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Plan your tour of the lighting contest displays

Anyone can organize their own fun holiday tour of the outdoor home light displays in the 2024 Scripps Ranch News-Berkshire Hathaway Home Lighting Contest by using the map below.


Plan your tour of the lighting contest displays

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 2024 Scripps Ranch News-Berkshire Hathaway Home 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. 

Visit scrippsranchnews.com/map-of-lights to view an updated online map of the entrants.

This year’s event is made possible by Laura Kay Stephens, 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 was 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. Photos and a story about the winning displays will be published in the upcoming January edition of Scripps Ranch News.

Award Categories

Four categories of awards will be 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; and It Takes a Village (group) Award, best decorated group of homes –Gather the neighbors! 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 2024 Scripps Ranch News-Berkshire Hathaway Home 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.