The Best Christmas Lights in Wichita

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Here is the ultimate list of Christmas lights in Wichita. Whether you’re interested in houses with light shows, exploring local attractions holiday light displays, or enjoyingChrismas drive-through light shows, we’ve got all the details you need!

This is the best list of Wichita Christmas Lights because it’s community-supported! Over the years, our readers have asked – and answered – where you can see Christmas light displays in Wichita. In fact, this article was suggested by readers many years ago. And it was a great idea, because driving around looking at the lights is not only a fun family tradition, it’s also really inexpensive. (Even after you factor in the price of gas.)

We’ve added the holiday light displays to a map so you can find christmas lights near you! Click here to map your own Christmas lights tour.

Several residential light displays, while free, do accept donations for charitable causes. Also, since many of these homes are in residential neighborhoods, we want to be considerate of their neighbors (like not blocking someone’s driveway or being too noisy).

So here are all the best places we know of where you can take your family to see the Christmas lights in Wichita. Remember, many of these displays probably won’t be running if it’s raining out. 

A new kind of kind light display that are popping up around town are Pop-Up Bar Light Displays some of these have thousands of lights and worth checking out.

Christmas Light Displays at Local Attractions

Drive-through Christmas Light Displays

Lights in Central Park

Location: Andover Central Park, 1607 E Central Ave, Andover, KS 67002

Dates: Through the first week of January

Times: 5:30-10 p.m. nightly

Cost: FREE 

The Holiday Light Show is up and running in Central Park., 5:30 – 10 p.m. nightly. There is no fee to drive or walk through the park to enjoy the show. Tune your radio to 104.9FM to enjoy the light show set to music at the Capitol Federal Amphitheater and around the rest of the park.  The show will run through the first week of January.

West Wichita: Home Light Displays

There are so many Holiday light displays at individual residences this Christmas season in and around Wichita. The best part is they are completely free to go see but all do appreciate donations. All you have to do is load up in your car and dive to one or more of these over-the-top houses that provide Holiday light displays for our community. Many of these houses ask you to turn your radio to a certain radio station (usually posted outside the house) so you can listen to the music as their lights are synchronized to the music. Sit back and enjoy the lights dancing to the music all in the comfort of your car. 

If you have any houses to add to this list or any corrections please email us at wotcinfo@gmail.com. 

How to make it extra special while driving to look at Christmas Lights:

• Make hot cocoa for the car ride
• Pop some popcorn to take with you
• Wear your pajamas
• Bring blankets to get extra cozy
• Make a special holiday playlist to listen to
• bring your pet along for the ride

Now on to the listings of Christmas lights in Wichita, KS!

Did we miss one? Let us know by emailing wotcinfo@gmail.com and we will add you to our article.

Lights on Hickory Creek

Location: 1101 N Hickory Creek, Wichita KS 67235

Tune the radio to 92.5FM to see the lights move to the music. Over in the same general one-mile square as Candy Cane Lane and Reindeer Road. 

Magic of Christmas

Dates: Waiting for 2024 update

Time: Daily 6-10 pm, weather permitting.

Location: Located in Goddard Kansas, 5 minutes West of Wichita. Turn South from highway 54 at the Pizza Hut, which is Cedar Street, go south two blocks. The display is located at 143 E 4th Street Goddard, Kansas

The “Magic of Christmas” is a computerized light display synchronized to music and broadcast on 98.5 FM. Thousands of lights, animated train, animated drumming soldiers, animated 3 piece band, animated children with bells, 25ft mega tree, snowmen, leaping arches, lighted trees, strobes and more. Family friendly, kids love it and parents do too!

Bickel Family Christmas

Location: 9106 W Meadow Knoll St, Wichita 67205 
Date & Time: TBD for 2024

Barnhart Family Lights

Location: 212 N. Robin Rd, Wichita, KS 67212
Date & Time: TBD for 2024

Lights on Flora

Location: 635 North Flora, Wichita, KS 67212
Date & Time: TBD for 2024

Wilson’s Lights

Location: 10603 W Greenfield Cir
Date & Time: TBD for 2024

Lights on Texas – Not Happening in 2024

Location: 11603 W Texas, Wichita, KS 67209

Lights on Texas, formerly Lights on Lawrence, is a Griswold-worthy display that started in 2008 and grew each year. At one time they had nearly half a million computer-animated lights on their home! The family scaled back the display after the homeowner lost his dad, the man who inspired it all, and who had been Santa (‘s helper).  More info

Central & East Wichita: Home Light Displays

College Hill Christmas Lights

This Wichita neighborhood is known to be one of the best neighborhoods to visit for various holiday displays, and Christmas is no different. Imagine Christmas lights and holiday decorations adorning the beautiful and stately historic homes. If you’re new to Wichita or don’t know where to find it, the neighborhood known as College Hill is generally south of Central Avenue, between Hillside and Oliver streets.

Lights on Park Place

Location: 1751 N Park Place

See the 1895 buggy with animated Santa, children’s tree farm, cutouts for picture-taking , lit trees on 3 floors and so much more!

Christmas at the Titus’s – Lights on Battin

Times: 5:30-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday evenings; 5:30-10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday evenings

Location: 1844-1850 S. Battin 

Tune your vehicle radio to 104.1 to listen to the music. This beautiful light display was submitted by the daughter-in-law of the homeowner. Now in its 12th year, this Wichita Christmas light display has over 70,000 lights programmed to music. There’s also a 20-foot Christmas tree, a talking Rudolph, and 5 lighted arches!

