The Richmond Times-Dispatch puts together the Tacky Christmas Lights List every year. But with so many houses on the list, it can feel pretty daunting. We're going to break it down for you with five great tacky light houses in select neighborhoods and counties around town.
Check out these over-the-top displays in Henrico and the West End:
Visitors get out and walk around the display at 9604 Asbury Court.
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The Phifers are back this year, lighting up their home at 9604 Asbury Court with updated LED lights and have updated the design and decorations in the year. The Phifers have been lighting up for 50 years. Visitors are invited to get out and walk around to get a close look at the display. The family is often out with hot chocolate for sale. Make a donation to keep the tradition going.
2302 Wistar Court
This home has a themed tacky light display with around 275,000 lights and is located next to Mr. Christmas' house, who has since retired from the tour.
2334 Thousand Oaks Drive
The Preissner home, covered with 80,000 lights features a star on the chimney with a tail of lights which swags from the chimney to ground level. A sleigh is pulled by four reindeer. The trees and bushes are decorated with various colored lights. The house is outlined with white lights and accented with blue and white icicle lights.
9625 Peppertree Drive
This home is celebrating 30 years of bright lights and is a favorite on the Tacky Light tour.
6812 Locust St.
From the owners: "The perfect mix of classic and new Christmas lights, the Misfit house is its name. It’s a mix of all fun characters and old nostalgic figurines. This is the funniest house on the list with free hot chocolate and candy canes all season long plus weekly searches on our Facebook page."
For more tacky light houses in Henrico/West End, go to the link on our Tacky Lights Guide. For the full list, check out the RTD Tacky Lights List 2024.
PHOTOS: Homes on the 2025 Tacky Lights Tour
A Phifer Christmas at 9604 Asbury Court
A Phifer Christmas at 9604 Asbury Court, seen in this 2022 photo, is a Richmond mainstay on the Tacky Lights Tour.
9604 Asbury Court
People visit the Phifer residence in western Henrico County to see the Christmas decorations in 2022.
7700 Hermitage Road
“The last few years, we felt that we’ve finally gotten to a place where we could actually make it on the tour, so actually being on the list this year was a rush of excitement for us both, I think," said Ashley Willis of their home, a first-time participant in the Tacky Lights Tour. "Overall, it’s a lot of work, but a lot of fun. I love that my husband wants to do it, and I know his dad is proud. The bonus to it all is having other people get to enjoy it now, too."
9625 Peppertree Drive
9625 Peppertree Drive
9625 Peppertree Drive
9625 Peppertree Drive
2334 Thousand Oaks Drive
2334 Thousand Oaks Drive
2334 Thousand Oaks Drive
2334 Thousand Oaks Drive in the West End.
7519 Nicklaus Circle, Moseley
Hunter Bottoms, known for lighting up his parents’ popular Brandermill house at 14309 Long Hill Road, now lights up his own house in Moseley with roughly 75,000 lights.
2302 Wistar Court
2302 Wistar Court
The Live Grinch at 1411 Pennsylvania Ave.
The Live Grinch’s house at 1411 Pennsylvania Ave. in Glen Allen.
9716 Wendhurst
9716 Wendhurst Drive in Glen Allen.
9716 Wendhurst Drive
9716 Wendhurst Drive
4424 Belmar Drive
4424 Belmar Drive in N. Chesterfield.
2216 Millcrest Terrace
The house at 2216 Millcrest Terrace in Brandermill has over 115,000 lights.
2216 Millcrest Terrace
2216 Millcrest Terrace 2017
12612 Queensgate Road
12612 Queensgate Road
12612 Queensgate Road
12612 Queensgate Road
3307 Kensington Ave.
3307 Kensington Ave.
3307 Kensington Ave.
3307 Kensington Ave.
7396 Kelshire Trace
7396 Kelshire Trace
7396 Kelshire Trace
7396 Kelshire Trace (2017)
8265 Softwind Court
8265 Softwind Court
4233 Spring Run Road
4233 Spring Run Road
9600 Dove Hollow Lane
9600 Dove Hollow Lane in Glen Allen
11709 Aprilbud Dr.
11709 Aprilbud Dr.
1909 Cornell Ave.
1909 Cornell Ave.
7610 Sweetbriar Road
7610 Sweetbriar Road features a mix of bright LED lights, blow-ups, and other yard decorations to create a festive Christmas display in the West End.
2200 Park Ave.
2200 Park Ave.
8304 St Charles Road
8304 St. Charles Road
RVA Christmas Pig House
The house at 7302 Buck Rub Lane in Chesterfield County has been dubbed the “RVA Christmas Pig House.” It includes at least 177 pigs.
3393 Lake Pines Place
3393 Lake Pines Place
13404 Dyson Trail Circle
13404 Dyson Trail Circle
5037 King Cotton Lane
5037 King Cotton Lane
9013 Runyon Drive
9013 Runyon Drive
14106 Shallowford Landing Court
14106 Shallowford Landing Court
14106 Shallowford Landing Court
14106 Shallowford Landing Court
10154 Carol Anne Road
10154 Carol Anne Road
12618 Dawnridge Court
12618 Dawnridge Court in Chesterfield County

