The Forward House

✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season

Where: 108 Ivy St (1st & Ivy), San Diego, California

When: typically late Nov – early Jan (check before visiting)

Hours: 5-10 pm

Cost: free

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This historic 1905 residence in Bankers Hill has been dressed in holiday lights every season since 1998.

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 12 other displays within 5 miles of this one, and 38 within 15 miles. Most people make a loop of it rather than driving out for a single house.

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Mission Bay Christmas Boat Parade of Lights — 0 mi · San Diego

Make a night of it. This is stop 14 on our 20-stop San Diego lights loop — about 50.4 miles and 201 minutes of driving in total.

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