Best Yard Displays Sought For 'Tour of Connecticut Holiday Lights'

CONNECTICUT — The relatives have finally left, the leftovers have vanished too soon, and the holiday season has officially shifted into high gear.

For many Connecticut households, that means it's time to start stringing lights across shrubs and blowing up balloon snowmen for a holiday lawn display.

This year, Patch wants to publish your work.

Email photos and/or links to videos of your yard display to rich.kirby@patch.com, and we'll include them in a "Tour of Connecticut Holiday Lights" round-up for the week of Dec. 21.

We’re giving away a $100 Amazon gift card to the best twinkling light display chosen by your Patch editors. To be considered, send us pictures and a description of your holiday winter wonderland by Dec. 18.

Whether you are celebrating with a reverent Nativity scene with historically accurate magi, or a temple to Griswoldian excess that can be seen from space, Patch wants to know about it.

Please include the following information:

• The exact address of the lawn display.
• The dates and hours when your display will be available for viewing, so people aren't ringing your doorbell or bothering your neighbors in the middle of the night.
• Your display's name, if it has one.
• Tell us about any special effects, such as singing elves, animatronic angels, live reindeer, etc. (We promise we won't call Animal Control)
• A link to your Facebook page or website, if you have one.
• A photo of the display.

A good time to photograph your display is at dusk.

Please submit only high-resolution photos that you have taken yourself or are authorized to post on Patch. By submitting your content to Patch, you are granting us the right to re-publish it on any and all Patch sites.