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Light the Lake - Enter Your Holiday Light Display

October 28, 2024

ENTER NOW. Entries close on November 28, 2024. Voting will be open to the public from December 2th until December 13, 2024. The winners will be announced on December 14th, 2024.

Let’s make Chestermere shine this holiday season! Whether your neighbours call you Clark, you prefer a simple, elegant theme, or you’re known for having the biggest inflatable snowman around, we want to see your holiday lights!

Please enter your home in one of three categories and add it to Macaroni Kid Chestermere’s Light the Lake Google Map. Families can then drive around, enjoying the displays and vote for their favourites. Let’s create magical memories and light up Chestermere together!

Cash prizes, trophies and other prizes will be awarded.

OPTIONAL: Entering the contest is not required, you may have your address added to the Light The Lake Google Map without entering.

Prizes and trophies will be awarded. If you would like to be a sponsor, please contact us.

There are three categories you may enter:

Griswold Extravaganza

This category celebrates the wild and over-the-top Christmas light displays that pay homage to the famous Griswold family from the movie "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation." Create the most dazzling, chaotic, and humorously excessive light displays that capture the spirit of the Griswold family's holiday antics.

Timeless Holiday Elegance 

The "Classic Holiday Palette" category is all about capturing the traditional and timeless charm of the holiday season. Contestants in this category will embrace the classic red, green, gold, and silver colour scheme to create elegant and heartwarming light displays that evoke warm feelings of nostalgia and tradition.


Unbounded Creativity

The "Most Creative" category invites participants to unleash their imagination and push the boundaries of traditional holiday light displays. This category celebrates innovation, artistry, and out-of-the-box thinking, encouraging contestants to incorporate unconventional materials, interactive elements, and unexpected themes into their Christmas light creations.



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