Lightsonfalcon

Behind every glowing holiday show is a garage that silently does the most, and has absolutely seen some things. 👀 Everyone always asks how long it takes to setup. No one asks about the teardown, the Tetris level stacking, or the moment you realize you might actually be out of space. This is only a small fraction of the controllers, wiring, props, and mystery bins that make the show happen. Let the organization Olympics begin.

Chief Cheer Officer Edith reporting for final duty 🐾✨ One last light check, one last glow of the season. If you’ve been meaning to come by… tonight’s your night. 💛

It always starts the same way. Edith sunbathing in September while bins start coming out and we proudly say to ourselves, “We’re going to be so on time this year.” Which is always adorable thinking on our part. What follows is months of late nights. Building new controllers. Adding new props. Fixing the fog machine. Fixing it again. Troubleshooting that one light that absolutely refuses to cooperate. Halloween crowds. Christmas arches. Santa’s mailbox. And then somehow, without fully realizing how, we hosted our very first community holiday festival like it had always been meant to. And now, here we are, the final weekend. The late nights won’t be missed. The ladder won’t be missed. The “quick tweak” that inevitably turns from this will only take 5 minutes to an 8 hour debug session definitely won’t be missed. (Ok, maybe just a little bit) But what will truly be missed, is you. The families who come back. The kids who claimed a song like it was theirs. The neighbors who stayed longer than planned because the sidewalk feels like home and strangers turning into friends. If you’ve been meaning to come back, or never made it out, this is your last call. One more sidewalk dance off. One more request. One more memory. At the end of this weekend, the lights will power down, but what won’t stop glowing, is all of you, this community, and all the memories we’ve made together.

Reports are rolling in that Santa has officially awakened from his very well-earned post-Christmas nap after a busy season delivering joy to kids on his Nice List. And guess what… 📬 Letters from Santa are landing all around the city! We’ve been hearing from families spotting official North Pole mail showing up in mailboxes, and we love knowing that magic is still traveling long after Christmas morning. A note from Chief Postal Elf, Clover: Sometimes even Santa needs a little help! If you dropped a letter and think a return address may have been missed, send us a DM. We’ll tap into our special SantaLink connection and make sure Whisper, the North Pole Postal Snow Owl gets your letter back from Santa to the right address. Thanks for believing, writing, and keeping the magic going. ✨. Sometimes the best surprises arrive right when you least expect them. 🎄💌

We didn’t want a lot for Christmas… …but apparently y’all wanted these two. With just 5 show nights left, the request leaderboard looks like this: 🎤 All I Want for Christmas — 338 requests 🔥 A.P.T. — 326 requests Is Mariah about to keep her Christmas crown? Or are you about to meet us at the A.P.T.? Your requests decide who reigns supreme. And yes… there’s still time to make another song defy all odds. Golden and Defying Gravity are in a dead heat for third. But all this could change … who are you coming to make your song request for?