Aurora’s 71st annual Lehnertz Avenue drive-thru Christmas display will open Sunday, Dec. 12, and will run through January 7, 2023.
The event will open with a blessing of the nativity crib on the northwest corner of Lehnertz Avenue and Ohio Street in Aurora.
The display will run nightly from 5 p.m. to 10:30 p.m..
The lights will glow all night on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.
Lawn signs and cutouts of angels, three kings and shepherds lead to the nativity scene.
A second block to the east continues the celebration with Charlie Brown-themed displays.
The display is sponsored by a nonprofit association of neighborhood residents on Aurora’s far East Side.
Lehnertz is recognized as the oldest, totally free traditional Christmas display in Illinois.
Enter Lehnertz Avenue via Sheridan Street, follow through Lehnertz Circle and exit via Ohio Street.
—Al Benson