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This is a list of Johnson
County Kansas Christmas light displays worth going out of your way
to see. Click on the photos for larger images or links to pages devoted
to the displays. All of the locations on the North Tour were confirmed
on November 26 & 27. The South Tour was confirmed on November 28 &
29, 2011. The far north Johnson County / south Wyandotte County tour was
confirmed on December 16, 2011.
Some of these photos
were taken in 2010.
Topeka
Christmas Light Displays Lawrence
Christmas Light Displays
Far
North Johnson County & South Wyandotte County Tour
Kansas
City, Kansas Far North map A
47th
Street Christmas Display
Finding this house and the next two can be a little confusing. This street
is the county line an the south side of the street is 47th Street while
the north side of street is County Line Road. This Shawnee Christmas
display is unusual because it is all on the roof of the home. There
are no decorations at all which are not attached to the house.
9525 West 47th Street,
Shawnee, Kansas 66208 |
Shawnee,
Kansas Far North map D
Campain
Family Christmas Display
The Campain family says they have put out a Christmas display for
many years, but in 2011 they "took it to Clark W. Griswold proportions."
It includes a 37' tall Christmas tree of lights, 1050 feet of rope light,
a 7' Christian star, 25 foot tall rope light artistic angle & a 12'
tall rope light artistic angle. They did a nice job with an awkward shaped
yard.
12400 West 51st Street,
Shawnee, Kansas 66216 |
Kansas
City, Kansas Far North map B
Kansas
City Christmas Display
It is a little hard to pull to the side of the street to see this Kansas
City Kansas Christmas Display but the Conoco station across the street
gives a nice place to enjoy it. It is the opposite of the previous display
- almost none of it is on or near the house. Linda loves the little penguins
which come up out of the igloo at the right.
5434 County Line Road,
Kansas City, Kansas 66106 |
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Kansas
City, Kansas Far North map C
County
Line Road Nativity
The highlight of this County Line Road Christmas display is the
large backlit, cut out nativity. It is flanked by retro plastic choir figures
and candles. This display is smaller than most on these tour routes but
is right on the way and the nativity is quite attractive.
5536 County Line Rd,
Kansas City, Kansas 66106 |
Edwardsville,
Kansas Edwardsville Map
Mason
Family Christmas program
The Mason family Christmas light program is very nicely done. It
has fewer lights than most similar programs. The animated display operates
every 20 minutes from 5 - 8 PM on Monday - Thursday and 5 - 9 PM on Friday
- Sunday. Tune your radio to 107.5 FM.
9821 Swartz Road, Edwardsville,
Kansas 66111 |
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Johnson County North
Christmas Display
North Johnson County - South Wyandotte County Map |
Edwardsville Map
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North
Johnson County Kansas Christmas Light Displays
Prairie
Village, Kansas North map A Must
see!
Babick's
Falmouth Christmas Display
Every window in Mike Babick's house is filled with animated Christmas
characters. The exterior is skillfully lighted, the garage is Santa's toy
shop with dozens more animated figures, and the roof is covered with a
cartoon town with buildings that once had animated lighting. And if you
step up to the front door and look into the house, you will find Christmas
ornaments hanging from the ceiling and even more moving figures filling
the walls of the living room. Longer review
with more photos and map.
7611 Falmouth Street,
Prairie Village, Kansas 66208 |
Overland
Park, Kansas North map J
Butcher
Christmas Light Display
The Butcher Christmas Light Display is located at the corner of
103rd Street and Cody Street. It is a little smaller than most displays
listed on this tour, but there are details which do not show in this photo,
such as music being played and flashing lights on a faux Christmas tree
that changed with the music. There other changing lights on a snowman and
inflated Santa and his sleigh.
10275 Cody Street,
Overland Park, Kansas 66215 |
Prairie
Village, Kansas North map B
Dorr
family Christmas Display
After 5 years at their home on Fontana Street, the Dorr Family
Christmas sound & light program has moved to a new location behind
the Prairie Village City Hall and can be viewed from the Shawnee Mission
East High School parking lot from 5:30 PM to Midnight from Thanksgiving
through New Years Day & heard on 100.5 FM and is drawing huge crowds.
Donations are accepted to benefit Heartland Habitat for Humanity &
the Prairie Village Municipal Foundation.
