Seasonal & Holidays
Pleasanton Family Behind Widmer World Puts On Yearly Christmas Light Extravaganza
Widmer World is among the largest seasonal light displays in Northern California. This year's display uses at least 400,000 lights.
PLEASANTON (KPIX 5) — Widmer World, one of the largest holiday displays in all of Northern California that’s continuously growing, lights up the end of a cul de sac in Pleasanton every year.
The Christmas light extravaganza is named after Bob Widmer, a retired software engineer. Widmer and his family have been putting up elaborate decorations in their front yard since 1981. Around the year 2000, they began working on the backyard.