As the holiday season unfolds, neighborhoods throughout Connecticut are glowing with festive lights and decorations. Ordinary homes are turned into popular attractions to spread holiday cheer. Whether you celebrate Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or Christmas, December is a month full of light and festivity.
The state truly transforms into a magical winter wonderland. Residents across the state embrace the spirit of the season and transform their homes into dazzling displays that captivate those of all ages.
Numerous communities throughout Connecticut come together to celebrate the holiday season with local events including home decorating contests and holiday light tours. These friendly competitions arise inspiring residents to outdo one another. Each year on the website, milfordholidaylights.com, residents register their homes for an annual Milford Lights Contest. In 2022, 34 Berry Street won Milford’s most festive home of the year.
At this home in North Stamford, lights and decorations are set up as a walk-through presentation.
“It makes me feel very nostalgic and comfortable. It makes me excited because I love Christmas time it’s my favorite time of the year” Alex Diamantis, a spectator at the Stamford home.
Diamantis claimed she enjoys going to decorated homes multiple times throughout the season because it hasn’t felt so much like Christmas and she wants to be reminded of the happy time that the season brings.
“I appreciate the time and effort the homeowners put into this to make others happy” Diamantis exclaimed.
A shared experience is created with a sense of community and joy in every corner of Connecticut, from the suburbs to the cities and states. Residents ensure that the holiday spirit shines bright and homes become beacons of light and warmth where neighborhoods invite everyone to share the magic of the holiday season.
The creativity of the homes range from simple white lights to synchronized light shows set to holiday music, providing an experience for spectators. Some of the classic and traditional decorations and some of the creative and over-the-top displays, are created by families that spread joy and cheer.
In each part of the state, many neighborhoods take pride in their holiday decorations; you can drive about or walk along the streets and witness festive displays of decorations. Homeowners put in hours if not days of effort into creating these festive displays, meticulously planning and setting up their decorations to spread holiday cheer to the community.
When starting this tour of holiday decorations, visitors consider grabbing a cup of hot chocolate and playing their favorite holiday music in the car to embark on this spectacular journey of holiday decorators. Families unite and create traditions, while flowing through festively decorated streets.
