Hanukkah Lights in Sacramento

Eight nights of light

Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, remembers the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem and the story of oil that lasted eight nights. Families light one more candle on the menorah each evening, share latkes and sufganiyot, play dreidel and give small gifts. Dates follow the Hebrew calendar, usually falling in late November or December.

A Hanukkah scene that grows each night

Blue and white is the classic palette, often with a touch of silver. Because permanent lights are programmable, we can create a scene that adds a section of light each night — a nod to the menorah — so night eight is the full roofline. It's a detail neighbors notice, and it runs on its own schedule after sunset.

When Hanukkah overlaps Christmas on your street, you get a clean, distinctive look without competing with the multicolor houses next door.

Hanukkah, Christmas and the winter season

Many households celebrate both Hanukkah and Christmas, or live on streets where most neighbors decorate for Christmas. A permanent system makes that easy: blue and white for the eight nights, then warm white or a winter scene for the rest of December. You can even save a combined winter look of blue, white and silver that works for the whole season.

Blue, white and silver

Blue and white are the colors most families pick for Hanukkah. We tune the blue to a clear, bright shade and pair it with a cool white, sometimes with a slow shimmer that suggests candlelight. It looks calm and elegant from the street.

If you'd like to match the menorah, the lights can add one section of the roofline each night, building to the full house on the eighth night.

Hanukkah and the rest of December

Hanukkah's dates move each year and sometimes overlap with Christmas. Because each scene is saved separately, you can run Hanukkah colors on the right nights and warm white the rest of the month. Many interfaith families run both, on a schedule that suits them.