Christmas light shows in Houston make the holidays come alive — even when it's still 80 degrees outside. Twinkling holiday lights and snowy scenes always help make spirits bright! From drive-thru Christmas lights experiences to walking adventures, and from traditional holiday lights or out-of-this-world displays, we've rounded up holiday and Christmas lights to suit every taste. For the best Christmas lights in and around Houston, check out one of the locales or events below.

 And for more holiday and Christmas ideas, check out our Guide to Holiday and Christmas Events for Houston Families.

For a touch of holiday magic on Long Island, it's hard to beat the glow of a spectacular Christmas light show or holiday lights drive-thru.

We've rounded up several of our favorite holiday light shows and drive-thru Christmas lights displays on Long Island, as well as immersive, walk-through winter wonderlands you won't want to miss.

Find all our top picks for holiday fun–including Long Island's best Christmas activities–in our Long Island Christmas Guide. 

Holiday lights twinkle extra brightly in a city known for Hollywood, glitz, and glamour. Holiday light shows and Christmas light displays are all over Los Angeles. These festive light shows dazzle and get you in the holiday spirit. Stroll through immersive light displays, wander through Christmas lights in gardens, zoos, farms, climb aboard a holiday lights train, or enjoy a Christmas light show by the water. 

And if that's not enough holiday lights in Los Angeles for you, festive SoCal neighborhoods go all out with their annual decorating traditions to treat Angelenos to some incredible neighborhood holiday light displays. For even more holiday fun, check out our Guide to Holiday and Christmas Events in Los Angeles.  

Looking for the best things to do in Westchester and the Hudson Valley this Thanksgiving Day weekend? Here are some family-friendly events and activities to add to your list for this weekend.

Thanksgiving is upon us, kicking off the holiday season in Westchester and the Hudson Valley. We're anticipating several holiday events that launch this weekend, including the Holiday Bricktacular at Legoland New York. You can also enjoy small-town holiday spirit at events across the region, like Rye's Mistletoe Magic.

Looking for more holiday options? Browse our Westchester Kids Guide to Christmas and the Holidays, which is full of our top picks for holiday events.

Looking for the best things to do on Long Island this Thanksgiving weekend? Here are some family-friendly events and activities to add to your list for the holiday weekend.

Work up an appetite for your Thanksgiving feast by participating in a family-friendly turkey trot on Thursday morning. Or, get some activity in by driving through the Jones Beach Magic of Lights. Debuting this weekend is the Holiday Illuminations installation at the Smithtown Historical Society. For a throwback feel, check out how Christmas was celebrated in 1863 at the Old Bethpage Village Restoration.

If you're more interested in indoor activities this holiday weekend, you can view miles of tracks and trains at the West Island Model Railroad Club Open House in Hicksville. Or keep the feast going by booking reservations to grab breakfast with jolly old St. Nick himself.

Check out our picks for the Nutcracker ballet and other holiday shows, and find more seasonal fun in our Long Island Kids Guide to Holiday and Christmas Events.

Looking for the best things to do in New Jersey this Thanksgiving Day weekend? Here are some family-friendly events and activities to add to your list for the holiday weekend.

Thanksgiving has arrived, so gobble up all the fun and festivities this long weekend has to offer. Seasonal drive-thru holiday light shows kick off the weekend, including the Skylands Stadium Light Show, and Santa makes his grand arrival at tree-lighting celebrations, including the one in tree lighting in Morristown.

With the holidays just around the corner, the long weekend is the perfect time to venture into NYC to check out the holiday sights, including the enchanting Santa's Winter Wonderland. If you prefer to keep it closer to home, take a drive to see New Jersey's Best Christmas Light Displays. Find more holiday fun in our Guide to the Holidays for NJ Families.

Looking for the best things to do in New York City on Thanksgiving weekend? Here are some family-friendly events and activities to add to your list for this Thanksgiving weekend.

We're super grateful for so much this weekend, including two behind-the-scenes Thanksgiving Day Parade peeks: the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloon Inflation and Marching Bands practice at the Seaport Museum! Then the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and Macy's Santaland serve as the gateway to the sparkly NYC holiday season, the classic New York City Ballet Nutcracker takes the stage at Lincoln Center, PaleyLand opens with Santa and more special guests, and Lektrik sets the Queens Botanical Garden aglow.

Our NYC Kids' Guide to Christmas and the Holidays is positively lit with more holiday activities, including our must-do Christmas events.