PSLinLights Home Outdoor Decorating Contest

PSLinLights 2023 winner 278 SW Tulip Blvd 3

Hang the wreath, untangle those lights, pull out the inflatables and start decorating! Back by popular demand, the City of Port St. Lucie’s ninth-annual PSLinLights Holiday Lights and Outdoor Yard Decorating Contest starts Wednesday November 20, 2024.

The City of Port St. Lucie is looking for homeowners, tenants, or lessees who have the spirit of Christmas and a little bit of Griswold in them to participate in the City of Port St. Lucie’s seasonal contest. This outdoor holiday lights and yard decorating contest is a festive way to demonstrate your community pride and light up the holiday season.

Participation is free and all participants should be willing to share their address and family name.

Enter the Contest!

Holiday Lights Map

When holiday light enthusiasts register their home in the contest, the City adds the display information into a searchable database, creating a must-see holiday light display list with pictures and a map.

The holiday lights map can be used by the entire community to create their own holiday light tour of the City. Please be courteous as you drive by these houses. Remember that you are in a neighborhood, and so please drive slowly, and do not park in or block other driveways. The residential speed limit in Port St. Lucie neighborhoods is 25 mph.

Holiday Lights Map

Contest Deadlines & Prizes

Outdoor Yard Decorating Contest & Scavenger Hunt kicks off on Wednesday, November 20, 2024 and runs through Monday, January 6, 2024. Winners will be announced on Friday, January 10, 2025. 

There are three categories for prizes:

  1. New Kid on the Block (first-time residential entries only)
  2. Showstopper (best overall PSL residential light display)
  3. Holiday Light Show (drones, pixels, projection screens, etc.)* New Category

The three categories will be given a gold, silver, or bronze rating. Gold winners receive an exclusive award and a $100 gift card. Silver winners receive a $50 gift card. Bronze winners receive a $25 gift card. Winners will be determined by online survey voting and announced on Friday, January 10, 2025.

PSLinLights New Kid on the Block Winner 2024 PSLinLights Showstopper Winner 2024 PSLinLights Holiday Light Show Winner 2024

Voting & Judging

How to Vote

An online survey link will appear on this webpage during Voting Week, which starts on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, to Friday, January 10, 2025. One vote per household.

Judging 

Judging will begin Wednesday, January 8, 2025, and ends on Friday, January 10, 2025. Home winners will be announced publicly on the City of Port St. Lucie’s website and social media sites, Friday, January 10, 2025. The winners will also be acknowledged at a future City Council Meeting.

Judging will be conducted anonymously by an online survey during Judging Week. The number of votes will determine the winners.

Contest Rules

There is no fee for entry into the contests. The Outdoor Yard Decorating & Scavenger Hunt Contests shall be subject to these Official Rules, and by entering, all participants agree to be bound by the terms and conditions herein.

Entrants assume any and all liability for any injuries, harm, or damages caused or claimed to be caused by participation in the contest and/or the acceptance and/or use of any prize and hereby release the City of Port St. Lucie, its agents, employees, officers, and officials from any and all such liability, loss, harm, or damage. The City, its agents, employees, officers, and officials, are not responsible for: loss, damage, or harm of any kind, including but not limited to; the failure of any entry to be received due to computer failures of any kind, traffic congestion on the internet or at any website, telecommunications, network, electronic, telephone or mobile service outages, delays, busy signals, or any equipment malfunctions or other technical difficulties that may prevent the city from receiving any entry submission; entries that are stolen, misdirected, garbled, delayed by computer transmissions, lost, late, or damaged; any injury or damage to the entrant’s or any other computer, tablet, or electronic device related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in this Contest; nor is the City, its agents, employees, officials, officers responsible or liable for errors, any inaccurate transcription of entry information, errors in any promotional or marketing materials or errors in these Official Rules.

The City of Port St. Lucie in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any entrant found tampering with the entry process or the operation of the City’s website. Failure to comply with the Official Rules of the contest may result in an entrant’s disqualification and/or forfeiture of any prize or prizes.

The City’s liability in all instances shall be limited to the monetary limits set forth in s. 768.28, Florida Statutes. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed a waiver of the City’s sovereign immunity whether by contract or by law.

The entrant must be 18 years of age or older at the time of entry and reside in the City of Port St. Lucie and is void wherever prohibited or restricted by applicable federal or state laws and regulations. 

  1. Entries must be residents within the municipal boundary of the City of Port St. Lucie. To verify whether you live in the City limits, check the St. Lucie County Property Appraiser’s website.
  2. A household cannot enter another household; each contestant must enter the contest themselves.
  3. Only decorations visible from the roadway will be considered.
  4. For Judging Week, all lights must be on from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. from Wednesday, January 8th through Thursday, January 9th, 2025.
  5. New Kid on the Block, PSL Showstopper and Holiday Light Show placings, which will be determined by the website voting, will be final. Only one vote per unique IP address allowed.
  6. Any decorations that are vulgar or promote violence in any way will be disqualified.
  7. First place winners are limited to two consecutive years, beginning in 2019.

When

  • Wednesday, November 20, 2024 | 12:00 AM