The City of Lightdale

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Dec 19th, 2025 - Dec 31st, 2025

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The City of Ferndale becomes “The City of Lightdale” this weekend…December 19th!

Residents have decorated their homes, yards, balconies, and windows in their best holiday spirit. You can explore the city looking for yard signs to see how well everybody has done and vote for your favorite between December 19th through January 1st!

The Top 3 voted homes will be crowned the winners for prizes and a feature on Ferndale’s social media pages.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND THE VOTING PROCESS ONCE IT GOES LIVE!

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