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Christmas Lights: Crippsmas Place in Fremont

About a half hour from Berkeley, my family enjoyed riding along with Christmas music playing as we toured the cul-de-sacs in Fremont’s Crippsmas Place. More than 80 homes participate in Crippsmas Place, a cheerful North Fremont holiday tradition since 1967 with thousands of lights and handmade, life-size plywood displays of old and new cartoon favorites.

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Drive-through Christmas head-gear: lights, antlers, Santa hat, masks, let’s do this thing!

You can drive through without getting out of the car — or park and walk around. The residents of Crippsmas Place will be handing out candy canes from 6 pm –  10 pm from Saturday, December 9 through Wednesday December 27.

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Mickey welcomes everyone to Crippsmas Place in N. Fremont

In addition to the neighborhood display of cheer, they also run an annual fundraiser.  Donate to the neighborhood Crippsmas Place charities from their website > (There’s a giant QR code in front of one of the main houses, too.)

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Let’s hear it for the home teams! | Photo: Heather Flett
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The Mickey Mouse Train has been around for as long as the neighbors can remember | Photo: Crippsmas Place
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Sofia the first is waiting to greet your children on Crippsmas Place

You can enjoy through the Crippsmas Place streets during the day or night. During the daytime, children may be able to see their favorite characters better. At night, you can really enjoy the spectacular lights and inflatable characters with illumination within. If you’re near enough, try both!

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Darth Vader and Storm Troopers wear ugly Christmas sweaters on Crippsmas Place

Plan your visit to Crippsmas Place

The outing included about a 30-minute drive each way from my Berkeley starting place, and about 20-30 minutes exploring the neighborhood streets. It was pouring buckets during our time at Crippsmas Place. Buckets! To make it a festive evening, we listened to Christmas music the whole time and swung by a nearby In-N-Out for burgers, shakes, and hot cocoas (the drive-thru line at In-N-Out took a full hour!). We ate our dinner in the parking lot of a lit-up Union City Texas Roadhouse. The kids declared it a total win!

When: From Dec. 9 to 27, 2023 decorations will be up all day and lit in the evenings 6 – 10 pm.

Where: Look for all the colorful fun on Nicolet Ave. and six neighboring cul-de-sacs: Cripps Place, Asquith Place, Wellington Place Cul-de-Sac, Nicolet Court, Perkins Street, and Perkins Court.

Bonus: Tune into Crippsmas Radio at FM 103.1 to hear Crippsmas fun facts. Tune into 96.5 for nonstop Christmas music.

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Plywood cartoon cutouts are decorated by neighbors and volunteer high school students with more added every year | Photo: Crippsmas Place

[All photos provided by the neighbors and friends of Crippsmas Place and used with permission]

 

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