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The ELF's Holiday Light Show

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The ELF's Holiday Light Show

The E.L.F.'s Holiday Light Show is a free annual event for everyone to enjoy. Show times will be Sun-Thurs 6-10pm and Fri-Sat 6-11pm.
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Over 516,500 channels of computer animation synchronizing over 52,000 LED lights to some of your favorite holiday songs. Our annual Christmas show starts on Thanksgiving night and runs through the first Sunday of the new year. For the 2023 Christmas season that will have us running the show from Nov 23rd through Jan 7th. This year will be our fifth annual animated light show but we have had over 2

3 years of Christmas lighting experience at other local locations. We have many new displays and additions to the show this year that will make the viewing process even more enjoyable than it was in years past. As always, we will be transmitting all the audio over FM radio on 90.9 "The Grinch" and we will also have the outdoor sound system if you happen to be walking by and want to hear the show and don't have access to an FM radio. All you have to do is press the button on the sign near the roadway arches and you activate the sound system for 20 min. If you still want to listen when the time expires, just press the button again. "The Grinch" 90.9 will be active around the clock with sounds of the season that we have all come to enjoy during this time of year. DJ Snowy Joey will be hosting "The Grinch" from 7am until just prior the show each night.

**Due to all the equipment it takes to make this show happen each night, we ask that you please not enter the display due to the tripping hazards due to wires, cables, cords, and ground securing stakes that you may be unable to see at night. We want everyone to have a safe and injury free evening as you enjoy The E.L.F.’s Holiday Light Show.**

-For anyone looking to get into the animated lighting hobby, feel free to shoot us a DM or contact us by email and we will try to answer any questions you may have as well as help guide you in the right direction for what you are wanting to do. We would like to thank all the following for their support and great products to help make this show possible each and every year.
-xLights @ xlights.org
-Falcon Controllers & FPP @ pixelcontroller.com
-Kulp Controllers @ kulplights.com
-Raspberry Pi @ raspberrypi.org
-BeagleBoard @ beagleboard.org
-Inspire Light Shows @ inspirelightshows.com
-Wired Watts @ wiredwatts.com
-Wallys Lights @ wallyslights.com
-Mattos Designs @ mattosdesigns.com
-Blinky Pixels @ blinkypixels.com
-RGB Man @ rgb-man.com
-Canispater Christmas @ youtube.com/c/CanispaterChristmas
-Christmas Voice Guy @ christmasvoiceguy.com
-And many individuals that have helped with their expert advise from their years of experience

11/19/2024

We have got up about 99% of our display with only 6 more things to get completed over the next week and a half. Still have a good bit of programming to get completed but last night we were able to run a quick test on the light show and had no major issues. Few small things to work on but we are still on track to flip the switch Thanksgiving night! Excited to see everyone as we help bring some much needed joy and excitement to the area after the past couple of months.

11/14/2024

The Elves have officially made their first delivery of the season! In the early morning hours this past Mon night/Tues morning, the elves delivered and set up the NPPS mailbox for letters to santa and donations for Blue Ridge Humane Society. It was def a nice surprise to get up and see that the box had been delivered. Means we are getting closer to Christmas!!

11/09/2024

We are only 20 days away from Thanksgiving! Crazy huh? Well, we are working every day around the clock to get setup completed and the final programming done. Still have a TON to get completed but we are on track to be ready to start the show Thanksgiving night. Be sure to like and follow us on social media where any last min updates will be posted. Don't forget you can also check out our website for any info about the show. www.TheELFsHolidayLights.com

10/29/2024

We may be late setting up this year but it has officially begun. We are going to be working countless hours for the next month completing setup and programming to make sure we are up and running so we can bring joy and excitement to the area this holiday season. We all will need it!

10/07/2024

Wanted to give everyone a quick update on the show status for this season. As most everyone knows, Henderson County, NC where we are located was one of the areas that took the greatest hits from Hurricane Helene. We were very lucky unlike many others and had no damage to the house or any structures on the property. We did have some trees down that we have finally got cut and are awaiting for removal. We had planned to launch our pre-season show on October 27th and run through Oct 31st but unfortunally that won't happen. I work in emergency services and with all the damage to the county I have been working almost everyday since just before the storm hit and I see that continuing for at least the next week. With that said, I have not had time to work on the show and get the final touches or even begin the setup process. We will be working hard to make sure the Christmas show goes on without any delay.

