A couple of weeks ago I wrote a blog about how much I enjoy driving around this time of year and seeing all of the Christmas lights. I invited readers to tell me if they knew of any particularly spectacular displays so I could share them with you. I received several emails and texts in response, and a few days ago I tracked down several of the recommendations I received.
Two of them in particular are blow-you-away amazing. Like, the kind of displays a city or town will set up in a park for people to drive through. These two are just that — set up along long driveways and expansive properties, hidden from the main roads, so you have to drive THROUGH them to experience their full glory. AND they’re so popular that the homeowners have turned them into fundraisers (keep reading to learn about that).
The first is located at 838 Shoemaker, created by the former owners of Hanks Ice Cream on North Ave. in the Village of Webster. Cindy Frank wrote about their display:
We use to do a light show at our house 20 years ago. And then when we owned Hanks, moved it up there for several years till we closed. All the decorations/lights & blow ups were in a trailer in the back. My husband wanted to recreate for our youngest grandchildren this year. He pulled out all the “Xmas stuff”; lots of damage from squirrels and mice but he’s been able to recreate a lot of it.
The Franks held an official lighting ceremony on the 13th (someone nearby even told me they heard fireworks), and will have the display lit from 5 to 9 p.m. every night through New Year’s. Look for the signs on the north side of Shoemaker Rd. and drive down Candy Cane Lane to see the spectacle.
The Franks’ display is also a fundraiser for Webster Comfort Care Home and 9 Mile Point Club, a local non-profit that supports needy families. Look for the collection mailbox along the driveway toward the end of the route.
There’s no way to adequately describe this display. Cindy sent a few photos which are below, but I also tried to capture most of it on video. It does a rather poor job of capturing the splendor, but you get the idea:
This next display is as spectacular as the Franks’ and is also a fundraiser.
You can see it at 1028 Bay Rd., down a (very bumpy) dirt driveway just north of the Bay Rd./Ridge Rd. intersection in West Webster. This stop was one of the last on my lights tour, so I didn’t have the energy to drive through it, but the traffic assistant (yes, it’s big enough for a traffic assistant) told me it stretched back for quite a distance. I did take a few photos:
This amazing display is a fundraiser for Camp Haccamo, a Rotary camp which serves children and adults with special needs.
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These two next Christmas light displays which readers shared with me are not as large-scale as those first two, but are spectacular in their own right:
1213 Severn Ridge
843 Independence Dr.
And on your travels, definitely make sure to head up to Lake Rd. This last display is courtesy Holly Anderson and her family, who have been doing this beautiful presentation for 30 years (video courtesy Holly):
These photos and videos don’t do justice to the incredible-ness of these displays, so make sure to head out in the next few days to see them for yourselves.
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(posted 12/21/2025)
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Thank you so much for sharing theses posts. We love taking our two little dogs out to see the beautiful Halloween and Christmas decorations.
Enjoy, and Merry Christmas!