What a nice gift to the community. A lot of planning and work went in to putting this Christmas adventure together for the families that get tickets to drive thru and receive a special Christmas blessing. The fact that there is no charge is awesome. It's definitely worth the time.... Thank you, Bayside; Merry Christmas! read more

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By the time I hear about the Christmas lights here at Bayside every year, it's too late to get tickets! This year I was on top of it and got a few tickets ahead of time and gave some to friends. They're free to reserve but will get booked within minutes! Each week of tickets is released at a specific time every week so there are multiple chances. We arrived right at our 6pm reservation time. The website explains to enter via bike lane right past the gas station. Google maps led us to the exact spot and you can see the long line of cars in the bike lane and the Christmas lights in the distance so it was easy to spot. The line appears long but it was moving pretty steadily and we got to the beginning of the lights in less than 10 min. Once you get past the entrance they will direct you into an aisle of the parking lot and then those lines take turns entering the drive thru, so after all that I think it was about 15-20 mins until we actually started which wasn't too bad. There are people coming around with concessions and lights/toys before you begin too. The actual lights themselves were really nice! Each section had a theme, such as candy land, Star Wars, etc. and you can tune in to a radio station so the sounds match what you're looking at. I'd say it took no more than 15 minutes to get through the whole thing but it was definitely worth it instead of driving around to one-off houses around town. read more

On my birthday Tuesday evening, my boyfriend, daughter and I RSVP'D to see the complimentary drive-thru Christmas Lights and what a sight it was! My daughter was asleep despite our efforts to wake her ha ha, so we just had our own little date night! As we drove through and turned on the specified radio station, the lights began to synchronize with the music perfectly! My favorite was Sia's Candy Cane Lane! This year's theme is Car's Land, Mater included, I just love Larry the Cable Guy, anyone else!? I would highly recommend checking out these free lights, more spots were just opened up for tomorrows! We are going to make this a yearly tradition, it's great to seeing a church offering this to their community with the current epidemic going on in our world right now! Bless you all and have a Happy Holiday Season! read more

This is a free event with an advance reservation. This was our first time here, after driving by for years. When you first get into parking lot. You will be put into a line of cars and you will wait as for your lanes turn. There is from what we counted about 12 lanes. Tune your radio to 92.9 and enjoy the show while you wait your turn. The lights above you are flash and sing while you wait your turn in line of cars. Which kept the kids busy singing and dancing in your car. Within 15-20 mins we were on our way through the wonderland of lights. The ohhs and ahhhs you can here from the kids opened windows as they drive through the display just tells you how worth the wait it was. The light displays are bright and spread apart enough were people won't get bored. You drive through different themed areas that were great decorated lights. We especially enjoyed the cars themed area the best. Thank you Bayside for putting on a must go to Christmas light display. We are hooked and will back every year now. read more

Bayside Christmas Adventure - Entrance to light display - Festivals Near Me - Roseville, California

It's a must during Christmas if they have it! Amazing lights for the whole family! Great drive.

I loved this event. We went with some friends from our neighborhood and had about 5 cars in our group. It was so much fun. We absolutely loved it. We booked our reservations about a week before and were able to secure a 6:30 reservation for a Sunday night. The event is free and they put a lot of thought and work into making the event amazing. My kids loved it. We can't wait for next year's event. Definitely worth a visit if you're in the Sacramento area. read more

Located off of HWY 65 (LINCOLN/MARYSVILLE) and the STANFORD RANCH RD exit, at the top of the hill is where you will find Bayside Church's Christmas Adventure. STEP 1: Get tickets online or text the number on the marquee to get your free ticket shown prior to entering.. STEP 2: Tune your radio to 92.9FM in order for the music to sync to the lights. STEP 3: As you pull in, you will be guided by attendants to begin your journey through a magical Christmas lighting experience at Bayside Church. STEP 4: While waiting in line, there will be several attendants walking around who will offer a LIT GLOWSTICK, POPCORN, and/or WATER for purchase. Since Disneyland is currently closed due to COVID-19, this was a great opportunity for parents to drive their kids through a short, but amazing experience. BAYSIDE ALWAYS DOES A FANTASTIC JOB at thinking of creative activities year-round for the community. I especially loved that the music synced to the lights and also how a lot of the characters were singing along as well. Such a magical, local experience that you can enjoy for free, which gets you into the mood for Christmas! Can't wait to do it again soon! read more

