2023 Lights of Havasu Winners Announced

RiverScene has announced the list of winners for its 2023 Lights of Havasu list/map.

For the second year in a row, RiverScene judges were made up of the light crew from the London Bridge Resort and RSM Staff.

Whether a home had 10 strands of lights, or 1,000, the RSM team appreciated them all and thanks to all for the hard work put into the homes to spread Christmas cheer! Over the course of the week, it took judges over 6 hours all together to view and visit all 60 houses.

The winners of the online voting People’s Choice Award are also included here.

Winners will be contacted by email to claim your prize.

Thank you all for participating! There were SO many good ones, we may have to add in another category next year. It was truly hard to narrow down just two winners in each one. Merry Christmas from our RiverScene Magazine family to yours. Can’t wait to see your houses next year.

First place prize in each category is a sunset cruise on the Dixie Belle for two. Second place is a $25 gift certificate to Lin’s Little China.

Human Bean is still offering $1 hot chocolates on the weekends through end of December to anyone that shows the barista the Lights of Havasu map on their phone. This offer is Friday-Sunday , 5 p.m.-7 p.m. at any Havasu Human Bean location.

Here are your winners:

People’s Choice Award online voting grand prize:

“Merry Christmas” 3550 Bali Dr. with 94 votes.

Family Fun Gift Basket donated by Gems Assisted Living for People’s Choice Award

Judge’s voting:

Most Inflatables:

1st Place: “Glow ups and Blow ups” 2086 Sandwood Dr. Unit 101

2nd Place: “The Palmer Express” 2045 Palmer Dr.

Best Theme:

1st Place: “Santa’s Petting Zoo” 3420 Ottowa Dr.

2nd Place: “L’N’s Island” 515 Highland Dr.

Most Lit:

1st Place: “Bass Fishing with Lots of Lights” 3396 Monte Carlo

2nd Place: “Classic Christmas” 2300 Green Dr.

Most Unique: (This was a tough one because there were SO many!)

1st Place: ” Winter Wonderland” 3795 Aqua Dr.

2nd Place: “Holly Up From Jolly” 2341 San Juan Dr.

This house has a snow machine in the drive way and fake snowballs for a “snowball fight.”

Honorable mentions: (These are some of the judge’s other favorites)

“The Grinch is Up to No Good” 3334 Thunderbird Dr.

“Winterness on Inverness” 2773 Inverness

“LHC Lightshow” (Light show choreographed by a 16 yr old high school student) 3010 Ironwood Dr.

There is a house not on our map, but it caught our eye, a house on the corner Desert Cove and N. Palo Verde. We are not posting exact address due to it not being submitted on our map.

To view the map, click here: https://riverscenemagazine.com/2023-lights-of-havasu/

Thank you everyone!!!! Our staff and judges had a great time visiting all of the homes.