Griswold Family Christmas
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Where: 2516 Rockdale Pl, San Marcos, California
When: Nov 27 - Jan 1
Hours: typically dusk – 10 PM
Cost: free
25,000+ lightsfully automated 8-song showdecorated cul-de-sacresidential
A fully automated show of more than 25,000 lights dancing through 30 minutes of music across eight songs, with the entire surrounding cul-de-sac joining in on decorations.
Best time to arrive. Sunset in San Marcos is around 4:43 PM in mid-December, fully dark by about 5:11 PM. A typical December night here bottoms out near 45°F, so dress for standing around outside.
Other displays nearby
There are 5 other displays within 5 miles of this one, and 23 within 15 miles. Most people make a loop of it rather than driving out for a single house.
- Corte Ramon Themed Show
- Carlsbad Christmas House
- Vermarine Court Synchronized Lights
- Elegant Tern Place Lights & Santa's Mailbox
- Glendale Avenue Display
- Christmas on Knob Hill
- Rees Road Crane Tree
- Rockfield Court Show Selector
Make a night of it. This is stop 4 on our 4-stop San Marcos lights loop — about 12 miles and 45 minutes of driving in total.