FreeWindcrest Light Up: "City of Lights" Celebration
Through Dec 31Dec 5 – Dec 31 · 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM · Dec 5 – Dec 31, 2026. Lights illuminated nightly 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM (some homes stay lit until 11:00 PM on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day).
City of Windcrest (Windcrest City Hall Hub)8601 Midcrown Dr, Windcrest, TX 78239 · 9.1 mi approx. from San AntonioDirections
All ages (ideal drive-through event from the warmth of a family car; sidewalks available for strollers; quiet car ride for sensory-sensitive children)
FreeFree to drive or walk neighborhood streets; printed official route maps available at City Hall for optional $5 donation
About this adventure
For more than 65 years, the residential municipality of Windcrest in northeast Metro San Antonio has proudly carried the title 'The City of Lights.' Each December, hundreds of local homeowners enter a citywide holiday lights contest, transforming their front yards and roofs into astonishing displays of animated figures, synchronized musical light arrays, and handmade nativity scenes. Families can drive slowly through the neighborhood streets in the cozy warmth of their car, or park near Windcrest City Hall and walk along neighborhood sidewalks with strollers. Detailed driving maps highlighting the prize-winning homes are available at City Hall for a modest charitable donation supporting local civic causes.
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