Roscoe Village Holiday Lights
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Where: Between Belmont and Addison, from Ravenswood Avenue to the Chicago River, Chicago, Illinois
When: Holiday season
Hours: typically dusk – 10 PM
Cost: free
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In Roscoe Village the whole neighborhood becomes the attraction, with decorated homes and festive storefronts glowing between Belmont and Addison from Ravenswood Avenue toward the Chicago River. Residents and businesses hold friendly decorating competitions, and visitors can pair the lights with dinner or shopping nearby.
Best time to arrive. Sunset in Chicago is around 4:20 PM in mid-December, fully dark by about 4:52 PM. A typical December night here bottoms out near 20°F, so dress for standing around outside.
Other displays nearby
There are 9 other displays within 5 miles of this one, and 14 within 15 miles. Most people make a loop of it rather than driving out for a single house.
- Andersonville - North Wayne Avenue Lights
- Christkindlmarket Chicago
- Magnificent Mile Lights Festival
- Pilsen Neighborhood Holiday Displays
- Ravenswood Manor Holiday Lights
- Sauganash & Edgebrook Holiday Lights
- City of Chicago Christmas Tree at Millennium Park
- Navy Pier Winter WonderFest
Make a night of it. This is stop 7 on our 11-stop Chicago lights loop — about 9.5 miles and 67 minutes of driving in total.