Alan & Susan Kopatz 134 Gracefield Way in Riverside. Mission Grove Area. Open for Everyone 🎅 🤶 Please share with ALL your friends and family. MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!
Susie and Alan work hard all year to bring you this wonderful site at Christmas. The Display has over 20,500 lights but the fun of the display is there are over 300 hand made, hand painted figures. Everything from Penguins-Mice-Ginger Breads-Santa Sleigh and Reindeer-Lollipops- Elves-Snowmen-A Full Nativity Scene-Many Many more. Come on by and put your name in Santas box to be added to the already 1200names in the yard now.
04/04/2026
I was invited to the Riverside International Film Festival April 9th-12th. Mr Brandon Rice new Santa Claus documentary "Behind the Beard: Making Santa Real" is having it's World Premiere April 10th 7:20pm at the Box Theater. Hope to see you there. 🎅 🤗 ❤️
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03/29/2026
So what do you do when you have a heat wave of 95°-100°? You start fixing your Christmas Decorations. Replacing lights, glue ends, touch up paint, clearcoating. Keeping things looking fresh. 🎅 🤶 😊
03/06/2026
The first 12 of 32 New Scrolls are done and stored up in the garage. Is your name on a scroll? Day at a time. 🎅🤶 😊
02/20/2026
24 more scrolls prepared. First scroll of the season is done. The Mrs has started the long process of completing 35 scrolls. From here they get 3 coats of clearcoat and lights installed. One at a Time.
02/05/2026
On your mark get set GO!!! 384 New Names. That's 32 New Scrolls. If you want to see the show it's, The Great Christmas Light Fight, season 13 Episode 2.
12/31/2025
The Numbers are in. 384 NEW NAMES translates to 32 more scrolls. Next year 3087 names and 257 scrolls. Where are they going 🤔? A picture of the house without any wood cutouts or scrolls in the yard, it still looks pretty nice. Have a Blessed New Year. 🎅 👼 🤶
12/29/2025
Started take down. Pictures of house with and without the 221 Scrolls.
Merry Christmas from Alan/Susan Kopatz and Family. It's been an Amazing year. 🎅 ❤️ 👼
12/24/2025
This was left by our front door tonight by a very special Family "The Hodgdons." This touches our hearts when someone does something special for us. Merry Christmas 🎅 🤶
12/19/2025
Only a few more days to see if your name is on a Scroll. Maybe you will catch Alan/Susan giving out surprises to the kids. It's been an Amazing year so far with 210 New Names. Just spreading a little joy. Merry Christmas. 134 Gracefield Way Riverside. Mission Grove Area. 🎅 🤶
Running out of room. This just may be the last year of taking any new names.
I had a big surprise tonight. Unfortunately I was not home. Thank You Girls this means the world to me 🎅 ❤️ 🤗
12/14/2025
What a Beautiful Night. So many dressed up to see Santa and get there family pictures. Thank You goes out to so many. Larry and Diane for opening their hearts and getting everyone to donate cookies and hot chocolate. Brian/Mandi Perrone and Dana Roquet local realtors for dozens and dozens of cookies. Scott for setting up the amazing movie screen. Erica, Lonnie, Rosie, Milton, Lori, Kieffer, Teresa, Jim, Jeff, Shya and the Barry family for getting all the special goodies to everyone. To the Neighbors that donate all the cookies and put up with the craziness. All of us enjoy seeing the smiles that's created on this special night. PLEASE SHARE ANY SPECIAL PICTURES WITH US. We will still be open until Dec 28th. Come on by and maybe still get a surprise or two. MERRY CHRISTMAS 🎅 👼 🤶 ❤️
| Monday | 5pm - 9:30pm |
| Tuesday | 5pm - 9:30pm |
| Wednesday | 5pm - 9:30pm |
| Thursday | 5pm - 9:30pm |
| Friday | 5pm - 10pm |
| Saturday | 5pm - 10pm |
| Sunday | 5pm - 9:30pm |