The Best Neighborhoods for Christmas Lights in Memphis-Area
The Best Neighborhoods for Christmas Lights in Memphis
One of the best Christmas traditions is driving around Memphis and the Mid-South, checking out other people's Christmas lights.
One of the best Christmas traditions is driving around Memphis and the Mid-South, checking out other people's Christmas lights.
I'm not talking about professional displays like Starry Nights, which is impressive for sure, but not free. I'm talking about neighborhoods where people do their best Clark Griswold impersonations and go all out with twinkling, plastic lit-from-within holiday cheer.
Here's a general list of neighborhoods that usually go all out for the holidays. I cannot guarantee that these areas will do every year, this list is just a guideline. These aren't the only great neighborhoods, for sure, but each of these areas has a decently high concentration of decoration. If you know of other great areas, please leave them in the comments so other people can find them!
- Belleair, off of Poplar, across from Overton Park in Midtown. This street in the past has been a great one. I haven't been out that way this year but it's worth a check!
- Gypsy Cove in Bartlett. This street does it up so well for Christmas that they have their own Facebook page.
- Collierville’s self-guided Holiday Lights Tour featuring upwards of 100 locations and runs nightly until Sunday, December 21. Details here including a 2025 map of homes.
- The neighborhood around White Station and Quince (between 240 and Park). This area tends to have some epic displays and others are more modest, but this neighborhood normally has a really high concentration of decorated houses.
- Mary Nancy Cv and Skylight Dr in Barlett. This post on Facebook shows quite a few houses decorated.
- Chickasaw Gardens (near the Pink Palace). The houses in Chickasaw gardens are huge, meaning more surface area to decorate.
- The residents of Central Gardens in Midtown tend to have some of the most tasteful (yet epic) displays in town.
- Twinkle Town Road in Whitehaven, neighborhood off Winchester and Elvis Presley near Graceland, that in has past has been decorated.
- Not homes but be sure to also check out South Main in downtown where all the businesses in one large block are draped with Christmas lights
The Facebook page "901 Christmas Lights" in the past has posted homes and addresses from all over town.
Where are your favorite holiday light displays? Leave them in the comments (and you get bonus points if you include a photo).
Angee Donelan
One of the best hidden displays 77 wW Viking Driv, Cordova, TN.
Anonymous
Love this list—thank you for highlighting some of the best local gems! We’ve made it a family tradition to tour Bellaire and Chickasaw Gardens every year. Also excited to check out Collierville’s Light up my holiday Tour—such a fun (and free!) way to enjoy the season! 🎄🚗
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