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One More Sleep! Show Starts Friday, November 28, 2025!🎄✨
The Rusty Griswold Light Display opens TOMORROW NIGHT! 🎄 November 28, 2025 – Opening Night Is Almost Here! 🌟
Get ready—the Rusty Griswold Christmas Light Display returns this Friday, November 28, to kick off the 2025 holiday season!
The lights are wired, the songs are synced, and soon Burlington will shine bright once again.
This year, we’re proud to support Halton Women’s Place, a local organization providing shelter and support to women and children escaping domestic violence.
💡 Opening Night: Friday, November 28
🎶 How to listen: Use the PulseMesh app on any iPhone or Android device within 0.5 km of the show to enjoy the synchronized music as the lights dance! There will be NO FM station this year.
From our family to yours—thank you for being part of this tradition of light, laughter, and community spirit.
🎅 See you on Opening Night!
April 5, 2025 - Proud to Support Halton Women’s Place! 🎉
This holiday season, the Rusty Griswold Christmas Light Display is proud to partner with Halton Women’s Place, a local organization providing shelter and support to women and children escaping domestic violence.
We’ve raised over $4,000 in past years through your generosity—and this year, we’re hoping to shine even brighter.
100% of donations go directly to the cause. Let’s light up the season with kindness and community spirit!
Drone video footage from December 7, 2023 of the Rusty Griswold Light Display show.
Click PLAY to listen while you visit our site! Click Save on Spotify to add this to your Spotify account, and enjoy 70+ songs of our favourites year-round!
Official Rusty’s Magical Christmas Coloring Book
We have created a family-friendly colouring book with 45 unique pictures! It is published exclusively with Amazon. Available now worldwide!
Click the book cover above to be redirected to Amazon or learn more by clicking here!
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Mike Madole
Who is Rusty Griswold?
Greetings! My name is Mike M. and I call the beautiful city of Burlington, Ontario, Canada my home. Just like countless others, I was inspired by the timeless classic film “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation”. Each year, I strive to recapture the magic of Christmas by constructing a magnificent Christmas light display.
As a grown-up who still holds onto the excitement of the holiday season, I take great pride in sharing my passion for the festive spirit with others through my displays. Although it may not be as grandiose as others, I am nonetheless proud of what the Rusty Griswold Light Display has become and it is for this reason that I have adopted the moniker “Rusty Griswold”.
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In my Blog you will find many different articles from how to animate your own light show, to securing Christmas inflatables, to the history of the Christmas Pickle! Be sure to check out the many articles I have posted over the years!
Each year, as the days grow shorter and the air turns crisp, the Rusty Griswold Light Display comes to life. For us, it’s not just about decorating our home with thousands of dazzling lights – it’s about creating a place where families, friends, and neighbours come together to experience the wonder of the holidays.
Opening Night 2025: What’s New This Year
It’s that magical time of year again! The Rusty Griswold Light Display returns for its 10th anniversary — brighter, smoother, and ready to bring holiday cheer to Burlington once more. We’ve been busy behind the scenes making improvements, rebuilding parts…
Every year, I try to make the light show a little brighter, a little better, and a little more magical — and this year is no different. I’ve got some exciting news about a new feature coming to the Rusty Griswold Christmas Light Display, and I also want to share the bittersweet decision to retire a fan-favorite part of the show.