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When to book Christmas light installation in St. Louis

September 15, 2026 · 4 min read

Installer clipping C9 bulbs along a shingled roofline

Most homeowners think about holiday lighting the weekend after Thanksgiving. By then, the best install windows in West County and St. Charles are already claimed. Booking in September or early October costs you nothing extra and gets you the date you actually want.

Here's the rhythm of a normal season. We measure and quote from September through mid-November. Installs start the first week of November and run through mid-December, weather permitting. Lights turn on whenever you want them to — most families choose Thanksgiving evening. Take-down runs the first three weeks of January.

Booking early also means a calmer design conversation. We can walk your roofline, talk about whether wrapped columns or lit trees will do more for your particular front elevation, and order the exact bulb color you picked instead of the closest thing in the trailer.

If you're on the fence, run a photo of your home through our visualizer first. Seeing warm white against your own brick tends to settle the debate quickly, and it gives us a clear starting point when we quote.

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