Virginia Beach Holiday Lighting

Virginia Beach Oceanfront Lights

The biggest tradition at the Beach

As a Holiday lighting and decoration service in Virginia Beach, nothing gets us more excited than the Boardwalk sea of lights at the Beach Oceanfront. Locals go year after year because it is so unique and also entertaining. It offers a huge amount of lights, themes, and displays that you can enjoy by the tranquility of the ocean.

New Light Displays Every Year

Each year the holiday light display offers more events and decorative displays showing North Pole, Elves, Sea Life and other Christmas themes for all to enjoy. You can also tune to your car radio and hear holiday music while you drive on the boardwalk.

Always An Exciting Part of The Holiday In Hampton Roads

I personally have done this numerous times and it never gets old. Also we appreciate the months that must go into it's planning. Since East Coast Holiday Lights is a designer and installer of holiday light services in Hampton Roads, we can only imagine the hours that would have gone into doing something of this magnitude. If you drive in any residential neighborhood or office park you will see scores of displays so you can only imagine the manpower a display of this size will take.

Awards For The McDonalds Holiday Light Show At The Beach

As you would expect, this has won a lot of awards and has widespread popularity. Some of the awards won by the show are:

Official Titles

Top 20 Event Rating From The Southeast Tourism Society
Top 100 Events By The Bus Tourism Society in North America

It is also a locals favorite. Just go to Pinterest and put in the term "Virginia Beach Holiday Lights" and pictures of this event will come up.
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Update:

I saw this link to a past Boardwalk Light Show In Virginia Beach. Really great way to begin the holiday season:

Boardwalk Light Show

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Holiday Lights At Home

Want to take the fun home? Hire a professional holiday lighting service like East Coast Holiday Lights. No hidden feeds and it is all inclusive. We will design, install, maintain, take down, and store your business holiday lights or residential holiday lights. While we cannot do a five mile display, we can make your home stand out with it's own Holiday radio frequency and spectacular displays.

The estimates are FREE

email: Mike at East Coast Holiday Lights for more information or to schedule a FREE estimate with a professional installer.

call: Mike at 757-235-5397

virginiabeachlights@gmail.com

Southeast Tourism Society’s “Top 20 November Events” and the American Bus Association's "Top 100 Events in North America for 2011!" - See more at: http://www.beachstreetusa.com/festivals/mcdonalds-holiday-lights-beach#sthash.XGG0yzd0.dpuf

Holiday Lighting Accident Tips For Homeowners

The holiday season is here and with it lots and lots of holiday lights. Holiday lights that involve climbing, wiring, reaching, and of course electricity. The chances for accidents are very prevalent. According to a National Fire Protection Association article:

"Holiday lights and other decorative

lighting with line voltage were

involved in an estimated average

of 160 home structure fires per

year."

Over two thirds of those accidents involved electrical malfunctions. Here is a list of tips from the Electrical Safety Foundation to help prevent holiday light accidents in Virginia Beach and Hampton Roads:

Always purchase holiday light supplies from a reputable businesses or professional installers

Use holiday lights that have received certification from a testing laboratory

When installing holiday lights never put three strands of incandescent lights together

Purchase and use LED lights which run at cooler temperatures and use less electricity

Be sure to inspect all equipment for damage in the sockets, wiring, and bulbs

Placement can be critical: make sure the lights are not getting obstructed in doors, windows or furniture

Make sure that cords are not pinched in doors, windows, or under heavy furniture, which could damage the cord’s insulation.

Turn off lights when going to sleep

Before doing installs or take-downs, make sure the electricity is OFF

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Avoid the hassle and risk of holiday light design and installation:

Call the experts at East Coast Holiday Lighting

Call Mike for a FREE estimate
757-235-5397

virginiabeachlights@gmail.com

Find Virginia Beach Holiday Lighting HERE

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Holiday Lighting Safety Tips: Virginia Beach Fire and Rescue

Knowledge is Power. I a lot of good information on holiday safety at the Fire and Rescue site for Virginia Beach.

Always an excellent resource. Click Virginia Beach Fire And Rescue Holiday Light Safety Tips for more information.

Always purchase electrical decorations and lights from reputable retailers.

Use lights approved for safe use by a nationally recognized testing laboratory.

Never connect more than three strands of incandescent lights together.

Consider purchasing LED lights, which use less energy and run cooler than traditional incandescent lights.

Before decorating, determine how many outlets are available and where they are located. Plan your displays accordingly.

Carefully inspect each electrical decoration. Cracked or damaged sockets, loose or bare wires, and loose connections may cause a serious shock or start a fire.

Follow the manufacturer’s use and care instructions that accompany electrical decorations.

Avoid overloading electrical outlets with too many decorations or electrical devices. They can overheat and cause a fire.

Make sure that cords are not pinched in doors, windows, or under heavy furniture, which could damage the cord’s insulation.

Do not mount or support light strings in a way that might damage the cord’s insulation.

Always unplug electrical decorations before replacing bulbs or fuses.

Turn off all indoor and outdoor electrical decorations before leaving home or going to sleep.

- See more at: http://esfi.org/index.cfm/page/Indoor-Lights-and-Electrical-Decorations-Safety-Tips/cdid/12724/pid/11406#sthash.EU2IXiIw.dpuf