Enjoy colorful holiday lights in Scripps Ranch
Numerous bright home holiday lighting displays are sparkling brightly across Scripps Ranch again this season. An assortment of these local homes with colorful outside displays have been entered in the 2025 Scripps Ranch News-Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Luxury Collection Lighting Contest.
Are you proud of your outdoor holiday lighting display? You are in luck because there are still a few days remaining to enter the contest and to be included on the holiday lights digital map. Email a photo of your outdoor home light display to info@scrippsranchnews.com. Then fill in the entry form at scrippsranchnews.com/lighting-contest.
Boost your holiday spirit by planning a fun night-time driving tour to see these colorful outdoor displays. Select a night, invite family members, friends or a special someone, and take them on a festive tour of these wonderfully decorated Scripps Ranch homes with outdoor holiday lights.
Use the map below to plan your self-guided driving tour of brightly decorated homes throughout Scripps Ranch.
Visit scrippsranchnews.com/map-of-lights to view an updated online map of the entrants with their addresses.
This year’s event is made possible by Laura Kay Steph-ens, Real Estate advisor, and Megan Paige, Real Estate advisor, both from Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties Luxury Collection.
Anyone who decorated the outside of their home in Scripps Ranch with a holiday lights display is eligible to enter the contest. Judges from Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties Luxury Collection will select the winners. The winners will be announced the morning of New Year’s Day on ScrippsRanchNews.com. A story about the winning displays will be published in the upcoming January edition of Scripps Ranch News.
Award Categories
Five categories of awards are included this year: Norman Rockwell Award, elegant displays that accentuate and coordinate with the beauty and elegance of the home; Clark Griswold Award, the most over the top lighting display; Grandma Got Run Over (by a Reindeer) Award, reminds me of my childhood – best classic holiday lights; Reason for the Season Award; and It Takes a Village (group) Award, best decorated group of homes. Judges will decide which category each entrant is in.
Prizes are provided by Laura Kay Stephens and Megan Paige from Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties Luxury Collection.
This contest has a rich history. It was started in 2020 when the nation was under several restrictions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Scripps Ranch residents were becoming a bit stir-crazy, so they began decorating their homes with outdoor lights early that season as a fun and festive distraction. So, many residents jumped at the opportunity to enter this fun contest once it was announced. The result was a popular event in which people could show off their creative light displays, and anyone could view the many light displays on a self-organized tour from the safety of their vehicles. Today, the 2025 Scripps Ranch News-Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties Luxury Collection Lighting Contest is a celebrated holiday tradition in this community.
Thanks go out to the many residents who decorated their homes with outdoor lights this holiday season and entered this year’s contest. A special thanks goes to Laura Kay Stephens and Megan Paige from Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties Luxury Collection for sponsoring this fun and popular Scripps Ranch event.