Candlelight Tour of Homes & Washington Wonderland

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The Washington Tour of Homes highlights a number of beautifully decorated homes for Christmas. We aim to find a variety of homes from newer construction to historical and everything in between. The proceeds from this event fund our holiday lights around the square. This is a weekend event you do not want to miss out on in Washington, and it will surely put you in the Christmas spirit!

The Washington Tour of Homes highlights a number of beautifully decorated homes for Christmas. We aim to find a variety of homes from newer construction to historical and everything in between. The proceeds from this event fund our holiday lights around the square. This is a weekend event you do not want to miss out on in Washington, and it will surely put you in the Christmas spirit!

Saturday, December 3rd: 4 – 8p.m.

Sunday, December 4th: 1 – 4p.m.

2022 Homes:
Patrick & Jenny Morgan, 1602 N Marion Ave.
Clay Whisler (Ola Babcock Home), 429 S Marion Ave.
Brian & Tracey Strabala, 2495 Sockum Ridge Rd.

2 more homes to be announced soon!

Business Stops:
Repurpose It, 107 W 2nd St.: Appetizer & Craft Stop
Hills Bank, 2481 IA-92 : Mike Zahs Nativity Scene Stop

Since 2018, the Chamber has invested over $35,000 into our community’s holiday lights. We want to thank these partners who have contributed both financially and in-kind over these years: Washington County Riverboat Foundation, City of Washington, Washington Iowa Betterment Foundation, Greiner Buildings, Paneless Windows and BW Construction. These businesses are in addition to the sponsors of our Tour of Homes, which is the primary fundraiser for our holiday lighting season.

We have approximately 5,500 linear feet of lighting in the downtown area and have been expanding and improving the holiday lights in our community by converting and replacing the strands to LED bulbs. In addition to the lights lining the rooftops downtown, we have upgraded the fountain and snowflake lights to LED and we have added lights on approximately 15 new buildings.

If you would like your building to be considered for lights, please contact the Washington Chamber at 319-653-3272 or email [email protected]

Washington Wonderland: Holiday Light & Decorating Contest for Businesses & Homeowners. The contest will be held November 26-January 1. If you would like to sign up for the 2022 contest, please email [email protected]