Best place for Christmas lights??

[Daniel]

Well, X-Mas is a few weeks away, and I would like to know... where in San Diego can I go to see nice light setups?

Post your experience and suggestions please! :)

[cagirly2006]

candy cane lane, i used to go there when i was very young with my parents, not sure exactly where it is at but they used to do it every year and it was quite amazing!! TONS OF LIGHTS!!

...i will try to find out where it was and get back to you.

[SDFISHMAN]

candy cane lane, i used to go there when i was very young with my parents, not sure exactly where it is at but they used to do it every year and it was quite amazing!! TONS OF LIGHTS!!

...i will try to find out where it was and get back to you.

Candy Cane Lane in chula Vista??

[cagirly2006]

lol i ahve no idea!! my mom took me a looonnngg time ago like when i was 5 or 6 buti just tried calling her to ask and got no answer i will post as soon as i find out.

[SDFISHMAN]

Check this out..
http://sandiego.about.com/od/thingstodo/a/holiday_lights.htm

[slurpeshark]

I go to these almost every year... they always do a good job.
From Fishman's Link...
EL CAJON
Jingle Bell Hill (aka Pepper Drive Lights) - Solomon Ave./Pageen Pl. and surrounding area. Off 67 and Bradley.

[Nigritude]

How about something in North County guys? :)

[BigAir]

Yes, Candy Cane Lane is in Chula Vista. No I don't remember the exit from the freeway.

[cagirly2006]

yeah pepper drive had good stuff to, i used to live over there.

[Heather]

I go to these almost every year... they always do a good job.
From Fishman's Link...
EL CAJON
Jingle Bell Hill (aka Pepper Drive Lights) - Solomon Ave./Pageen Pl. and surrounding area. Off 67 and Bradley.
Jingle bell hill is very cool, and so is Starlight Circle in Santee. They are only 5 minutes apart from each other. The one in Santee is much easier to drive through though, because it's just one big circle, where as the other one is driving up and down cul-de-sacs. The traffic is horrible there! I live right across the street from Starlight Circle so it's easy for me :p Whichever you choose...go early in the month! It gets much harder the closer you get to X Mas, and I haven't seen much traffic across from me yet :)

[slurpeshark]

DONT DRIVE! thats boring! gotta walk em... that way you can stop and enjoy the effort people put in to decorating :O)

[DaChrisDude]

There is a Baptist church here in Escondido that totally goes all out every year, on Escondido Blvs I believe. They have live carolers and animals and hot coco I think.

[cagirly2006]

the only problem with the church is that there is only 1 or 2 buildings with lights, but tons of them dont get me wrong. The church is more of a hang out spot for the younger kids and parents whereas the others are houses and houses and houses totally decked our in lights...But the church does look pretty amazing every year!!

[Heather]

DONT DRIVE! thats boring! gotta walk em... that way you can stop and enjoy the effort people put in to decorating :O)
I was actually going to suggest that...but with these places it's almost impossible to find a place to park! Unless, as I said before, go early in December, and go during the week instead of on the weekend :)

[Daniel]

wow, thanks guys and gals!

:)

[Reefryder]

Candy cane lane in Chula Vista does not exist anymore....but I saw this on 10 News, and it looked GREAT going to go check it out....here is the address in Bonita...Ron's Christmas Light Show
10News Live at 5 p.m.
Bonita resident Ron Komendera holds a musical Christmas light show at his home. The show consists of 13,000 lights and 8 giant inflatables. The shows start about 5 p.m. and ends about 9 p.m., with light shows running every 20 minutes to music. The show is located at 3629 Cienega Drive, Bonita, CA 91902.

[Daniel]

Reefryder, thanks for the info regarding Candy Cane Lane.

let us know how Ron's X-mas light show is when you get a chance to check it out :)

[Reefryder]

Ok will do that....hopefully tonight...:)

[Reefryder]

Hey..I checked out the light show tonight. Very spectacular.! The lights and music run every 20 min. I guess the show at 7:20 is the one to see. We were there for the 8:40 show. If it rains...NO show, so if you decided to make the trip, make sure it is a nice night... Well worth it!

[Daniel]

thanks for the update, much appreciated! :D

i'll make that one of the places to stop at... thanks again.

[Reefryder]

No problem..my pleasure...Happy Holidays!

[Live Water Aquariums]

Just another spot, Garrison St. in Point Loma off Rosecrans is pretty cool. Go up to the top of the hill and you can't miss the lights. It's not huge but there's a lot to see, easy to walk and plenty of parking. FYI.