Christmas lights · Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles has the oldest big outdoor Christmas display in the country — a mile of lit cedars in Altadena, since 1920 — and a lot of ticketed trails in its gardens and parks. The free neighborhood streets are the ones locals drive.
6 displays · 2 free · 1 with 2026 dates announced
Christmas Tree Lane
Neighborhood · Altadena
Candy Cane Lane
Neighborhood · Woodland Hills
L.A. Zoo Lights: Animals Aglow
Zoo · Griffith Park
Enchanted Forest of Light
Garden · Descanso Gardens, La Cañada Flintridge
Holiday Road
Walk-through · King Gillette Ranch, Calabasas
Holiday Light Festival train ride
Walk-through · Griffith Park
No ticket, but the best-known ones get very crowded. Go on a weeknight if you can, and read the card for how to get in.
Nearly a mile of giant deodar cedars strung with lights — the oldest large-scale outdoor Christmas display in the US, lit every year since 1920 and kept going by volunteers and donations.
On the map
Checked 2026-09-23 · christmastreelane.net
Official siteA Valley neighborhood known for its house lights.
On the map
Checked 2026-09-23 · Discover Los Angeles (2025)
Mostly ticketed per person, and on foot. Check the hours before you set out.
Light sculptures of animals, plants and pollinators, and lanterns of Southeast Asian wildlife, walked through the zoo after dark.
Getting in and parking
On the map
Checked 2026-09-23 · lazoo.org
Official siteThe tenth edition of the garden's light walk, with a new laser show ending in snowfall and giant koi sculptures for the Japanese Garden's 60th year.
On the map
Checked 2026-09-23 · descansogardens.org
Official siteA walking trail of light installations on a ranch in the Santa Monica Mountains.
On the map
Checked 2026-09-23 · Discover Los Angeles (2025)
Official siteThe little Griffith Park train, running through a lit-up route after dark. Parking at the train station.
On the map
Checked 2026-09-23 · Discover Los Angeles (2025)
Official siteBefore you go
Most displays announce the season in October or November. Until they do, we show last year's dates and say so, rather than guess this year's. Every card shows the day we last checked it and where the facts came from.
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