It’s the holiday season and it’s time to light up Folsom this year, not only to show the holiday spirit across the community, but for the opportunity to win a number of different prizes this year.

Folsom Times, your locally owned and operated digital news resource  is proud to partner with the City of Folsom this year for the 2023 Folsom Holiday Lights contest.

This year, residents who take part in this year’s City of Folsom decorating contest will have the opportunity to win a number of different prizes provided through the collaborative efforts of Folsom Times and our numerous friends and partners in the business community, who together have secured over $3000 in prizes for the respective winners this year.

The contest categories for 2023 will be as follows:

  • Holly Jolly Residence – Best overall residence. 
  • Clark Griswold – Best use of holiday lights (residential). 
  • Hollywood Christmas – Best use of theme and/or fictional characters (residential).
  • Merry and Bright Business – Festive commercial business display (includes window painting).
  • Illuminate the Block – Best multi-house display.

How to register your residence or business:

  • Deadline to register your home or business is Friday, December 8 at 5 p.m.
  • Contestants must register on the city’s website

Register Your Home Here

Contest entry is free. Members of the Folsom City Council will be traveling the streets of Folsom to judge this year’s contest.

The prizes for 2023:
All winners will receive a colorful sign announcing their achievement from the City of Folsom.  Folsom Times will be providing a collection of community cheer packages containing a variety of gifts from area businesses detailed below.

The winners of the respective categories will be featured on www.folsomtimes.com once they have been determined.  Winners will be presented with a colorful sign from the city and recognized at a Folsom City Council Meeting, in the City of Folsom E-Newsletter and various city social media platforms.

Holly Jolly Residence winner’s package

  • Local dining gift cards from: Bacchus House of Folsom, Mario’s Early Toast. Scotts’ Seafood, Riley’s on Sutter and Snook’s Chocolate Factory.
  • Bottle of wine courtesy of Willamette Wine Works
  • Float session for two at Symmetry for Health
  • $25 gift card for Green Acres Nursery

Clark Griswold winner’s package

  • Local dining gift cards from: Bacchus House of Folsom, Mario’s Early Toast. Scotts’ Seafood, Plank Restaurant and Snook’s Chocolate Factory.
  • Bottle of wine courtesy of Willamette Wine Works
  • Float session for two at Symmetry for Health
  • $25 gift card for Green Acres Nursery

Hollywood Christmas winner’s package

  • Local dining gift cards from: Bacchus House of Folsom, Mario’s Early Toast. Scotts’ Seafood, Plank Restaurant and Snook’s Chocolate Factory.
  • Bottle of wine courtesy of Willamette Wine Works
  • Float session for two at Symmetry for Health
  • $25 gift card for Green Acres Nursery

Illuminate the Block winner’s package

  • $50 gift card to Visconti’s Ristorante for each house on the block (up to 12)
  • Block party bowling party at FLB Entertainment Center

Merry and Bright Business winner’s prize:

  • $800 business spotlight feature on Folsom Times and Folsom TV

All registered participants will also be entered into a random drawing for the opportunity to win a gift card for Green Acres Nursery, Riley’s on Sutter and others TBA.

Thank you to our generous sponsors for providing the prizes for our contest winners!