Mt. Burnham Drive Animated Light Show

✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season

Where: 5404 Mt. Burnham Dr, San Diego, California

When: Dec 9-27

Hours: typically dusk – 10 PM

Cost: free

128-channel animated showradio broadcast 98.5 FMNorth Pole villagetrainanimated garage figuresresidential

A 128-channel animated light show tuned to 98.5 FM, complemented by a North Pole village, a train and animated figures set up in the garage.

Best time to arrive. Sunset in San Diego is around 4:44 PM in mid-December, fully dark by about 5:11 PM. A typical December night here bottoms out near 46°F, so dress for standing around outside.

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Other displays nearby

There are 2 other displays within 5 miles of this one, and 41 within 15 miles. Most people make a loop of it rather than driving out for a single house.

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Clairemont Christmas Park — 6.2 mi · San Diego
Fairway Village 'Holiday Magic' — 6.2 mi · San Diego

Make a night of it. This is stop 2 on our 20-stop San Diego lights loop — about 50.4 miles and 201 minutes of driving in total.

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