began with a staple gun and some candy canes. It has grown into over 25,000 lights and 64 channels of Light-O-Rama. Sunday thru Thursday 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM, Friday and Saturday 5:00 PM to 11:00 pm. Listen to the song list on 106.5 FM.

Endicar Drive, off Titus in Irondequoit

A reader writes: Cul de sac end of Endicar Dr (North side) off Titus, west of Culver. Gorgeous high end contemporary homes all decorated with lights.  Awesome display!

169 Orland Road, Irondequoit, 14622
Over 15,000 lights that are choreographed to Christmas music. The lights are on approximately 4:30-9:30 pm.

Fairport

16 Beauclaire Lane, Fairport, NY

Off Turk Hill Road, just North of Rt. 96. A stone's throw from Eastview Mall (Beaumont Estates) 5 pm - 11 pm. 7 days a week until New Year's.

Reader Comment: This display is as good as it gets. Don't miss this one, I think you could see it from space.

28 Manor Hill Drive, Fairport, NY

Reader Comment: There is a place in Fairport that is in sync to music on a FM station. It's great! We've been going there now for 3 years. They also have a facebook page: "Fairport Manor Christmas lights.". Runs daily 6pm-11pm now until mid-January. Radio channel is 91.

Greece

263 Applewood Drive, Rochester NY 14612

       The entire neighborhood hires professionals to decorate every house on the street.

Pittsford

Stonebridge Lane in Pittsford

       The entire neighborhood hires professionals to decorate every house on the street.

East Rochester

Forest Hills Neighborhood, East Rochester

This 1930s-built neighborhood in East Rochester with lots of great Tudor houses starts on Lake Crescent Drive right across from the Wegmans on Fairport Road. On Christmas Eve, residents throughout the coordinate beautiful luminaria displays lining the roads.

Ontario

316 Boston Rd, Ontario NY

Right past the Webster line off of 104 via the Bay Bridge. Left onto County Line Rd, right onto Boston Rd. 20 min from city. 5 from Webster. Outstanding lights display and even a runway for Santa to land!

6519 & 7018 Furnace Rd Ontario NY

Off Route 104 in Ontario. At Furnace Rd, turn North towards lake Ontario (1 mile). These two families are having a competition! You pass 6519 first, then keep going to 7018, Which is the best? You decide!

Penfield

260 Hillary Ln, Penfield, NY  14502

My family and I have setup a Christmas display that is synchronized to music this year. My boys (10 & 13) and I have been working on this since Christmas last year and have decorated our house with over 100 strings of lights. All of these lights are computer controlled and synchronized to to music. The music is sent over FM so you can listen to it in your car while watching the lights.

Penfield/Webster

Yorktown Drive, Webster, NY 14580

A KOA reader writes:

There are two houses on Yorktown in Webster/Penfield near Baytowne Plaza with impressive light displays. It's a short street connecting Plank Rd and Creek St., not sure of the exact house numbers, but you can't miss them. They're bright!!

Walworth/Gananda

3276 Evergreen Circle, Walworth, NY

2012 Launch: December 12, 2012!

There are 25,000 lights on this house and there are 5 computerized light displays that are synchronized to a story that is narrated by Santa Claus and songs that are broadcast on 91.1 FM. Included is a memorial for six local people who passed away in 2012 and 4 of the animated Christmas Classics. These include Santa with Rudolph and his 8 reindeer singing "Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer," Frosty The Snowman, Santa Claus is coming to town with Kris Kringle and the Winter Warlock singing "Put One Foot In Front Of The Other," and Snow Miser and Heat Miser from "A Year Without A Santa Claus" singing their famous songs. There is also a virtual Santa Claus in the upstairs window, an LED scrolling sign with holiday jokes, other animated light displays, and lots of lights. There’s a lot to look at so it’s worth the drive. 2010 Light-O-Rama Grand Prize Winner for a computerized "Rock Band" display. The hours are from 5:30 PM - 11 PM every night until New Years. Enjoy!!