From merry-go-rounds to 25 foot tall trees, the Tri-Valley has pulled out all the stops to decorate this season
While most of us spent the first few weeks of December dusting off our old lights, a few Tri-Valley residents were busy getting their homes ready for months.on show in Dublin, Pleasanton and Livermore every year. And now that Dec.1 has passed, the switches have officially been flicked, and thousands of visitors are expected to take in the various displays the region has to offer over the next few weeks.
Dourov’s own home, at 467 Knottingham Circle, is listed and has been lit up every night since Thanksgiving. His display usually takes 60 hours to create, so he starts working on it in October. Reverend Deacon Dave greets Santa and Mrs. Clause before the start of the Grand Opening of the 39th annual Deacon Dave’s Christmas Display in Livermore, CA on Friday, December 2, 2022. The event started with a procession down Hillcrest Avenue, ending at Casa del Pomba, decorated with over 700 thousand lights.
Kids from the local community enjoy the displays during the Grand Opening of the 39th annual Deacon Dave’s Christmas Display in Livermore, CA on Friday, December 2, 2022. The event started with a procession down Hillcrest Avenue, ending at Casa del Pomba, decorated with over 700 thousand lights. Douro has close competition, however. Deacon Dave Rezendes has been running a massive lights display at his home at 352 Hillcrest Ave. in Livermore every December for the past 39 years.
Casa del Pomba has even been home to some special memories. “We call the bridge by the waterfall Proposal Bridge because we’ve had over 70 wedding proposals there so far,” Rezendes said.“It’s worth it. The theme changes every year and the fun is that people get to walk through it all. We have a six-car driveway, and we build little buildings on it. Then people can cross the front of the house and see some displays there,” he said.
Visitors wander through the holiday light displays at Widmer World in Pleasanton, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. Bob and Susan Widmer, and their son-in-law and daughter Craig and Kimberly Eicher, who live next door, and daughter Kristine Widmer, with the help of other family and friends, created the display in 2000 and receive thousands of visitors each December.
Bob Widmer, left, and friends Harry Scherinian and Laura Bloomfield, to the right, hang out by the fire pit at Widmer World in Pleasanton, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. Bob and his wife Susan Widmer, and their son-in-law and daughter Craig and Kimberly Eicher, who live next door, and daughter Kristine Widmer, with the help of other family and friends, created the display in 2000 and receive thousands of visitors each December.
Something Widmer doesn’t want to discuss, however, is the price of his electricity bill. “It’s higher than I ever want to talk about,” he said with a laugh. “I’m a little nervous about what it’s going to be this year but we can’t stop now, so let’s see what happens.”
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