Detroit Free Press holiday lights map 2024: How to add your display

From twinkling snowflakes to grandiose nativity scenes, metro Detroiters are preparing to go above and beyond when it comes to decorating their homes or businesses this holiday season. Help us find the perfect holiday route to cruise the area's best holiday displays.

This year, we are on the hunt for the grandest of designs to highlight on our holiday lights map. Do you know a display that deserves a spot? To include a home or business on the map, fill out the submission form below.

Submit by Tuesday to be included in the first version of the map, but we'll be adding sites as they are recommended throughout the holiday season.

More: Holiday lights turn metro Detroit neighborhoods, streets into winter wonderlands

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