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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. The tours changes every year and many times during the
Christmas season as new displays go up.
If
you know of a display which should be listed listed, we would appreciate
an email telling us about it.
We will spend over 100 hours visiting houses and updating this site between
mid November and New Years.
Topeka
Christmas Light Displays Lawrence
Christmas Light Displays
Far
North Johnson County & South Wyandotte County Tour
Kansas
City, Kansas Far North map A
48th
Street Christmas Display
This 48th Street Christmas Display in south Wyandotte County was
new to Christmas light tour in 2017. We stumbled across it when we were
returning home after checking displays from previous years. There are a
mixture of inflated decoration, lights and fixed decorations. We found
the display more esthetically pleasing than many which use a lot of blow
ups.
2303 South 48th Street,
Kansas City, Kansas 66106 |
Shawnee,
Kansas Far North map D
East
Richard's Drive Xmas Display
2016 was the first year that this East Richard's Drive Xmas Display
in Shawnee is on the Kansas City Christmas Light Tour. It is a smaller
display than most of those on the tour, but looks even nicer in person,
than in this photo. They also do a smaller Halloween display.
6007 East Richard's
Drive, Shawnee, Kansas 66216 |
Kansas
City, Kansas Far North map B
Deckard
Family Christmas Display
The Deckard Family Christmas Display used to be just two doors from
the Johnson County Line. Considering the modest size of the house and front
yard, Terry and Vicki Deckard did an amazing job. In 2016 they moved to
this new location with mush more room and the display is even more impressive.
Thanksgiving
night through New Years Eve in 2018
They start putting
decorations up in September.
2309 South 49th Street,
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, which appears to be hand made. It is flanked
by retro plastic choir figures and candles. This display is smaller than
most on these tour routes but continues to grow each year.
If you know more about
this display, please email the details.
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
started with fewer lights than most similar programs, but has grown to
over 25,000 lights, including Rudolph and the other 8 reindeer, plus two
star bursts and two animated screens. The program operates every 20 minutes
from 5 - 9 PM on Sunday - Thursday and 5 - 10 PM on Friday - Saturday.
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
2018 Far North Christmas Light Tour Map
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Edwardsville Map
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North
Johnson County Kansas Christmas Light Displays
Prairie
Village, Kansas North map A
Candy
Cane Lane
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
Lane, Prairie Village, Kansas 66208 |
Overland
Park, Kansas North map F
Goddard
Street Christmas Display
Goddard Street and nearby Reeder Drive have several nice Christmas
displays. This display at 9319 Goddard is the largest and has many Santa
Clauses, including three which (along with Rudolph and a couple of elves)
tell a story of a mishap on the roof.
If you know more about
this Christmas display, please email
the details.
9319 Goddard Street,
Overland Park, Kansas 66214 |
Overland
Park, Kansas North map B
Oshel
Family Christmas Display
This is the first year that this Hemlock Street Christmas Display has had
its own listing. It is still a little smaller than most displays on the
tour, but is very nicely done and makes a nice greeting for the larger
Oshel Family display next door and other smaller ones down the block. If
you know more about this Christmas display, please email
the details.
7515 Hemlock Street,
Overland Park, Kansas 66203 |
Overland
Park, Kansas North map G
105th
Street Christmas Display
There are many nice Christmas displays in the neighborhood of 12253
West 105th Street. It was added to the Kansas City Christmas Light
Tour in 2013, dropped off in 2014, but came back for 2015. It was still
going up when we took this photo on December 7 and you can see someone
hanging lights next to the door. The display is anchored by handsome, decorated
trees at each side of the yard.
12253 W 105th Street,
Overland Park, Kansas 66215 |
Overland
Park, Kansas North map B
Oshel
Family Christmas Display
The Oshel Family Christmas Display started in 2011 with just a few
handmade PVC pipe trees laying on the roof but it has grown into a handmade
train and two PVC pipe trees on the roof and 11 inflatables situated around
the yard and the roof. There is a little more than you can see in this
pictures. Still it is attractive and right along the way.
7515 Hemlock Street,
Overland Park, Kansas 66203 |
Overland
Park North map H
Gapske
Christmas Display
Bill & Teddi Gapske's 98th Terrace Christmas light display has been
growing each year and was been added to the Christmas Light Tour in 2015.
I particularly like the large NOEL near the front of the yard. In addition
to their display there are nice, smaller light displays next door and across
the street. There were over 20,000 lights in 2017,
including a 7 new Christmas trees in the front yard and an 8' Santa.
