Mike Marcotte

12/26/2025

You can compare the biggest Christmas light shows around Minnesota and western Wisconsin to see which one is best for your family over winter break!

⭐ Includes displays that have 15 to 25 MILLION lights!
⭐List of walk-thru and drive-thru displays
⭐ Guide includes ticket prices and hours
⭐ Learn about displays with FREE admission

Get a link in the comments.

12/25/2025

Our house’s lead interior decorator, Cody, did a great job decorating for the holiday with 4 trees! Comment with your Christmas trees, we would love to see them!

12/25/2025

We had the best guests over for dinner on Christmas Eve! Jason Hackett TV Brittney Ermon

12/24/2025

I was on Minnesota Public Radio with the incredible Cathy Wurzer to talk about Christmas light displays! My Minnesota Holiday Lights Guide has more than 225 shows to check out. I posted a link to my guide in the comments.

Minnesota culture aficionado Mike Marcotte shared highlights from his annual guide to holiday displays and tips on how to best enjoy them.

12/24/2025

Cody and I went to the Chanhassen Dinner Theatres to see White Christmas! It’s a movie that Cody watches every holiday season (we watched it last week!) and it was fun to see it on stage. The Chanhassen rendition features 17 Irving Berlin songs including Snow, Sisters, Blue Skies, and of course, White Christmas. It was fun to see how they adapt the show for a dinner theatre! It’s on stage through February 7, so if you’re looking for a last second holiday gift, get tickets! Shows in January have the best availability.

12/23/2025

Are you planing to look at Christmas lights? Before you go, use an interactive map with more than 225 displays that provides turn by turn directions! Get a link in the comments.

12/23/2025

Monday was my last day on television as Executive Producer for Twin Cities Live. I joined Lindsey Brown and Ben Leber to highlight homes with incredible Christmas light displays on my 2025 Minnesota Christmas Lights Guide! Get a link in the comments.

12/22/2025

Your kids and grandkids can drop off their letters to Santa at Candy Cane Lane in Champlin!

🎅In addition to the mailbox, there’s a sleigh for photos
🎅And don’t forget to take a candy cane from the tree!
🤶🏻Look out for Mrs. Claus to stop by this week
🎅Lit 5:00-10:00 pm Sunday-Thursday, 5:00-11:00 pm Friday-Saturday
🎅Address: 11310 Tilbury Lane N, Champlin 55316

Learn more on the 2025 Minnesota Holiday Lights Guide, presented by Desrochers Realty Group - eXp Realty. Link in the comments.

12/22/2025

For the first time, I teamed up with the 200+ homeowners on the Minnesota Holiday Lights Guide to offer yard signs they can proudly display! They’re all around the Twin Cities and the state. When you see one, you know that house is on the most comprehensive Christmas light show list in Minnesota! A big thanks to Apollo Heating, Air & Plumbing and the Desrochers Realty Group - eXp Realty for making these a reality.

12/21/2025

An annual holiday tradition for me is to see Miss Richfield 1981’s show at the Illusion Theater in Minneapolis. She hosts a holiday sing along via a transparency machine and ends the show by playing a holiday tune on a saw. Seeing this show means its Christmas!

12/20/2025

Find more than 300 blow molds in the front yard of this house in Rosemount!

✨Lights on Claret runs 5:00-10:00 pm through December 31
✨In addition to the blow molds, you’ll find inflatables and a tree all lit up!
✨ Address: 15619 Claret Avenue, Rosemount 55068

See a video of this house, and find an interactive map of more than 225 light shows on the Minnesota Holiday Lights Guide, presented by Explore Alexandria MN. Link in the comments.

12/20/2025

Find more than 225 Christmas light shows and an interactive map to plan your route. Link in the comments.