09/09/2024

Spending the day off building another controller for the light show. Anyone have a guess what our new big display will be that we need a new controller for?

08/25/2024

Who's ready?

08/16/2024

Got some pretty big changes happening to the show schedule this year and we want to get the info out early so everyone is aware. Each year since we have started our show, our traffic has doubled in size with last year being no exception. The traffic concerns we experienced last year has resulted in us having to modify our schedule to try to accommodate our guests while maintaining a limited impact on the neighborhood. After a good bit talking and getting feedback from neighbors, planning and more discussion, we believe we have a good plan in place that will minimize the impact to the neighborhood and surrounding areas. We will still plan on launching our Christmas show on Thanksgiving night, November 28th, which will be the normal 20 min show each night, with each night being a different show. This will continue for 2 weeks through December 12th. From December 13-23 we will be running a limited show on limited nights and all shows during this time will be identical. This will allow the congestion on what has been the busiest times to be limited to only a few nights a week. These shows will only be 10 min in length and we will make a post the day of when we will be running the show. The nights we don't run a show, we will have a static light display, so it won't be dark, but this will not our typical light show. We will be closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day so we are able to celebrate the true reason for the season with family and friends. From December 26th through January 5th we will resume or normal 20 min daily shows with each night, again. being a different show. We appreciate everyone's understanding as we continue to address the issues are they present themselves. We would have never thought we would get the the amount of traffic we received last year but we want to continue providing this show for everyone not only in Hendersonville but WNC. Let's continue to keep the CHRISTmas spirit alive!

08/15/2024

What a great time we had last weekend at the Carolinas Mini which is a full day of training and networking with those in the lighting hobby. We were honored to have vendors and speakers from all across the the country, the farthest being from CA. Too much to take in in one day. Thankful to Russell McFarland and the team for making it an amazing weekend!
While we were there we picked up many new props that we will be adding into the show this year and ordered many more once we got home. Last night I placed an order for over 7,500 lights to be added into this seasons show. Got a LOT of work to get done between now and show night. Can't wait to see everyone there!

08/09/2024

Tomorrow we get the opportunity meet up with a bunch of our NC & SC friends that are into the RGB lighting scene just as much as we are, if not more, for a full day of fellowship and learning at the Carolinas Mini in Lexington, SC. The storm won't keep us away as we all have an important job of bringing fun and excitement to each of our neighborhoods during the holidays seasons. Many great instructors and vendors are coming from across the U.S. to bring us some amazing classes. It will be great to see who all attends as we get those that this will be their fist year to those with 30+ years of light show experience. It is always good to see my my good friend and mentor that got me started in this, Keith Hoyle with Dixieland D'Lights!

08/08/2024

We are super excited to announce that our charity drive for 2024 will again be for the Blue Ridge Humane Society. We had such a wonderful partnership with them last year, we have decided we would do it again. BRHS does so much for the animals in the local area and their heart is to get orphaned animals to loving homes throughout the year. With all the work they do it does cost a good bit to treat and care for the animals as well as maintain their facilities. We look forward to the funds we are able to help raise for this this season the help support their efforts in the community! We encourage everyone to go check out their wonderful facilities and see what BRHS is all about!

08/08/2024

Show info is just around the corner!!

07/05/2024

Happy 4th of July! It's the start of crunch season to get the show ready to go off without a hitch. Lots of information will be coming out in the next month or so about our 2024 show season. Can't wait!!

01/26/2024

Getting closer by the day and it'll be here before we know it.