Each show lasts approximately 20 minutes and changes nightly. 

Lights on 45th Street

Dates: Daily from Thanksgiving Day through New Year’s Day

Times: 6 p.m. to midnight

Location: 1802 E 45th St. S., Wichita 67216

This is a somewhat new Christmas light show in Wichita. The house can be found on 45th st, close to 47th and Hydraulic. Tune in to 89.5 FM to watch the lights dance to the music. Thanks Stephanie! 

Stevens Family Christmas

Location: 9414 E Carson St, Wichita, KS 67210

Over 4,000 lights set to music!

Northwest & West of Wichita: Home Light Displays

South Wichita: Home Light Displays

Lights on Campus 

Location: 339 W. Campus, 67217 in S. Wichita

Mason Family Christmas

Location: 1316 E Hurley, Haysville, KS

Christmas lights in Haysville, KS. The Mason Family Christmas lights feature Nutmeg, the 16 foot reindeer and a giant selfie bench. 

Kreifels Family Christmas – Wellington

Dates:

Location: 704 N Woodlawn, Wellington, KS 67152

30,000 lights set to music – tune in to 88.5 FM

North of Wichita: Home House Displays

We Sleigh Family Lights – Park City

Dates: 5:30pm-10pm 

Location: 2537 E Ventnor Ct, Park City, KS 67219

Cost: FREE

RGB animated light show, tune to 100.7 FM to follow along. More info: https://www.facebook.com/wesleighfamilylights

Lights on West 24th in Hutchinson

Date: Waiting for an update; they took a break last year to open a new business

Location: 800 West 24th, Hutchinson, KS

An animated light display featuring singing Christmas trees at 800 West 24th, Hutchinson, KS. The show runs nightly, 5:30-10 p.m., beginning Thanksgiving night. More info

Lights in the Valley

35,000 Christmas lights synchronized to music at 210 Southwind Dr. in Valley Center. Tune in to 88.1 FM. The plan is to run the light show the day after Thanksgiving through the end of the year. More info.

Andover: House Light Displays

In a previous year, many folks from Andover competed in a light show contest! There were many different displays you could drive by. Here’s a list of all the places that competed: Hometown Christmas Holiday Light Contest. Thanks Katie for letting us know about these!

• 1620 Oxford Ct.
• 2620 East Lincoln Rd.
• 620 N. Westchester Dr.
• 512 W Jamestown Ct
• 321 Lioba Dr.
• 625 N Andover Rd.
• 523 Angle Lane
• 347 Porth Ave.
• 1405 W Central Ave.
• 616 N Westchester Dr.

Here is more Holiday Fun: 

Fall Bazaars, Craft Shows & Holiday Markets 

Watson Park Polar Express Train Ride 

A Country Christmas with Live Reindeer at Fulton Valley Farms

Bradley Fair Holiday Stroll 

Christmas Shows and Concerts 

Illuminations at Botanica with 2 Million Lights 

Wichita Christmas Lights Map

We have not yet confirmed these holiday light displays, but they were on the list last year. We will update them as we hear about them.

Not confirmed for this year. These are lights we listed in prior years, and we don’t know whether they’re coming back. (Please comment below if you have any information about these homes with Christmas light displays.)

• Lights of Matthew 5:16 – Tune your radio to 96.7 for lights synchronized to music Sunday-Thursday, 6-10 p.m. and Friday-Saturday, 6-11 p.m. 835 Longbranch Circle, Maize, KS
• Lights on Golden Hills – Jennifer commented that, “Lights on Golden Hills is an incredible light show set to music! I believe there are over 50,000 lights on this home. It’s the 700 block of N Golden Hills which is near 119th and Central.” Thanks, Jennifer!
• 11th Street Lights – Faron commented: “We have a very good display that you should check out we put a lot of work into it it’s at 5306 West 11th Street North.” Thanks, Faron!
• Park City Lights – Jason recommended in the comment section: “Check out 1310 E Charleston Dr in Park City. Take 61st east to W Parkview left go 3 blocks to Charleston turn right cant miss it.” Thanks, Jason!
• Lights in Mulvane – 3 Willowdell Drive in Mulvane. A large light display with trains in motion and Star Wars, Frozen, and Pixar themed decor. Weekdays until 7:30 p.m. and weekends until 10 p.m. Just off of K-15.
• Light Show in Udall – 106 N. East Street, Udall, Kansas Over 8,000 lights dancing to some of your favorite Christmas tunes. In progress: an old west Udall town-front! This home is just south of K-15 by three blocks, and they accept donations for the Udall Angel Tree charity. The lights in the Udall city park are also very nice, according to reader Kenneth!
• City of Cheney Singing Trees – Tune in to 99.3 fm to listen to the tunes the Christmas trees are singing at the corner of 6th and Main in Cheney, KS.
• Lights on Rosewood in Hesston, Kansas – Pull into the neighborhood located on Rosewood Court in Hesston to see the display of nearly 60,000 lights programmed to music. Tune your radio to 98.9 to hear what’s playing. Here’s an awesome YouTube video of this street’s Christmas lights!
• Kechi’s North Pole – Location: 101 S. Matson Kechi, Kansas 
• Lights on Sunnyslope moved to Missouri! It’s now called Lights on Pine, if you’re in the neighborhood. 🙂
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