Timing
The 2026 booking calendar
Dates are allocated in the order they are confirmed. The Thanksgiving-weekend slots go first.
August – September
Booking opens and availability is best. Returning customers get first refusal on last year’s date.
October
The calendar fills. Thanksgiving-weekend slots are usually gone by mid-month.
Early November
Most installs happen, tested and timed well before Thanksgiving.
January
Takedown, included. We label and store your runs for next season if you want.
Included
What every install includes
Commercial-grade lamps
Custom-cut to your roofline, not retail strings. Serviceable, consistent colour, and they survive the season.
Timers set to your evenings
Installed, programmed and tested so the display runs itself from dusk.
Service through the season
If a run fails in December we come back. That is the difference between a professional install and a weekend on a ladder.
Takedown in January
Removal included, with labelled storage of your runs for next year.
Service areas
Christmas light installation by area
Houston itself is covered on this page. Click through for what we do differently in each surrounding area.
Our work
Recent holiday work
Reviews
What Houston homeowners say
I had wanted to do outdoor lighting for years, but it was hard to find a company to give a quote or even return my call. These guys came to my home and listened to my ideas, they made valuable suggestions. The installation was simple and their crew was very respectful. The end result is perfect lighting for my home.Charles Crixell
We are really enjoying our backyard every evening now, which looks like a fairyland. He did lots of reworking, repairing and adding to an old system. I very seldom give reviews, but I really was so pleased with the service and work. He came when he said he would and did what he said he was going to.June Stanley
Elwin was very professional. I watched him the whole time he was restoring my landscape lighting. He replaced bulbs for better lighting, installed new wiring, and did a great job of hiding wires. He arranged for my unit to run off of one box instead of three. My landscape lighting means the world to me.Luong Tieu Hung
The alternative
Tired of booking this every year?
If you want lights every season without the annual scramble, permanent roofline lighting is installed once and stays. Soft warm white every night, team colours on game day, full colour at Christmas, all from your phone – and invisible from the street by day.
It costs more up front and then costs nothing each season. Plenty of our holiday customers switch after two or three years of seasonal installs.
Answers
Frequently asked questions
When should I book Christmas lights in Houston?
Bookings open late summer and the calendar fills through October. Installs generally run from early November. If you want a specific week, book before the end of September.
Do you supply the lights or do I?
We supply commercial-grade lamps and custom-cut runs sized to your roofline. Customer-supplied retail strings are a false economy — they fail mid-season and cannot be serviced.
What happens if a section goes out?
Call us and we come back. Service through the season is included, which is the main thing separating a professional install from a weekend on a ladder.
Do you take the lights down?
Yes, takedown in January is part of the package. We also label and store your runs for the following year if you would like.
Is permanent lighting a better option?
If you want lights every year without an annual install, yes — see permanent lighting. It costs more up front and then costs nothing each season.
Free, no obligation
Book your holiday install
Houston books out through October and November. The earlier you are on the schedule, the better the date you get.
- (832) 303-0428
- ambianceoutdoorlights@gmail.com
- Houston, Texas