7500 Mission Road,
Prairie Village, Kansas 66208 |
Overland
Park, Kansas North map K
Vince
& Associates Holiday Lights
The best place to view the Vince & Associates animated Christmas
music and light display is from the parking lot of Emmanuel Baptist Church,
across Metcalf. Tune your radio to 96.9 FM. Although this building looks
like it is an insurance agency or similar office, Vince & Associates
does pre clinical or laboratory research for pharmaceutical companies.
This
display was not working when checked on November 29 or December 8.
Call (913) 696-1601 to confirm hours and the final date of the season in
early January.
10103 Metcalf Avenue,
Overland Park, Kansas 66212 |
Prairie
Village, Kansas North map C
Candy
Cane Lane Must
see!
In 2008 Candy Cane Lane recovered from several years of dwindling
displays. It was the 51st year of Candy Cane Lane and every house was attractively
decorated. This display of lights was once again worth a special visit.
They have continued to put up the new displays and this has become one
of the most popular Christmas displays in Kansas City. Longer review
with more photos and map.
7900 block of Outlook
Street, Prairie Village, Kansas 66208 |
Overland
Park, Kansas North map L
Lamar
Avenue Holiday Lights
This pair of homes is just south of 95th Street. The Lamar Avenue Christmas
Display consists of a very nicely decorated home and the adjacent Rotz
family home which has no Christmas decorations, but has an arrow pointing
at the other home and the word "ditto." After 17 years of decorating his
home Roy Rotz decided to have some fun in 2009 it has been so popular that
he has repeated it for 2010 and 2011.
9507 Lamar Avenue,
Overland Park, 66212 |
Overland
Park, Kansas North map D
Lowell
Avenue Christmas Display
This lovely Christmas display on Lowell Avenue is just a block South
of 75th Street. We discovered it on our way to investigate another holiday
display that wasn't nearly as impressive. In addition to the outdoor display,
there are more decorations in the picture windows. 2011 is the fourth year
we have seen this display. This photo is from 2010.
7533 Lowell, Overland
Park, Kansas 66204 |
Overland
Park, Kansas North map M
92nd
Street Holiday Display
2011 is the first year that this 92nd Street Holiday Display has
been on the Kansas City Christmas Display Tour. It is on the corner of
Nall Avenue. Thank you to Tom and Bobbi Meserole for scouting this location
and bringing it to our attention. My favorite decorations are the angles
and the Charlie Brown and Snoopy snow globe at the far right.
5500 West 92nd Street,
Overland Park, Kansas 66212 |
Merriam,
Kansas North map E
Steve
Pearson Christmas Display
Steve Pearson started enlarging his Christmas light display in 1989.
By 2002 he had 15,000 lights. Steve's holiday display has won the Merriam,
Kansas Festival of Lights Contest at least 3 times.
Steve's own gallery
of photos of his display for 2008.
9900 Johnson Drive,
Merriam, Kansas 66203 |
Overland
Park, Kansas North map N
96th
Terrace Holiday Display
This 96th Terrace Holiday Display has been included on the tour
for several years because of the enormous red and white tree, but in 2011
the display has been expanded to include an Animated, Computer Controlled
Christmas Display to help benefit Make-A-Wish in memory of their son Mason.
Tune to 98.5FM to hear songs that were done in memory of Mason, plus a
couple of Christmas songs.
7700 West 96th Terrace,
Overland Park, Kansas 66212 |
Shawnee,
Kansas North map F
Mike
Arnott Christmas Display
2010 was the first year that Mike Arnott has done an animated Christmas
sound and light program. It features 48 channels and 12,000 lights. Mike
has done a lot with the rather small yard and already has more plans for
2011. He says he spent about 40 hours on the display and program he has
so far. Tune your radio to 107.9 FM to listen to the programs which operates
from 6 - 10 PM. December 3 will be the first day for 2011.
12612 West 70th Terrace,
Shawnee, Kansas 66216 |
Overland
Park, Kansas North map O
Petersons'
92nd Terrace Display
92nd Terrace west of England Street is a culdesac where every home used
to be decorated for the holidays, but there are fewer decorations in 2011.
The centerpiece of the display is still the lights and inflatable decorations
on the island at the end of the culdesac opposite the large
Peterson
family display. The family display features many Santas.
9300 block of 92nd
Terrace, Overland Park, Kansas 66212 |
Lenexa,
Kansas
North map G
Haskins
Street Display
Thanks to Tim Dorr,
I discovered this neat, varied display near 79th Street and Pflumm in Lenexa.
It has been around for at least a four years. This Haskins Street Christmas
Display has many moving figures including Santa Claus on a teeter totter
and a small Ferris wheel. I particularly like the parachuting dog!