You have to make reservations to attend the light show. You get free tickets, but they do ask for donations. The line to get in was pretty long. We had a 9pm reservation so I honestly didn't think it was going to be to packed. The line to get in went somewhat fast but then they had us all line up inside. They had people going car to car trying to sell water, popcorn and light up toys. We sat there for about 45 minutes to an hour before we got to go through the lights. Which only took 15 minutes. If I knew how long we would be sitting I wouldn't have came. I asked my kids if they would want to come back next year and the answer was NO! Even though it was FREE it wasn't worth our time and we won't go back. read more

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Bayside is such a great place to check out Christmas lights, simply amazing. This is definitely a must visit if you're in the area or not in the area during the holidays. It's a nice drive-thru holiday lights experience, they have a laser light show as your waiting to drive through complete with screens with videos and they even have a special radio station that coincides with the screens and laser lights. I've been twice this holiday season and I just love it, it goes at a very slow pace so if you're driving trust me you can stop or slow to a crawl so that you can get some great pictures (just be careful lol). I love the fact that it's free however you do have to go on the website and reserve the time slot you would like to go and tickets do go fast so be quick and reserve them in advance. The first time I went I arrived at 9pm and the line was quite long to get inside and then my last time I went at 8:30pm and the wait wasn't as long and both times were during the weekend. I plan to do this every year during the holidays as I loved it and it can be a tradition. Love all of the interactive lights, music and the whole experience. read more

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Tickets were gone soon, but Bayside church was on TV promoting their Christmas Adventure. They said they were going to release 150 extra tickets each day between 12pm and 3pm through their social media outlets. The waiting game started: 12pm no tickets, 1pm no tickets, 2:54pm there were tickets available! We were able to the 8:30pm showing. Later that evening we drove up to Rocklin. We got onto Stanford Ranch Road (7:30ish) and it was a parking lot leading up to Bayside Adventure Church. The line of cars moved pretty fast, but that only led to another line where you wait in one of seven different lines with twenty to twenty-five cars in a group. There were signs showing a radio station on it for you to turn your car radio on. The music is sync'd to the lights making it a pretty cool experience! Finally it was time for our line to go see all the lights. You start by going through a tunnel of lights, around the corner with Christmas lights on both sides of your car. As you enter "Toy Land" you see clips of Christmas movies playing on the side wall of the church. Continuing your drive you are basically in Disneyland. It was like walking down Cars Land! Best of all Mater is there, in Christmas fashion. From there you keep driving to see different lights that were made up from different iconic landmarks from famous cities across the world. Next area you drive through was a bunch of cool Christmas props, ending with Baby Jesus in his manger. All in all, the drive will only take you fifteen to twenty minutes, but I am pretty sure you will enjoy every minute and will even forget about the hour wait to get inside from Stanford Ranch road to the end of the show. read more

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Can I give this place 15 stars? This is coming from a bicylers perspective. YES, You can bike through there! No, it's not that cold. Not when you're having a super fun time. It's Christmas time, time for new adventurous and beginnings. We visited Bayside Lights on a very busy day in the Christmas season, the Saturday before Christmas 2020. The ride was at 6:30pm and location meet-up was at Raleys/Taco Bell in Rocklin on Sunset. By 7pm the whole group of lucky gang arrived. A group of us with bikes and spokes lit up, even Santa, came excited and ready to see Christmas lights in a unique and fun way. First we rode down Pebble Creek and Strand bobbing past the crowds of crowds while trying to see the wooden Disney art, tons of lights, all the while trying to dodge the stop and go of cars, and orange traffic cones. The crowds were extremely massive this year (and I've came here for at least 3 or 4 years now). After that fun ride that lasted for maybe 30 minutes, we rode a longer straight ride to Bayside. Now seeing Bayside lights this last year was extremely different from any time I've seen their Christmas lights display. First off, see lights EARLY in the Christmas season, and see it on a slow night. This line was like a Disney ride line x 2! I don't doubt they waited 2 hours for this. It may have been worth it, but when kids are in the car. No way! BUT they did so much stuff to this from the last time I've seen it. It was so much more than just lights. It was really like a fun ride with so much to see. But any way, we rode up, this group of us, they let us in. No biggie, no ticket needed, no waiting. I was so thrilled!! Side note, there were 2 annual Christmas lights bike rides locally on this day. One is for a combo of Bayside lights, and Pebble Creek/Strand. The other annual bike ride is the Fab 40s downtown. Both events are on Facebook, so keep an eye on those for updates and info if you are interested. This is a truly unique and fun experience to ride through Bayside Lights with a bike. I highly highly suggest it!! read more

