One of our favorite Christmas traditions is to drive around and look at Christmas lights all around Knoxville. We start on Thanksgiving night and will go at least 20 times before Christmas. Parent Tip: It’s the perfect nighttime activity to help make it to bedtime when it’s dark at 5pm! Grab some hot cocoa and fuzzy blankets for everyone and enjoy all of the lights that different houses or parks in Knoxville have displayed.
Chuck Moody (local Knoxville resident) has put together a great map of the area with multiple routes already created! You can check it out here: CHRISTMAS LIGHTS MAP
**This list is from the places that we found in 2024. There is a highlight on my instagram page from 2024, as well as a new one for 2025 that will be added to throughout the season. I will update this post as we find more houses to share!**
Hardin Valley/Karns Area:
Macmont Circle – Karns off West Emory Rd. (multiple big house decorations with one to music-radio station 92.9)
Ivory Tower Dr. – Karns near the middle school
Joe Daniels Rd (next to Solway Rd heading to OR)
Muddy Creek Christmas Lights at Faith Promise Pellissippi **check website for dates & times** ($15 adults, $10 ages 6-15, 5 & under free)
Sugarberry Rd – Hardin Valley
Lights on Riverdale(Radio station 91.5 – show is about 10 minutes)
Harrison Springs Ln – Hardin Valley (Radio station: 90.9 – show is about 20 minutes, plays Rocky Top!)
Cherokee Caverns (open Friday-Sunday, cost $15 for ages 3 & up)
Cedar Bluff Area:
Gray Eagle Ln
**Probably the most famous neighborhood in Knoxville for Christmas Lights. Check out Marlowe Christmas Lights on Facebook for updates. Turn left on Bob Gray from Lovell and enter the neighborhood from that direction. Be prepared to wait in traffic the closer it gets to Christmas. (Tip: This is the first place we visit on Thanksgiving night when it’s not as busy)**
Listen to the Lights: Oak Haven Rd. (Radio Station: 98.9 – show is about 30 minutes)
Farrington Blvd – off Fox Lonas (Radio Station: 88.9)
Quails Bend Ln – behind West Park Church on Middlebrook (Radio Station: 91.3)
West Hills Christmas Light Show-7008 Hampshire Dr (radio station 107.1)
Farragut Area:
Ambleside Ct (Westland/Pellissippi)
602 E Fox Den Dr
Festival of Lights at the Cove at Concord Park (12/1-12/31, 6-9pm)
Light the Park at Founder’s Park (11/25-1/1, 7-10pm)
Oak Ridge Area:
Briarcliff Dr
Baltimore Dr
102 Colby Dr
Other Knoxville Areas:
Chilhowee Park
Light up Lakeshore Park
Peppermint Grove (downtown)
Smoky Night Lights (Zoo Knoxville, Thursday-Sunday, 6:30-9pm, $30 ages 3 & up)
Aspirations in Light (Aspire Park Clinton, daily until Jan. 4 at 6:30pm, $12 ages 3 & up, $7 after 8:15pm)
Smokies Winter Wonderland Light Show (Covenant Health Park, daily starting at 6pm, $10 ages 4 and up)
Did I leave your favorite light show off my list? Send me a message on Instagram/Facebook so I can get it added!