This display was
up, but not lighted on November 26.
8007 West Haskins Street,
Lenexa, Kansas 66215 |
Overland
Park, Kansas North map P
Williams
Family Holiday Program
The Williams Family Holiday Program has been presented for 10 years,
but in the past two years has grown to nearly 30k lights, with over 200
channels of computer control in use. This is one of the best shows we have
seen and it is complimented by a nice display of stationary white lights
in the adjacent yard. Tune your car radio to 107.9 FM.
8616 England, Overland
Park, Kansas 66212 |
Lenexa,
Kansas North map H
Preston
Evans Christmas Display
Preston Evans has done a lot with a small front yard at this location
of Lenexa's Marshall Drive. Be sure to turn off your radio and roll down
the window, since some of the lights flash in time with Christmas music
which is playing quietly in the background. Preston said that his 2010
display included 8,500 lights.
13109 Pennycross Road,
Lenexa, Kansas 66215 |
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Overland
Park, Kansas North map I
Bender
Christmas Light Maze
The Bender Christmas Light Path is located a block west of Quivira
Road, just north and west of the Overland Park Regional Medical Center.
2011 is the 7th year for the display, which will include a light path based
on the game Simon, with blue, red, gold, and green displayed in particular
order. Supervised children are welcome to walk the path to Santa, but should
stay within the path and retrace their route to leave the yard.
12303 W 105th Street,
Overland Park, Kansas 66215 |
Lenexa,
Kansas Speedy Display Map
Speedy
Car Wash Animated Program
The Falcon Valley Speedy Car Wash Christmas Program can be viewed from
either side of the building, but the best views are from the supermarket
parking lot on the east side. We particularly like the snowman on the roof
of the car wash. Tune to 89.9FM from 5-11PM for the 40 minute long synchronized
light program. 15 minutes would probably be enough, but it well worth the
visit.
10150 Walker Street,
Lenexa, Kansas 66220 |
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Johnson County North Christmas
Display Tour
Click on the map for a larger image. This
route takes you by all of the north Christmas Displays. The
route is 28 miles and takes about an hour & 20 minutes to drive,
without the time spent at the displays.
Displays A, B, C & D
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Displays E & F
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Displays G, H, I & J
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Displays K, L, M, N & O
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South
Johnson County Kansas Christmas Light Displays
Leawood,
Kansas South map A
Hager
Family Sound and Light Display
Ken and Marilyn Hager's
computer controlled sound and light display
is one of the prettiest I have seen. There are many attractively decorated
houses along 127th Street as you drive from State Line Road, west to this
home. There are 4 songs on the program which runs from 5 PM to 1 AM. The
electronics for this show are by Animated Lighting and the lights are installed
by Brighter Holidays. Tune your car radio to 102.7 FM to enjoy the show.
2801 West 127th Street,
Leawood, Kansas 66209 |
Overland
Park, Kansas South map J
Curtis
Family Christmas Light Display
17 years ago, Craig and Paula Curtis used 3,000 lights to decorate their
home for the first time. Their display has grown to 25,000 lights, with
the bulk of the Christmas lights on the roof of the Overland Park home,
giving a unique look to the Curtis Family Christmas Light Display.
The display stays much the same each year, but Paula likes to add a "misfit"
to each year's display. In 2011, this display was lighted for the first
time on Thanksgiving night.
9508 West 117th Street,
Overland Park, Kansas 66212 |
Leawood,
Kansas South map B
Kryger
Family Animated Holiday Lights
The Kryger family holiday display is one block east of Roe Avenue
at the corner of 132nd Street and Granada Drive. Tune your radio to 96.9
FM and enjoy a 15 minute sound and light program created using Monster
Brain technology. Songs in the 2008 show included Christmas Eve Sarajevo
and Wizards in Winter by Trans-Siberian Orchestra,
Star Spangled
Banner by LeAnn Rimes, and Snoopy Peanuts Theme Song. There
are more lights than appear in this picture and there are more good light
displays at other homes up Granada Drive. One yard is filed with giant
lollipops.
13201 Granada Drive,
Leawood, Kansas 66209 |
Overland
Park, Kansas South map K
Hall
Family Christmas Display
2010 was only the second year that the Hall family has done a major holiday
light display and the first year that they have added music and animation.
Tune your radio to 107.1FM to listen to the Christmas music program that
is coordinated to the flashing lights. There is another very attractively
decorated home as you turn down the culdesac toward the Hall Family
Christmas Display. The music was not playing but the lights were
flashing on November 29.