If you're looking to do something with the kids, or you're a kid at heart, this is the place to go! You cant get better than free. Yes, you read that correctly, its free! You will need to register online for the date and time that you'd like to visit. Its so worth it though. We stopped to get hot cocoa, and cookies for our drive through this winter wonderland. SO MUCH FUN! We presented our ticket to fun with the guard, and then we were placed into one of several lanes of cars, waiting our turn to see the lights. Holiday music will fill your radio with the Bayside music. (they have their own radio station) Kids will come by your vehicle to offer candy and light sticks for sale. Its fairly reasonable, and I would encourage you to buy something. Its how they fundraise, and pay for the free lights that you're going to see. They have this down to a science. They usher each filled car lane in, like poetry in motion. As you slowly drive through the light show, they encourage you to take pictures, and take in the moment. Kids will love the sharknado! The gigantic snowman and huge ornaments will make you want to decorate your own neighborhood. I love the flashing lights that rhythmically change color, as if insync with the holiday tunes playing in the air. Once you're driving through, it goes pretty fast, so stop and see the lights. Just dont hold up the cars behind you for too long! Its a wonderful way to take a break from the crazy holiday shopping, and kick off the holiday season! read more

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The Christmas Program needs some revision. Not at all what I was expecting g bad it was very scattered.

This is pretty fun if you have littles who can handle a few hours in a car and like lights. We had an online reservation a few days before Christmas and made the drive out. Be aware that there can be a long waiting period before you actually get into the drive-through show, so bring drinks and snacks and make sure you take a bathroom break first. As you're in the waiting lane to turn into the entrance, shark fin shaped lights greet you, leading up to a light display of a great white shark. This was very popular with the 2.5 year old boy in the car. Upon entry to Bayside, you drive down a lane full of white snowflake lights and icicles, and there are instructions to tune into a specific radio station. Then you are ushered into one of 8 long rows of cars to wait your turn. It took us about an hour until we got our turn. The waiting area is also very beautiful, with lights between each row and a light show of electronic singing heads timed with the songs on the radio channel. Bayside staff/ volunteers walk around with popcorn, water, and glow sticks for sale. This is the longest part of this process, so be patient and try to enjoy it. When it's time for the show (which took about 10 minutes for us to drive through), each row is let in, starting from the left. You make a right to get into a long tunnel made of arching lights that change colors and frequency. Makes for nice photos. After that is the Toyland themed section of lights, with two Christmas themed movies playing on the side of the church. There's also an Around the World themed section with light displays of famous international landmarks. But the two favorite sections for us were the Cars section (which was pretty epic with a staged area of buildings, props and Cars characters to make you feel like you were driving through a scene in the movie) and the manger scene which was lit simply in blue and white at the very end. In case you didn't know, Bayside is a church and it's reflected in some of the songs and messages, but it's very low pressure and in my opinion, a good subtle ministry effort. I appreciated the occasional signs offering prayer if people need it, and the fact that this is a donation-based activity in case some cannot afford it otherwise. Kudos to Bayside! read more

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!! This year was even better than the last. My family discovered the Bayside lights after moving here and have been huge fans ever since. My son asks to drive through the lights and smiles the whole time. Bayside does an amazing community service and I cant imagine how many thousands of hours must go in to putting this together. You need to reserve your time online ahead of time and they are great about getting your group going pretty close to your scheduled time. Do yourself a favor and grab a warm beverage before going through the lights, crank up the holiday tunes on the provided radio station and remember the true meaning of Christmas. read more

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I came here with my boyfriend last night. We grabbed hot chocolate from Dutch Bro's right before. We reserved a spot for 8:30 PM. It's really easy to reserve free tickets online. No one checked out ticket as we pulled in. They have a radio station you listen to that's in sync with the lights (92.9). I didn't know this at first and it took a while to realize that. We were designated to be in a certain spot and there ends up being rows of cars. It's all very smoothly run because there were no issues with this. The light show was absolutely amazing. This is great to watch for all ages. So many people asked me where I was where after posting the lights on social media. I definitely want to come here again. Next time I'd listen to the radio station from the start! read more

