River Oaks<\/strong>, one of the most beautiful neighborhoods in Houston to see Christmas lights during the holiday season.<\/p>\n ![\"Image](\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\")
Photo via River Oaks Christmas Lights <\/p>\n
Nestled in the Inner Loop between The Galleria and Montrose, River Oaks is a historical Houston neighborhood<\/strong> populated with grand estates, lush esplanades, and iconic city businesses like the River Oaks Theatre. Come the holiday season, the most expensive neighborhood in Houston truly dazzles.<\/p>\nTypically lit between early December and early January<\/strong>, the second week of December<\/strong> is when River Oaks is fully adorned in vibrant displays.<\/p>\nThe best streets in River Oaks to see Christmas lights include River Oaks Boulevard<\/strong>, Inwood Drive,<\/strong> Del Monte Drive<\/strong> (home to the iconic River Oaks Santa House), and Willowick Road<\/strong>. A good starting point to the neighborhood is River Oaks Country Club<\/strong> or from Kirby at Westheimer or Shepherd.<\/p>\n Photo via Shutterstock <\/p>\n
The best times to see the River Oaks Christmas lights in Houston is on weeknights between 5 pm and 7 pm<\/strong> on weeknights \u2014 Monday through Wednesday are your best bet to avoid crowds.<\/p>\nIf visiting on peak nights, especially closer to Christmas Day, the neighborhood does draw crowds that tends to result in bumper-to-bumper traffic<\/strong>. If visiting during these times, there is the option of seeing the River Oaks Christmas lights on foot<\/strong> \u2014 the only trouble is that you\u2019ll have to find a parking spot.<\/p>\nIf you plan to see the River Oaks lights on foot, parking is available at St. John the Divine church <\/strong>during the holiday season. Street parking is available on smaller side streets, which is obviously first-come, first-served.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Photo via Shutterstock Save The 2025 holiday season in Houston has seen the introduction of a dazzling variety…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":431986,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5130],"tags":[44679,4345,358,3187],"class_list":{"0":"post-431985","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston","8":"tag-christmas","9":"tag-houston","10":"tag-texas","11":"tag-tx"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431985","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=431985"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431985\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/431986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=431985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=431985"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=431985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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