11308 Mackey Street,
Overland Park, Kansas 66210 |
Leawood,
Kansas South map C
Ash
Street Christmas Display
This Ash Street Christmas Display is one block east of Nall Avenue
and just north of 130th Terrace. This is at least the third year for the
holiday display, which includes mostly fixed lights. There are just a few
flashing lights and the only movement is from the white deer at the left.
The next house to the left has a Christmas display with deer, which complements
this display.
If you know more about
this Christmas light display, please email
the details.
13020 Ash Street, Leawood,
Kansas 66209 |
Overland
Park, Kansas South map L
115th
Street Christmas Display
The 115th Street Christmas Display at this house is one of the smaller
displays included on this list, but the house next door at 7612 is nearly
as elaborately decorated and there are two other homes with impressive
displays, creating a nice Christmas environment. Notice the geometric strings
of lights behind the house on the right.
7608 West 115th Street,
Overland Park, Kansas 66210 |
Leawood,
Kansas South map D
Ultimate
Holiday Tree
The Ultimate Holiday Tree is a tree shaped flat panel holiday lighting
display with thousands of solid state LED bulbs. Created by Mark Callegari,
it was featured on HGTV's "All Out Christmas" show. Located in the 6600
block of West 131st Street along Deer Creek Golf Course, the Ultimate Holiday
Tree is supplemented by LED house wash lights, an 8' LED wreath and eight
smaller LED trees. Tune your car radio to 98.5 FM to listen to the program.
The Callegari family does a nicer job on their broadcast than most displays
broadcasting on the radio.
6600 block West 131st
Street, Leawood, Kansas 66209 |
Lenexa,
Kansas South map M
110th
Terrace Display
I was pleased to discover this display when passing by on College Boulevard.
This neighborhood has several nice displays but this one on 110th Terrace
is the largest and most interesting. It is spread over a large corner
lot and includes Christmas music coordinated with some of the lights, coming
from a speaker near the back. We particularly liked the large Santa Claus
which can be seen through the front door.
13916 W 110th Terrace,
Lenexa, Kansas 66215 |
Overland
Park, Kansas South map E Must
see!
Christmas
Place - Terrace Place subdivision
For 20 years, the 23 homes of these two streets in the Terrace Place subdivision
have been creating Christmas Place. These homes are coordinated
with all keeping the same theme, rather than individually standing out.
Pulling into the subdivision is like walking through an enchanted forest.
There is a feeling of being inside this display that adds to the wonder
and isn't captured in the photo. Cindy Lou Corley started the tradition
by providing lighted candy canes to every home. Cindy died about
3 years ago from breast cancer but the celebration continues
131st Place west of
Antioch Road, Overland Park, KS 66213 |
Overland
Park, Kansas South map N
Nottingham
by the Green Subdivision
The trees throughout
Nottingham by the Green subdivision have green
lights on the trunks and red lights in their lower branches. While this
does not give the feeling of being within the display in the way that Christmas
Place does, this Christmas light display goes on for many blocks and
gives some good vistas. If more lights were added to the trees, or more
of the residents did significant individual holiday displays, I think that
this could become the most impressive Christmas light display in the Kansas
City area.
East of Pflumm Rd &
South of 127th St., Overland Park, KS |
Overland
Park, Kansas South map F
129th
Terrace Christmas Display
This 129th Terrace Christmas Display is very attractive on its own,
but the culdesac has several other homes that are well decorated. This
display includes a light show and radio broadcast on 88.1 FM, but the radio
gets interference from a commercial radio station and the flashing lights
are nearly lost in the overall display. When visited on November 29, the
display looked good, but a sign said it was still under construction and
there was no radio program.
8500 West 129th Terrace,
Overland Park, Kansas 66213 |
Olathe,
Kansas South map O Must
see!
Paulie's
Penguin Playhouse
The Craig family Christmas display started off in 2004 with 15 penguins
and a few Christmas lights, but has grown to nearly 150 lighted figures
which fill most of his yard at Mur-Len Road & Indian Creek Parkway
in Olathe, Kansas. In 2007 it took a crew six days to set up the Christmas
display. Many of the figures move, some play music, and there are even
penguin videos playing on the roof. This is the largest single display
in Johnson County, and one of the largest Christmas Displays in metropolitan
Kansas City. Longer
review
with more photos and map.