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Cute place to take the family or visiting friends for the holidays. My husband thinks that there was more to see the first year they opened (2016), but I couldn't really tell. I just remember in 2016, they had someone dressed up as Darth Vader doing lightsaber fights with another character on the church steps. I'd imagine that'd be really cold to stand out there for so many hours, so maybe that's why we didn't see anyone doing that this year. I thought last year they gave out info for their church services along with candy canes too. This year, not much was said about their church services (at least to my knowledge). Definitely a fun yearly tradition. Just make sure to reserve tickets WAY ahead of time. We got tickets easily in 2016 but in 2017, we waited too long and couldn't get tickets till Dec 26th. Fortunately they weren't very busy around Dec 25th, so they were letting people in without tickets. read more

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Christmas lights drive thru where you sit and chill, yes please! We signed up through event bright for a time 9-9:30. Starts at 6:30. Its the church on the hill with all the lights. They direct traffic and separate the cars in lines when you drive up. We got there a little after 9 and the line started moving at 9:30. It seems to be every 1/2 hr they let in a huge group of cars drive thru. Its very organized and you can tell a lot of work went into this free event. They have a radio station you tune into to listen to Christmas music throughout the drive. They lights are great and set up nicely. There is even a star wars battle. It says online it runs until Jan 1st but not Christmas eve. This is definitely something to bring the family too and nice for those who cant walk. After the drive they give you a candy cane and are very friendly. Will do it again! 6401 Stanford Ranch Road Roseville, CA 95678 read more

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Living nearby I have notice the impotent of the lights each year as this is such a huge undertaking I am sure. Please allow plenty of time. On a Sunday night we waited in line in the parking lot for our turn for about 25 minutes. They have a nice light show as you wait but you will hear part of it twice. They do have you text or go online to reserve a time to prevent a back log on Stanford ranch drive but they do not check this. read more

Bayside Christmas Adventure - Festivals Near Me - Roseville, California

It was fun but not something we would do again. We waiting for 3o minutes in the parking lot. The lights and music was fun but it was just on repeat. And once you finally got to drive through it was so fast. Just something that had so much hype, it was a bit of a letdown when we went through. read more

Bayside Christmas Adventure - Driving in the entrance - Festivals Near Me - Roseville, California

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When you make a reservation & a generous donation, you should not have to wait 65 minutes in the same Spot. We asked to leave after 25 minutes & did not want our donation back. We were told we could not leave . We were boxed in. It took over two hours for the Christmas drive thru lights. We live 5 minutes away. The drive thru show is 7 minutes max. We will never go again. Our kids are traumatized. read more

This is always a fun place to come check out the lights. I love how they give you a special radio station to listen to. Then at the end you can go inside for free coffee and hot chocolate if you want. There are lots of dressed up people, its super fun! We have made it a new family tradition to stop by every year. read more

Bayside Christmas Adventure - Festivals Near Me - Roseville, California

This a great free show! Make sure to get (free) tickets from their website before going. Their set up is on point and have everything in control! They have multiple signs to tell you where to go and have many volunteers guiding the cars. They have their own radio station and have the songs synchronized to the lights! They also sell light sticks, candy, and water before you start the show. The volunteers are also super friendly! Although it is a church, they are not putting pressure on you to donate or trying to preach. They hand you a nice brochure that describes their Christmas services. Definitely check out this free light show! read more

best light show ever! This is a great light show done to music and with a great theme. Just what the world needs!

Long line goes quickly. Have tickets on your phone. Enjoy, it's even bigger and better that before

Looks like the drive through is fun but we've been sitting in the parking lot waiting in line for almost 2 hours!! Our ticket was for 7:30 and it's now 9pm! At this point I just want to go home, but we are stuck here with no way out!! This is so frustrating!!!! read more

This is a wonderful Christmas light show for the entire family and it's free!! Bring the kids and hear Christmas music as you drive thru almost a mile of lights. read more

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Was a really great experience last Christmas! They worked really hard on it and I hear this year will be even better.

A man at the gate denied us when our ticket time was 9:00 we got there at 9:03 and the man denied my young siblings, my parents and I and we went home bummed and my sister cried , it was very sad , sort of disappointed. read more

Absolutely breathtaking. We had so much fun. This was our first time going and we were impressed. Staff was great and ran things smoothly as can be. We even enjoyed the train ride afterwards to get hot cocoa and coffee. Definitely recommend for the entire family. We will be making this our family tradition. read more

Really enjoyable for the whole family. Hope it becomes an annual event. Being able to text ahead of time for tickets to a window of admittance for this free show was helpful. In case they don't put this show on again, don't miss it! read more

Loved the display! Coffee next year? Where's the restrooms? Overall, FUN!