The Griswold Ilderton Christmas Display

01/22/2026

Hello friends of the Griswold Ilderton Christmas Display! We have great news to share with you all! This year we raised a total of $20,759 for Childcan and 2,200 lbs of non perishables for the Ailsa Craig food bank! This wouldn't have been possible without the help of people like you! Once again we had many families approach us on how Childcan and the food bank has benefited their families. To date we have raised $147,382 and almost 16,550 lbs for the food bank! We are humbled that the joy of viewing our Christmas display made this possible. We appreciate everyone's patience with the traffic. Thank you to our families, our friends and many volunteers for the extra help this year! We couldn't have done it without you! Special thanks to Chantel Vanleeuwen- Century 21 First Canadian Corp and Josh Vanleeuwen for hosting a meet and greet with Santa in Lucan and Samantha Vanleeuwen for keeping the lights on, setup, teardown and so much more!!❤️❤️❤️ Also to Michael Minogue and Jill Ann for all their support... much appreciated!🤗 We are already looking forward to creating new Christmas memories for everyone! Much love and all the best in 2026! Childcan CARSTAR London West (Lawrence) CARSTAR London East.

01/01/2026

And that concludes our 2025 season! Thank you to everyone who came and donated to Childcan and Ailsa Craig & Area Foodbank & Thrift Store ! Special thanks to all our volunteers that helped make this happen!! Happy New Year and we'll see you in 2026!🎅☃️❄️🎄🎊 CARSTAR London West (Lawrence) CARSTAR London East

12/31/2025

Last night to enjoy the lights! Let's make a difference together! Happy New Year! 🎅☃️❄️🎄

The Griswold Ilderton Christmas Display is a must see! Every year Jeff Vanleeuwen and his wife Nancy light up the exterior of their home with thousands of Christmas lights.

12/29/2025

Due to the winter storm, the display will not be on tonight. ☃️❄️

12/28/2025

Hello... The Griswold Ilderton Christmas Display will NOT be on tonight due to the frozen ground and the amount of rainfall.

12/23/2025

Look who showed up at the display!!! 🎅 Lots of kids were waiting to see Santa! Grand children were collecting donations for Childcan and the Ailsa Craig & Area Foodbank & Thrift Store Memories that will last a lifetime! Merry Christmas everyone! ☃️🎄🎁❄️

12/18/2025

Some of the cool things that have happened at the display over the past few days. From Limousine buses to vehicles covered in lights to blizzard like conditions to wedding engagements to new additions to the display. Thank you CARSTAR London West (Lawrence) CARSTAR London East for your support this year! We couldn't have done it without you! Let's make a difference for Childcan and Ailsa Craig & Area Foodbank & Thrift Store! Merry Christmas everyone! 🎅 🤶❄️☃️🎁🎄

12/08/2025

Thank you in advance!! 🎅🤶☃️❄️🎄

📢Call out for Volunteers! Do you know high school students in need of volunteer hours? Griswold is the perfect place to volunteer. Please share so we can reach as many people as possible to keep everyone safe while they stare at the spectacular lights. https://childcan.com/lights-volunteers
If you're looking for indoor opportunities, there's still a couple of spots left at the Holly Jolly Market too: https://childcan.com/holly-jolly-volunteers
Thank you! We are 💛🎗💛

12/08/2025

Great night tonight! The snow made everything look so magical! Childcan🎅🤶☃️❄️🎄