16617 Indian Creek
Parkway, Olathe, Kansas 66062 |
Overland
Park, Kansas South map G
129th
Terrace Christmas Display
I've loved this Knox Street Christmas Display for several years,
but 2011 is the first year it has been officially a stop on the Christmas
light tour. This display is a bit smaller than most on this page, but it
is very attractive and the tour takes you right past the culdesac it is
on.
If you know more about
the Knox Street Christmas display, please email
the details.
12525 Knox Street,
Overland Park, Kansas 66213 |
Olathe,
Kansas South map P Must
see!
Giant
Nelson Road Christmas Display
This is just a tiny portion of a Christmas light display which occupies
3 or 4 acres. It is nearly 1/5 the size of some of the charity drive through
displays. Many of the figures include movement, including the horse's feet
in the photo above. Thank you to Sharon Pacheco for first telling me about
this impressive display!
If you know more about
the Nelson Road Christmas display, please email
the details.
1300 block of North
Nelson Road, Olathe, Kansas 66061 |
Overland
Park, Kansas South map H
Kelm
Family Christmas Light Display
2011 is the 4th year for the animated Kelm Family Christmas Light Display
in Overland Park. The program includes 27,000 lights and a low power radio
broadcast on 107.9FM through New Years Eve. Every street in this neighborhood
has lovely static decorations and this route will take you past beautiful
displays such as this one at 12525 Knox Street.
12502 Knox Street,
Overland Park, Kansas 66213 |
Olathe,
Kansas South map Q Must
see!
Christmas
Card Lane
Christmas Card Lane is an entire subdivision of homes with extravagant
Christmas decorations & lights, tied together thematically by giant
Christmas cards with greetings from each family. Over 100 homes are decorated
with Christmas lights and luminaries. It appears that fewer homes in Christmas
Card Lane have been decorated in recent years, but is still worth a special
visit. Longer review
with more photos and map.
West of Ridgeview and
north of 151st Street Olathe, KS 66062 |
Overland
Park, Kansas South map I
Noel
Christmas Light Display
We just stumbled across this comic Christmas light display, which the tour
already went past. The No L caught my eye first, but when I stopped
the car and looked closer I saw the fallen ladder and the home decorator
hanging from the roof.
If you know more about
the Noel Christmas display, please email
the details.
8828 West 116th Terrace,
Overland Park, Kansas 66212 |
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Johnson County South Christmas
Display Tour
This route takes you by all of the southwest Johnson County Christmas
Displays. The entire route is 32 miles
and takes about 90 minutes to drive, without the time spent at the
displays. I recommend doing
only a portion of this tour on a single evening.
Displays A, B, C & D
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Displays E, F & G
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Displays H, I, J & K
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Displays L & M 
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Displays N, O & P 
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Far
South Johnson County Christmas Light Displays
Gardner,
Kansas Gardner map A
Christmas
in the Park
In addition to the light display at Gardner's 21st Annual Christmas
in the Park, children have the opportunity to visit with Mr. and Mrs.
Claus in Santa's Workshop on November 28 following the 7PM lighting
ceremony and December 4 & 11 from 5 - 6:30 PM. The Jingle
Bell Shop: children aged 3-12 may make Christmas gifts for their parents
on December 18. RSVP by calling Gardner Parks & Recreation Customer
Service Center at (913) 856-0936 by December 12. The Gardner Christmas
Parade is 10AM on December 3rd.
Cornerstone Park -
215 North Center, Gardner, Kansas 66030 |
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Gardner,
Kansas Gardner map B
G-Town
Christmas
G-Town Christmas in Gardner, debuted its first animated display in
2008. Tyson, Natalie & Kevin Hofsommer struggled with repeated technical
issues, but the show has improved every year. I particularly liked the
new spiral tree which was added in 2010.
Tune your car radio
to 106.7 FM to listen to the music while watching the Light-o-Rama technology
from 5:15-11pm every night until after New Years.
430 West Westhoff Place,
Gardner, Kansas 66030 |
Overland
Park, Kansas Far South
map
158th
Terrace
I used to recommend checking out this 158th Terrace Christmas Light
Display on the way to another much larger display which filled several
yards. The other display was not set up in 2011, but this one has grown
bigger and is worth a visit on its own. It is beautiful on its own and
the reflection from the adjacent pond makes it even better.
Be sure to view it
from both 158th Terrace and across the pond from Woodson Street.
5616 West 158th Terrace,
Overland Park, Kansas 66223 |
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Gardner Kansas Christmas Display Tour
This route takes you by both Gardner Christmas Displays.
They are less than a mile apart. |
Map to 158th Terrace Display
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