7716 West 98th Terrace,
Overland Park, Kansas 66212 |
Shawnee,
Kansas
North map C
Mike
Arnott Christmas Display
2010 was the first year that Mike Arnott did an animated Christmas
sound and light program. Mike has done a lot with the rather small yard
and continues to improve the display each year. At last count the display
had 26,830 lights. Tune your radio to 107.5 FM to listen to the programs
which operates from 6 - 10 PM. Donations are accepted for Make A Wish.
In 2017 they raised $800. More info on Facebook.
Runs
through New Years Eve. May not run
on rainy nights.
12612 West 70th Terrace,
Shawnee, Kansas 66216 |
Overland
Park North map I
Vince
& Associates Holiday Lights
The best place to view the 200,000 light 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.
Show
is from 6 -11PM until January 1, 2019.
10103 Metcalf Avenue,
Overland Park, Kansas 66212 |
Lenexa,
Kansas
North map D
Dowding
Light Program
Just up the street from the Arnott Display, this Dowding Christmas Light
Program is coordinated to music which is played through a speaker.
Lights Although the program has been up for many years, 2014 was its first
appearance on this tour. The overall display seems
a little smaller in 2017, but does include a new set of lights above the
garage door which can spell out short words.
13089 W 70th Terrace,
Shawnee, Kansas 66216 |
Leawood,
Kansas North map J Up
until January 1, 2019
Wright's
Lights
Wright's Lights are two homes across the street from each other on
Lee Boulevard. The animated light program was started in 2009, but 2012
was the first year that cars were permitted to park on Lee Boulevard to
watch the show and listen on 90.7 FM. The display grows each year and in
2014 there were 43,084 lights controlled by 29,682 channels. There used
to be some interference on the radio, but we hope the new channel is better.
More at www.wrightslights.info.
9708 & 9717 Lee
Boulevard, Leawood, Kansas 66206 |
Lenexa,
Kansas
North map E
Haskins
Street Display
Thanks to Tim Dorr, we discovered this neat, varied display near 79th Street
and Pflumm in Lenexa. It has been around for many years. This
Haskins
Street Christmas Display has many moving figures including Santa Claus
on a teeter totter and a small Ferris wheel. There are many more lights
than in this display from a previous year. I particularly like the parachuting
dog! This display is even interesting in daylight.
8007 West Haskins Street,
Lenexa, Kansas 66215 |
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2018 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 23 miles and takes about an hour and 5 minutes to drive, without
the time spent at the displays.
Displays A, B, C, D & E
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Displays F, G, G, I & J
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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 attractive and has less flashing and changing than most animated displays.
There are 11 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. This
was one of the first animated shows, having begun in 2003, and the program
is more tasteful, but less active than most shows in 2017.
2801 West 127th Street,
Leawood, Kansas 66209 |
Overland
Park, Kansas South map G
Hall
Family Christmas Display
2018 is the tenth year for the Hall Family Christmas Display and
the ninth year that they have included music and animation. Tune your radio
to 107.1FM to listen to the Christmas music program that is coordinated
to the flashing lights. Portions of the display are on an island in the
street. The mega tree is completely new and is now 38' tall with a new
custom star. The display was almost 8,000 channels in 2016.
Up
through January 14, 2019.
11308 Mackey Street,
Overland Park, Kansas 66210 |
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. This was one of the earliest animated Christmas programs
and is still one of the best. Despite news reports
that it would end after 2014 or 2015, it was still going strong in 2018.
13201 Granada Drive,
Leawood, Kansas 66209 |
Overland
Park, Kansas South map H
Curtis
Family Christmas Light Display
Eighteen years ago, Craig and Paula Curtis used 3,000 lights to decorate
their home for the first time. Their display has grown to 30,000 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.
Open
to New Years Day.
9508 West 117th Street,
Overland Park, Kansas 66212 |
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 fifth 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 holiday display, please email.
13020 Ash Street, Leawood,
Kansas 66209 |
Overland
Park, Kansas South map I
Martin
Family Christmas Light Display
The Martin Family Christmas Display was added to the tour in 2013.
Located just a few doors west of the Curtis Family Display, this very nice
presentation is supplemented by lights and a large dinosaur inflatable
in the yard next door. Craig and Michelle Martin started putting up Christmas
decorations in 1993 when they moved in. Every year the display is
changed somewhat due to items finally falling apart from years of use,
adding new items from the after Christmas blowouts, and forgetting exactly
where things were placed from the year before!
9606 West 117th Street,
Overland Park, Kansas 66212 |
Leawood,
Kansas South map D
Holiday
Lights at the Farmstead
The In 2013, the Ultimate Holiday Tree moved from the residential
location where it has been for many years, to Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead.
