Our 10 favorite houses on the Tacky Light tour
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9716 Wendhurst Drive, Glen Allen
Al and Esther Thompson won ABC’s “The Great Christmas Light Fight” a few years ago and continue to draw record crowds every year with their homemade decorations. This will be their last year lighting up.
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.
2334 Thousand Oaks Drive, West End
2334 Thousand Oaks Drive is a favorite on the Tacky Lights tour. The house is covered with 85,000 blue and white lights and has a star with a tail of lights. A flock of reindeer, Santa and a host of holiday characters festoon the yard.
The Live Grinch at 1411 Pennsylvania Ave.
The Live Grinch’s house at 1411 Pennsylvania Ave. in Glen Allen.
3307 Kensington Ave., Museum District
Trippin’ Breakers, the Caramucci’s house at 3307 Kensington Ave., has got it all with inflatables on the roof, Hello Kitty, string lights, snow balls, candy canes and lots more.
Hadley's Winterland at 7396 Kelshire Trace
Hadley's Winterland is a must-see in Mechanicsville with over 160,000 lights. This is an interactive display and the owners encourage you to walk through the driveway and enjoy.
Test your Christmas fortune with the "Naughty or Nice" button, play Christmas Hero guitar and step into Christmas with the foot-activated keyboard, try the scavenger hunt and encrypted Christmas carols. Visitors can also write a letter to Santa with a return address and might just get a letter back.
12618 Dawnridge Court aka 'Christmas Court'
The whole cul-de-sac on Dawnridge Court in the Walton Park subdivision of Midlothian lights up for Tacky Lights. That’s a whole bunch of houses on this holiday lane which is now known as "Christmas Court."
They’ve been lighting up their houses for over 10 years.
Each house is different — some have dancing lights, others have white lights and multi-colored lights, plus blow-ups, figures and much more. You’ll see it by the icicle lights strung across the streets.
12618 Dawnridge Court is one of the most decorated homes on the block.
600 Coralview Terrace, Chesterfield
“Christmas on Coralview” at 600 Coralview Terrace in Chesterfield has Minions, the “Christmas Vacation” song, lights set to music and more.
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.
11912 Gardengate Road
Cody Irvine and his family have over 80,000 lights on their house at 11912 Gardengate Road in Midlothian.
Colleen Curran
Living Editor
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