The creativity and holiday spirit of these homes and neighborhoods in Northern VA are soo amazing! I’m listing three stops I would highly recommend going to if you are looking for the best neighborhoods to see holiday lights in Northern VA. A full comprehensive list can be on Holly’s Tacky Christmas Lights website, which is a great resource to find so many festive homes.

We checked out a few on Holly’s list, but the ones listed are the ones we REALLY enjoyed. We loved the homes where you could walk through the neighborhood street or yard to check out the over-the-top lights & Christmas decorations. Thank you to all the great neighbors who really put so much effort to create such amazing Christmas displays!

If you are interested to find other D.C. area holiday events and lights, check out this list here!

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1. 2507 Fairview Drive, Alexandria VA

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This amazing house is definitely the BEST holiday lights house that we have seen so far! The decorations are way over the top. There is a small path you can walk through the yard to see the inflatables, lights, decorations adorning the roof, and there is even a tunnel of lights you can walk through. The owner won ABC’s The Great Christmas Fight in 2018, and it’s easy to see why! Donations are accepted on-site or you can also leave a donation through GoFundMe.

2. 10108 Marshall Pond Rd, Burke, VA

Almost every house in this Burke neighborhood cul-de-sac came together to create a Christmas village. Each house had its own unique decorations, lights, and inflatables. It was so much fun to walk through the neighborhood and check out each home’s display. Park at the top of the cul-de-sac and walk around to see each home’s display.

3. 9615 Ashbourne Drive, Burke, VA

This Elf the Movie-themed holiday lights home is sooo incredibly creative! This family created a whole setup based on scenes from the movie including Gimbal’s storefront and the North Pole. We really enjoyed the creativity from this home, and who doesn’t love Elf! This little gem I found through Family Trip Guides, which also shares lots of great DMV area events.

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Other Unique Neighborhoods

Del Ray Christmas Card Lane

• Address: 300 E. Luray Avenue, Alexandria VA
• Several blocks in this Del Ray, Alexandria VA neighborhood get together and put up giant Christmas cards in their yards. Caroling is planned for Dec 16th at 6PM.
• Park and walk through the neighborhood streets to check out the oversized holiday cards adorning the neighborhood. The biggest concentration of cards are found along East Luray Avenue between Commonwealth and Mount Vernon Avenues.

Ni Family Lights

• Address: 2528 Drexel Street, Vienna, VA
• Dates: 2021 Christmas Lights Show Runs from 11/26-12/31/2021
• Hours: 5:00-9:30 Sun-Thr and 5:00-10:00 Fri/Sat
• Drive up your car to the house making room for others, turn off your headlights, and tune into 90.3 FM to hear the music and enjoy the light show (approx 15 minutes). Playlist can be found on their Facebook page.

There are plenty of homes that we haven’t seen in the area yet, but you can definitely check out the holiday lights in Northern Virginia using Holly’s Tacky Christmas Lights website. We did two more drive-by lights based on the website, which I listed below, but the ones I showcased above were the most interactive ones!

Those three homes were definitely the best neighborhoods to see holiday lights in Northern VA that we checked out so far. Would love to hear your favorites!

Please be mindful of the neighbors’ property and enjoy the holiday spirit!

Please let me know where your favorite places to see holiday lights are in Northern Virginia & the D.C. Metro area. Check out our list for more D.C. area holiday & Christmas Events.