It is now called Holiday Lights at the Farmstead. The display has
been expanded and many display components have been added such as large
3D Spheres, a Whimsical Tree Forest, and a 20' Majestic Star.
November
22, 2018 - January 7, 2019 5-11PM.
13800
Switzer Road, Overland Park, KS 66221 |
Overland
Park, Kansas South map J
Kreimendahl
Holiday Display
The Kreimendahl Holiday Display has been on this tour since 2013.
Jeff and Marcia Kreimendahl have since made it even larger. Located just
a few doors farther west than the past two stops on Johnson County tour,
this display is a bit smaller than we usually put on this tour, but it
is very nice and the culdesac in front of it even makes nice place to turn
around before continuing the tour. It will remain
up until New Years Day.
9622 West 117th Street,
Overland Park, Kansas 66212 |
Overland
Park, Kansas South map E
Christmas
Place - Terrace Place subdivision
Since 1992, 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
18 years later from breast cancer but the celebration continues.
8911 W 131st Place,
Overland Park, Kansas 66213 |
Overland
Park, Kansas South map K
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.
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 also well decorated.
This large display includes a light show and radio broadcast on 91.1 FM.
They moved to that frequency a few years ago and their broadcast
no longer gets interference from commercial radio.
8500 West 129th Terrace,
Overland Park, Kansas 66213 |
Overland
Park, Kansas South map L
Must see!
Bradshaw
Christmas Light Show
The last display on the South Johnson County Christmas Light Tour is also
one of the most recent and most impressive displays added to the tour.
The
Bradshaw Street Christmas Light Show has a soundtrack which
is broadcast on 99.9FM and includes a talking Christmas tree. In 2017,
this display has expanded to encompass the entire
culdesac. Every house, but one, has decorated and many of their displays
flash to the music.
13812 Bradshaw, Overland
Park, Kansas 66221 |
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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 25 miles
and takes about 85 minutes to drive, without the time spent at the
displays. I recommend doing
only a portion of this tour on a single evening. Larger map.
Displays A, B C
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Display D, E & F
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Displays G, H, I & J
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Display K & L
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Olathe
Christmas Light Displays
Olathe,
Kansas Olathe map A
Addington Christmas Display
The Addington Christmas Display is smaller than most displays on our Christmas
Light Tours, but it is unique. Joe Addington takes great care in creating
each piece by hand. All are lit with spotlights and the house, trees and
bushes are adorned with lights as well. This neighborhood has many other
nice displays which are a little smaller or less unique. This was new to
the tour in 2017. Up until mid January 2019.
15904 West 152nd Place,
Olathe, Kansas 66062 |
Olathe,
Kansas Olathe map D
Cedar
Hills Holiday Displays
While none of the homes on this attractive culdesac have quite a large
enough display to make this tour on their own, there are five very nice
displays and this block is included on the tour as a combination. We would
love to see some of the other homes continue the green and red tree theme.
900 block of South
Cedar Hills Street, Kansas 66061 |
Olathe,
Kansas Olathe map B
Lewis
Family Handmade Christmas
The Lewis Family Handmade Christmas display is worth visiting day
or night. The corner lot has many elements which can be enjoyed during
the day, such as the wooden Santa and sleigh on the porch roof and a wooden
handmade life size nativity on the south side of the home. The nativity
alone would put this display on the tour, but there are also moving deer
and a ring of snowmen (made from wooden spindles) holding hands around
the front tree. This display was new to the Christmas light tour in 2015.
14512 S. Summertree
Lane, Olathe, Kansas 66062 |
Olathe,
Kansas Olathe map E
Christmas
Card Lane
Christmas Card Lane was once an entire subdivision of homes with extravagant
Christmas decorations & lights, tied together thematically by giant
Christmas cards with greetings from each family. It seemed that nearly
every home was decorated with Christmas lights and luminaries. Fewer homes
have been decorated in in Christmas Card Lane recent years, but there are
still many decorated homes and it is still worth a visit.
Longer
review
with more photos and map.
West of Ridgeview and
north of 151st Street Olathe, KS 66062 |
Olathe,
Kansas Olathe map C
Paulie's
Penguin Playground
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. Longer
review.
Ends
Christmas Day.
16617 Indian Creek
Parkway, Olathe, Kansas 66062 |
Olathe,
Kansas Olathe map F
Arbor
Landing Holiday Lights
Arbor Landing Holiday Lights was started by the developer of the subdivision,
who requested that all the homeowners string white lights along their drives
and walks. Today, the trees through the entire Arbor Landing subdivision
are lit with green and white lights, plus some homes have very attractive
displays. Take the time to drive every street. This photos shows 161st
Street, which has signs saying it was an honorable mention in the Arbor
Landing Holiday Lights in 2013.
