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Take the tour: A string of Ashland lights fantastic

Our top pick for this year, and a reader favorite, is at 122 Church St where the display has been updated a bit from last year.
December 20, 2025

Festive displays light up the city, turning an ordinary evening drive into a shared holiday experience

By Bob & Tracy Palermini for Ashland.news

Looking for a dose of holiday cheer? Once the sun goes down, take a drive around Ashland and enjoy the many homes and businesses glowing with festive lights and decorations. From classic strands of white lights to playful inflatables and hand-built scenes, the variety reflects the creativity and care neighbors bring to the season.

We spotted plenty of standout displays on our own tour, but part of the fun is discovering surprises along the way, a quiet street suddenly aglow, or a familiar corner transformed for the holidays. These displays have a way of slowing people down, encouraging a smile, and turning an ordinary evening drive into a shared seasonal experience.

Many thanks to the readers who shared their suggestions, and special appreciation to the homeowners and renters who help brighten our neighborhoods and create moments of joy for passersby during the holiday season.

Click on this link to go to a map showing the tour of top home and business light displays — well, in the eyes of those who submitted suggestions, anyway: maps.app.goo.gl/x5PeHQ2zmebCvNCA8

Bob & Tracy Palermini are residents of Ashland, where he is staff photographer for Ashland.news. Email Bob at bobpal@gmail.com.

Dec. 21: Added 42nd photo (now number six from top, including feature photo) and updated Google map.

The Winchester Inn at 35 S 2nd St did an outstanding job decorating their classic buildings.
The Ashland Plaza is aglow with lights.
Another city contribution to holiday cheer is at Fire Station No 1 at 455 Siskiyou Blvd.
1000 Pinecrest Terrace combines lights with a variety of other decorations for their display.
The house at 731 Glendale Ave. has a light display that is timed to music and features four singing trees.
White snowflakes decorate the fence in front of 276 B St., one of several decorated homes on B Street between 2nd and Pioneer.
Colored lights hang high in the tree in front of 156 5th St.
The McCall House, a B&B at 153 Oak St, is just one of the decorated businesses in that block of the street.
1155 Green Meadows Way always has a large holiday display.
The home at 360 Wrights Creek Dr combines icicle and tree lights in its welcoming display.
Red and green lights are prevalent at 1070 Green Meadows Way.
The Christmas display at 201 Gresham St. includes at least one repurposed Halloween decoration.
Icicle lights and a repurposed Halloween skeleton are part of the decorations at 185 Gresham St.
183 Gresham St. has blowups on the porch and in the front yard.
Paddington Station at 125 E. Main St. is just one of many businesses decked out for the holidays.
Lighted candy canes line the sidewalk at 150 6th St.
Ashland City Hall at 20 E Main St has more lights this year than we remember.
Classic white lights decorate the home at 430 W Nevada St.
Bright and cheery, 384 Cambridge St combines a variety of decorations.
Many holiday characters are on display at 96 W. Nevada St.
The home at 448 Clinton St adds to the festive display in this corner of the neighborhood.
484 and 474 Clinton St. create a nice combination of holiday lights.
881 Oak Knoll Drive has an extensive light display.
There are blowups and lighted characters and bushes at 621 Oak Knoll Drive.
The folks at 708 Ashland St. added more lights to their yard this year.
Downtown lighting on many buildings was upgraded this year, including the Oregon Shakespeare Festival offices at 76 E. Main St.
Double door wreaths and lots of icicle lights decorate 823 Siskiyou Blvd.
A Christmas tree and lighted dogs are in the yard at 819 Siskiyou Blvd.
Even with extensive construction underway that eliminated part of the usual light display, 1465 Pinecrest Terrace is looking festive.
Lighted orbs are one of the components of the decorations at 1001 Oneida Circle.
1631 Peachey Road presents a welcoming holiday light display.
1805 Peachey Road combines blowups with interesting eave lights.
Lights on the limbs of the tree at 969 Mary Jane Ave. become the focal point of the holiday lighting.
Flamingoes under the tree at 966 Mary Jane Ave. join the holiday display with Santa, a deer and a snowman.
The snowmen at 2344 Blue Sky Lane are dancing in the yard.
It looks like the residents of two apartments at 2234 Siskiyou Blvd. share the holiday spirit.
The Christmas tree inside the house adds to the light display at 931 Bellview Ave.
The trees at 235 Sunnyview Drive are wrapped in red and white lights.
A snowman family highlights the decorations at 1120 Bellview Ave.
The house at 872 Iowa St. uses a variety of welcoming holiday lights.
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