Christmas lightinstallationin Somerville, MA
Lights hung and taken down for Somerville homes.
Lights, install and takedown included.
From $695. Book by December 15.
Text (781) 786-7669
Lights for Somerville homes
Most Somerville houses are triple deckers with about 26 ft of roofline: up to 60 ft, $695. We serve Davis Square, Union Square, Winter Hill, Spring Hill, Ten Hills, East Somerville and the rest of Somerville.
A typical home in SomervilleWhat lights cost on the usual Somerville house
What lights cost on the usual Somerville house
ACS: only 15% of homes are single-family while 55% are in 2-4 unit buildings (mostly two- and three-family houses and triple-deckers), median year built 1938. Dense neighborhoods such as East Somerville, Union Square and Winter Hill (from the existing town data) are where these close-set houses are typical; neighborhood-level counts not verified in a source.
| Single-family | 15% |
|---|---|
| 2 to 4 unit buildings | 55% |
| 5+ unit buildings | 30% |
| Owner-occupied | 34% |
| Median year built | 1938 |
| Example frontage | 22 ft |
| Example roofline | 26 ft |
| Tier | Up to 60 ft |
| Price | $695 |
| Same tier, bundled with a Snow Pass (10% off, up to $100) | $625 |
Example, not a quote. Frontage and roofline are our estimates for this house type; the census figures are from ACS 2024 5-year estimates.
Holiday events in Somerville
The event page lists the Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony for Thursday, December 4, 2025, 5:00pm to 7:00pm, at the City Hall Concourse, 93 Highland Ave.
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Somerville has not posted a 2026 tree lighting date that we could find. Check the city calendar at somervillema.gov/calendar.
Event questions
- Somerville Arts Council
- (617) 625-6600 x 2985
Historic District: when lights need approval
Somerville's Historic Preservation Commission reviews alterations or repairs to properties in a Local Historic District that are visible from a public way and would result in an irreversible change in the design, materials, or outwards appearance of the structure.
Somerville's Historic District Ordinance says the commission's authority does not extend to review of temporary structures or signs, subject to such conditions as to duration of use, location, lighting, removal and similar matters as the commission may reasonably specify.
Somerville does not name holiday lights in the pages we checked. If your house is in a Local Historic District, ask the commission before you book.
Install-day parking and snow emergencies
Residents can buy up to two visitor parking passes for their guests.
Somerville visitor passes: two-day passes cost $35 and a three-day pass costs $50, with a limit of one three-day pass per household.
In Somerville, you have four hours after a snow emergency is declared to move your car to the even-numbered side of the street, or to a municipal lot available for resident use.
Free lit door wreath and timer with every install
Every booking comes with gifts to keep. The bigger the display, the more fun shows up on your lawn.
Every lights booking
Smart timer plug and lit door wreath
A lit wreath for your front door, plus a smart outdoor plug so your lights come on at dusk and you switch them from your phone.
Order total $1,500+
4 ft lit Santa
A 4 ft lit LED Santa for the front yard, next to your lit house.
Plus the smart outdoor timer plug and a lit door wreath
Order total $2,500+
Sleigh, 2 reindeer and a holiday card photo
A lit sleigh with 2 reindeer, plus a dusk "holiday card photo" of your lit house, taken by our crew and texted to you.
Plus the smart outdoor timer plug and a lit door wreath and the 4 ft lit LED Santa
Gifts are yours to keep. Your order total is what you pay for lights after any Snow Pass discount; the price tool shows which gifts your total includes.
See your house lit before you book
Text us a photo of your house and we'll send back a picture of it lit up.
Six roofline tiers from $695 to from $2,095; all prices, what is included and the full FAQ are on the main Christmas lights page.
Price it and book lights in Somerville
Need a tree too? Delivered to your door, from $149. See Christmas trees
Sources (10)
Each number on this page links to the passage it relies on. Checked 2026-11-01. We are not the town; confirm rules with Somerville before a storm.
- somervillema.gov: Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony
Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony / Home / Events / Arts Council / Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony / About the Event / Please note: / This page is about a past event. Visit somervillema.gov/calendar for upcoming events. / Event | / Thu, December 4, 2025 - 5:00pm / - / Thu, December 4, 2025 - 7:00pm / LOCATION / City Hall Concourse / 93 Highland Ave / Somerville, MA 02143 / United States
- somervillema.gov: Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony
Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony / Please join Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the City of Somerville for the Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony. / Food, gifts and holiday magic awaits! / Rain date: Tuesday, December 9th
- somervilleartscouncil.org: Illuminations – Somerville Arts Council
Illuminations is a month-long lights extravaganza
- somervillema.gov: Community Invited to Somerville 2025 Holiday Celebrations
Illuminations Tour / Dates: December 12, 2025-January 12, 2026
- somervillema.gov: Historic Preservation
The HPC reviews alterations or repairs to properties in a Local Historic District that are visible from a public way and would result in an irreversible change in the design, materials, or outwards appearance of the structure. It also reviews any changes in the general arrangement of the building's features or its architectural details, such as the arrangement of windows or doors. The HPC does not review cases that involve routine maintenance or replacement of any part of the property using the same design and materials as the original building.
- online.encodeplus.com: CHAPTER 7 HOUSING
The authority of the commission shall not extend to the review of the following categories of buildings, structures or exterior architectural features of the historic district and, in this event, the buildings, structures or exterior architectural features so excluded may be constructed or altered within the historic district without review by the commission: (1) Temporary structures or signs, subject, however, to such conditions as to duration of use, location, lighting, removal and similar matters as the commission may reasonably specify;
- somervillema.gov: Parking Department
If you’re a Somerville resident, you can buy up to two visitor parking passes for your guests. Two-day passes cost $35 and a three-day pass costs $50 (limit one three-day pass per household).
- somervillema.gov: Parking Department
Two-day passes cost $35 and a three-day pass costs $50 (limit one three-day pass per household).
- somervillema.gov: Snow Info: Emergency Policies, Parking Rules, Shoveling Requirements
You have four hours after a snow emergency is declared to move your car to the even-numbered side of the street, or to one of the municipal lots (map) available for resident use during a snow emergency.
- somervillema.gov: Somerville Trash & Recycling Information
Christmas trees: Place curbside on regular trash day after removing all decorations. Do not place in a plastic bag. Trees picked up through January are mulched. Pick up free mulch through February at DPW yard. Christmas trees are only collected through January. Uncollected trees are the responsibility of the individual.