Members of the Folsom City Council turned in their judging results and announced the winners of the 2024 City of Folsom Holiday Lights contest sponsored by Folsom Times late last week. It’s Christmas Eve and great time to take a trip to see the many decorated houses but for those that can’t get out to see the winners this year, we give you a first hand look right here.
The city officials delivered the official “winner” yard signs Monday night andFolsom Times staff is busy delivering prize packages that include gift certificates from various local businesses and Folsom Times advertising partners just in time for the holiday. Together, these prizes totaled more than $3,000 this year with the collaborative efforts of Folsom Times and the participating businesses.
Additionally, this year’s winners will be recognized by the City of Folsom and Folsom Times during an upcoming Folsom City Council meeting presentation. This year, over 50 homes entered the spirited competition. Judging was conducted over two weeks by city officials and announced by Folsom Times last Friday. Now, here is a look at those bright and shining winners this year.
Prize packages provided by Folsom Times and its community partners include various gifts including dining at Visconti’s Ristorante, Bacchus House Bistro and Scott’s Seafood Roundhouse. Gift certificates were provided by Green Acres, The Apex Entertainment Venue at Red Hawk Casino, Dorothea’s Christmas Shoppe, and Snooks Candies. Winners also received complimentary skating packages from the Folsom Holiday Ice Rink, wine from Crystal Basin Cellars, and gift certificates from Dave & Buster’s at The Palladio.
View ALL of the entries in this years contest using the official light map HERE
“We would like to thank all of the local businesses that came together and joined with us to collaboratively provide the largest collection of unique prizes for this year’s contest. It is the generosity of our community that truly made this event bigger and better than before. We could not have done this alone,” said Bill Sullivan, co-founder and CEO of Folsom Times and All Town Media LLC, alongside Adam Frick. “We would also like to thank the City of Folsom for inviting us to be their partner in this spirited community event for the second consecutive year. We love being a part of this community far beyond just keeping it informed with local news.”
This marks the fourth year the City of Folsom has organized a community contest of this type. It is also the first year the event included sponsorship, thanks to the city’s partnership with Folsom Times. The partnership rallied local businesses to provide hearty prize packages and has already generated more interest for next year’s event.
The annual City of Folsom Holiday Lighting Contest began in 2020 after longtime Folsom City Council member YK Chalamcherla proposed the idea just before the holiday season. Initially a fast-paced contest during the pandemic, the event has since become an annual tradition, bringing residents and businesses together to celebrate the holidays with friendly, festive competition.