West of Mur-Len at
162nd Street Olathe, KS 66062 |
Olathe
Christmas Light Tour Map
This map will take you past
all of the featured home displays in the Olathe Christmas Light Tour.
The route is about 17 miles long and takes about 35 minutes to drive,
plus the time spent enjoying the holiday lights.
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West Johnson County Christmas Light Displays
Shawnee,
Kansas West map A
Ahaus
Family Christmas Display
The Ahaus Family Christmas Display was added to this tour in 2015.
The lights flash to music playing from a a speaker and there is a sign
which says, "So you hear what I hear? Give us a little listen!" My favorite
parts are the spiral striped columns flanking the door and the moving Santa
face on the house.
21324 West 58th Street, Shawnee, Kansas 66218 |
Lenexa,
Kansas West map E
Alden
Christmas Light Display
This Alden Christmas Light Display has been part of the Johnson
County Christmas Light Tour in 2015. It seems to have a little of everything
wrapped together in one yard. There are more Santa Clauses, sleighs and
reindeer then we could count, with some of the flying through the air
9025 Alden Street,
Lenexa, Kansas 66220 |
Shawnee,
Kansas West map B
Williams
Christmas Lights
The Williams Family Holiday Program was presented in Overland Park
for 10 years, but moved to Shawnee in 2012. There are 430 channels of computer
control in use and over 40,000 lights. This is one of the best shows we
have seen and has its own web
site. Contributions are accepted for Kansas City Rescue Mission. Tune
your car radio to 101.7 FM from 5:30 - 10:30PM though about January 6,
2018.
6321 Millbrook Avenue, Shawnee, Kansas 66218 |
Lenexa,
Kansas West map F
Symphony
in Lights
The Symphony in Lights atop the Falcon Valley Speedy Car Wash in
Lenexa 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 89.9 FM from 5-11PM
for the 40 minute long synchronized light program. 15 minutes will probably
be enough, but it is well worth the visit.
10150 Walker Street,
Lenexa, Kansas 66220 |
Shawnee,
Kansas West map C
Clark
Family Christmas
2018 is the sixth year for the Clark Family Christmas light and
music program. The house is on a very large lot and the lights are spread
over a wider area than appear in this photo. In addition to radio broadcast,
the music can be faintly hear outside. You can also tune your car radio
to 95.1 FM from 5:30 - 11:30PM, but the signal was quite weak when we visited.
This
display will be up through January 3, 2019.
6800 Maurer Road, Shawnee, Kansas 66217 |
De
Soto, Kansas West
map G
Kill
Creek Road Christmas
The large wooded lot at this home at Kill Creek Road and 91st Street
has many well lighted trees, plus other lighted decorations, including
two crosses. Only a portion of the display can be seen from any one location
and less than a third of the lights appear in this photo.
Please email
if you have more details about this display.
31965 W 91st Street,
De Soto, Kansas 66018 |
Lenexa,
Kansas West map D
Sar-Ko
Aglow
Sar-Ko Aglow is what the city of Lenexa calls the lighting ceremony
at Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park, but I think that is a good name for the park
during the rest of the Christmas season. The beautiful
collection of lighted trees around Rose's Pond is popular destination on
warm December nights. The lights will remain up
until January 13, 2019.
14907 West 87th Street
Pkwy, Lenexa, Kansas 66215 |
De
Soto, Kansas West map H
Bell
Family Christmas
In 2014, the Bell Family moved their Light O Rama west from the
former home on Mize Road in Shawnee. Tune your car radio to 88.3 FM to
listen to the music while watching the Light-O-Rama technology. The program
runs until 10PM on Sunday through Thursday and midnight on Friday
and Saturday.
8673 Brome Road, De
Soto, Kansas 66018 |
West Johnson County Christmas Tour Map
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South Johnson County Christmas Light Displays
Gardner,
Kansas
Christmas
in the Park
 In
addition to the light display at Gardner's 28th Annual Christmas in
the Park, the 2018
holiday kicks off with the Mayor's Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, Monday,
November 26 at 7PM at Cornerstone Park. Seasonal music will be performed
by area school children. The event includes a Christmas time message from
Mayor Chris Morrow and the arrival of Santa. Santa's Workshop will open
immediately following the Mayor's Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on November
26 and it will repeat on December 2 from 5-6:30PM.
There
will be a Breakfast With Santa on December 8, but advance
tickets are required. Other special events in December include a flashlight
candy cane hunt and a Holiday Home Decorating Contest.
Cornerstone Park -
215 North Center, Gardner, Kansas 66030 |
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