01/22/2024

We are now to that stage where we are beginning to combine the information we gained throughout the season to see what areas of the show worked well and what areas need further improvement and we could use your help. We are asking for input from not only our neighbors but from the countless number of visitors that visited the shows as well. All you have to do is follow the link below and fill out the online survey. Taking just a moment of you time will help us out tremendously in continuing to improve our show each year. The survey can be submitted anonymously but we would love to hear where everyone is from.
https://forms.gle/839XLta9k1nZgbow9

01/18/2024

Today we were able to go to the Blue Ridge Humane Society's adoption center and meet the wonderful folks there. I can say is I was extremely impressed with how clean and organized the facility was as well as how friendly and welcoming the staff and volunteers were not only with us but the public that was there when we arrived. With all the generous donations we received this season we were able to deliver BRHS a check for...drum roll...$1,785.66!!! I think we were just as excited to deliver the check to them as they were to receive it. Now begins the process of determining who our charity partner will be for the 2024 season.

01/17/2024

We are excited to announce that tomorrow we will be heading over to the Blue Ridge Humane Society to deliver the funds raised during the light show. If you would still like to give, please visit our website at https://www.theelfsholidaylights.com/2023-charity-drive to give securely via PayPal or Venmo. BRHS greatly appreciates and and all donations! Stay tuned as we will be making a follow up post after tomorrows visit.

Address

111 Rugby Forest Lane
Hendersonville, NC
28791

Opening Hours

Monday	5:50pm - 10pm
Tuesday	5:50pm - 10pm
Wednesday	5:50pm - 10pm
Thursday	5:50pm - 10pm
Friday	5:50pm - 11pm
Saturday	5:50pm - 11pm
Sunday	5:50pm - 10pm

Website

http://www.theelfsholidaylights.com/

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What a night! Over all it was a good first night with a good turnout. Found a few programming issues that should be easily corrected today. Three more nights to catch our pre-Season shows. Two different shows running back to back from 8-10 pm through Oct 31.

Successful day today getting 95% off the issues fixed. Tonight's show is going great. Still have a few pixels to replace that the cold weather is affecting but we are having to wait until warmer weather later this week. We plan to have everything fixed and ready to go by Saturday for our special New Year's show that starts at 11:59pm to ring in the new year. But come on out before then as we will be having all 7 of our shows playing from 6 until 11:59pm. What better way to ring in the new year that with some high energy music, thousands of lights dancing to millions of colors, and some crazy good (if I do say so myself) programming!!

Monday night Update

Rockin' Night at The E.L.F.'s Holiday Light Show

Big news announcement!!

Getting ready for the show!!

Only 1 more week of shows until we pull the plug until Thanksgiving night 2022. Hope you have had a chance to come out this year and see not just one of our shows but all 7 as each night of the week is a totally different show.

Tonight we will be finishing out 2021 and starting 2022 in style. We will have our normal pre-show starting at 5:50 then starting at 6pm we will be running all 7 of our nightly shows in progression every 20 min until 11:58. At that time our New Year's show will begin with a countdown to 2022 then approx a 22 min party show to follow. This is a one time show for the season and it will feature 6 songs from pop, punk rock, hip-hop/rap and others. Come on out for a safe, fun and unconventional way to ring in 2022!

Well after our tech issues the past couple of nights our issues have been fixed and we are fully running at 100%. Come on out and enjoy "Rockin' Night".

Thanksgiving Night Kick-off 2021

Well we have officially finished the kick-off night and I would say it was definitely a success. Had some major technical issues going on but was able to get them 98% worked out just before the show started. Few things to touch on tomorrow but we will be back up and running at 6pm tomorrow night. Hope to see you there!

The ELF's Holiday Light Show

We have been running strong for the last week and many have came out to enjoy the show. We have loved hearing all the feedback from so many! This is a fun and enjoyable part of our Christmas tradition and we are glad we are able to share that festive joy you you and your families. This year has def been stressful for many and we hope that this helps take your mind off all that and are able to remember the real reason we celebrate Christmas. Shows will continue to run Sun-Thurs 6pm-10pm and Fri-Sat 6pm-11pm. If you live close by, tune in around the clock to 90.9 FM "The Grinch" hear DJ Snowy Joey bringing you some of the great tunes of the Holiday season. Feel free to share photos and comments with us on our page. Seeing the joy this show bring to others is truly the reason we do this! (Video by recent attendee)