Best Christmas Yard Displays Sought For 2023 Holiday Tour O' Lights
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Best Christmas Yard Displays Sought For 2023 Holiday Tour O' Lights Do you have the best Christmas decorations in town? Send us photos and a description for Patch's 2023 holiday tour o' lights.Do you have the best Christmas decorations in town? Send us photos and a description for Patch's 2023 holiday tour o' lights. (Courtesy of Sean Barrett)ILLINOIS — Just when you've put all the Halloween decorations away, it’s time for Patch to put together the 2023 Tour O’ Holiday Lights. If you've spent days or weeks painstakingly hanging strands of lights on your house, trees and shrubs, or hauling multiple figurines out to your lawn, Patch wants to hear from you.
We'll be compiling our annual holiday tour o' lights, where readers can tour the best holiday light displays in the Chicago area. We’re giving away a $100 Amazon gift card to the best twinkling light display chosen by your Patch editors. To be considered, send us pictures and a description of your holiday winter wonderland by Dec. 1.
Send your photos and/or links to videos of your Christmas light display to . We prefer that the homeowner submit his or her own yard, or a close relative.
We’ll keep updating the list every Friday through Dec. 24. Due to the popularity of our Halloween and Christmas light tours, we’re going to separate submissions by COUNTY, so we don’t break the internet, as we have done in the past.
Once you've provided the information — and submitted a photo or two or video — you will be entered and included in our massive roundup. If you haven't photographed your light display, a good time to take photos is at dusk.
IMPORTANT: By submitting a photo, you're giving Patch permission to publish it for this feature and future stories. Photos should be original and taken by the person submitting the photo.
So, be sure to check back for updates and sign up for your local Patch.com newsletters as well!
Please copy and paste the following information into an email, along with photos or videos, and email it to : and follow these guidelines:
- Include the exact address of the yard haunt and your phone number (not for publication) in case we need to get in touch with you.
- Have we featured your house before? May we use photos from prior years? (If you're changing up your display, we can insert the new ones later.)
- Let us know the dates when your holiday display goes live and when it shuts off for the evening.
- Does your winter wonderland have a name? Be sure to include it, or we can help you make one up.
- Tell us what makes your twinkly lights special. Will you be planning anything special for your display, like Santa or other holiday characters, FM frequencies for your synchronized light show, walk-throughs, popcorn machines, etc.?
- Does your display have a Facebook page or website? Be sure to include the links.
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