Christmas Lights for Your Home
Our seasonal service covers the whole job: we put the lights up, keep them on through the holidays, then take them down and pack them away until next year. The lights are ours, so there is nothing for you to buy.
Before it was Downingtown it was Milltown, a string of mills along the East Branch of Brandywine Creek. The name changed to honor Thomas Downing, a Quaker who owned several of those mills, and the town grew up along the old Lancaster road that later became the Lincoln Highway. Today the borough still runs along Lancaster Avenue, with older homes on the streets either side of it and newer housing built on former industrial land.
We offer Christmas light installation in Downingtown for all of it: twins and older single homes close to the center, newer homes and townhomes, the businesses on Lancaster Avenue and the township neighborhoods around the borough that share the Downingtown name. If you would like the house lit and do not want to spend a cold Saturday on a ladder, give us a call or send the form for a free quote.
You choose the look, from a single row of warm white along the gutters to a full front of color with lit bushes and a wrapped tree by the walk. Warm white suits brick and stone; multicolor C9 bulbs give a porch an old-fashioned Christmas feel that reads from down the street.
How We Light Downingtown
Lancaster Avenue Storefronts
Lancaster Avenue is the borough's main street and the route of its Christmas parade. Shops, restaurants and offices along it can be lit for the season, from the windows and doorway to the whole front of the building. Ask about takedown when you request your quote.
Lighting for Parties and Gatherings
Hosting a holiday party, a fundraiser or a wedding? We set up string lights, bistro lights and lit trees or pathways for the event, then take them down afterward. Tell us about the space, the date and the feel you want, cozy and warm or bright and festive, and we will suggest a setup.
A Fresh Tree, Delivered
Skip the drive to the lot and the struggle of tying a tree to the car. We can have a fresh-cut Christmas tree brought to your door in Downingtown, and if we are lighting the house as well, the tree and the lights can be sorted in the same call.
Tree Lighting at Kerr Park and the Good Neighbor Parade
Downingtown kicks off the season in Kerr Park, beside the old Log House on Lancaster Avenue. The Log House dates to around 1700 and stands at the park entrance, and the town Christmas tree that Downingtown Good Neighbor Christmas sets up is lit right next to it, usually on a Saturday evening in late November, with Santa arriving on a fire truck.
A couple of weeks later, the Good Neighbor Christmas Parade heads down Lancaster Avenue, usually on a Saturday afternoon in mid-December. Roads through the borough close for it, and families line the street for floats, bands and Santa.
If your business is on the route, or your home is on one of the streets people walk to get there, those two weekends are when your lights get noticed most. If you want them up for both, ask about an install date before the tree lighting when you request your quote. Call as early as you can; earlier bookings have more install dates to choose from.
The park itself is worth a mention. Kerr Park is right on Lancaster Avenue, and on tree lighting night it fills with families. If you have ever stood there and thought your own front porch could use a bit of that glow, this is the year to do it.
Older Homes Near the Creek, Newer Homes Around Them
Downingtown's center has some of its oldest buildings along East Lancaster Avenue, where a stretch of the street is a historic district. For older homes near the center, especially ones set close to the sidewalk with a front porch, a tidy line along the gutters and porch, with the porch posts wrapped, usually looks best.
Head out from the center and the housing changes. The newer homes and townhomes built on former mill and industrial land, and the subdivisions in the townships around the borough, often have wider fronts, garages and more landscaping. That is where lit shrubs, wrapped trees and C9 bulbs along every eave line really shine. A garage gable outlined in warm white, with the front beds lit below it, gives a newer house a finished look from the street.
Whichever kind of house you have, tell us what you picture and we will send a free quote. If you live in a townhome or planned community with rules on decorations, send your HOA guidelines with your quote request and the plan takes them into account.
What You Get in Downingtown
- Taken down and stored. With a seasonal home install, the lights come down after the holidays and we keep them packed away until next year, so they are not taking up room in your basement.
- Main street businesses welcome. Shops and offices on Lancaster Avenue can be lit for the whole season, parade day included, and your home can be lit at the same time.
- Events of any kind. From a backyard holiday party to a fundraiser in a hall, we can light it with string lights, bistro lights and lit trees, set up for the occasion and taken down afterward.
- Trees too. Order a fresh-cut tree with your lights and have both taken care of in one call.