Here's your official guide to the Richmond Times-Dispatch's 18th annual self-guided Tacky Christmas Lights Tour. Watch for updates each Thursday in Weekend.

Houses that haven't been judged yet are listed as "Recommended (but not yet checked)."

To see individual listings on these houses including photos, slideshows, and directions, go to the Tacky Lights Guide and click on the individual addresses in the upper right hand box.

WEST AND NORTH

9604 and 9606 Asbury Court ; 5:15-10 p.m. Sundays-Thursdays and 5:15 p.m.-midnight Fridays-Saturdays through Jan. 1

  9308 Avalon Drive (between Patterson Avenue and Derbyshire Road); dusk to 11 p.m. daily through Jan. 1

1308, 1310 and 1312 Barnard Drive (Farmington); Harry the Holiday Hound appears nightly at 1310, weather permitting

2302 Bogan Road (off Skipwith and Vanta roads); 5:30-11 p.m. daily through Jan. 2

5624 Chamberlayne Ave. (between Hilliard Road and Lakeside Boulevard)

9328 Coleson Road (Broad Meadows subdivision, off Hungary Road), Glen Allen; partial donations go to American Cancer Society

8422 Eden St. (Lakeside); 5:30-10 p.m. daily through Dec. 31

2701 Laurelton Place (Hungary Road to Purcell to Laurelton)

8310 Lydell Drive (off Lourdes Road in Lakeside); 6-10:30 p.m. daily through Dec. 28

4610 and 4612 Packard Road (off Hungary Road near Springfield Road), Glen Allen

1411 Pennsylvania Ave. (off U.S. 1), Glen Allen; "Live Grinch" appears 7-10 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays through Dec. 22

2501, 2509 and 2511 Pine Grove Drive (near Broad Street and Parham Road)

2503 Pine Grove Drive (near Broad Street and Parham Road); 6-10 p.m. weekdays and 6-11 p.m. weekends through Dec. 31

520 Plantation Drive (off Parham Road between Brook Road and Chamberlayne Avenue); 5:30-10:30 p.m. through Dec. 23, 5:30 p.m.-midnight Dec. 24 and 5:30-11 p.m. Dec. 25-Jan. 1

8212 Rocky Branch Lane (just off Woodman Road between Moody Middle School and Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church); 5:30-10:30 p.m. daily

8202 Shelley Road (near Forest and Patterson avenues); synchronized music and lights (to hear, tune car radio to 99.5 FM); dark till 11 p.m. Sundays-Thursdays and dark till midnight Fridays-Saturdays

2705 Skipwith Road

2334 Thousand Oaks Drive (off Skipwith Road)

9215 Venetian Way (best viewed from Maybeury Drive); daily through Jan. 1

9716 Wendhurst Drive (off Springfield Road), Glen Allen; 6-10 p.m. daily through Dec. 31

2605 Whiteclift Drive (off Stonemill Road near Deep Run Park)

2300 Wistar Court (off Skipwith Road); 5:30-11 p.m. daily through Jan. 1; "Christmas House" donations go to Virginia Home for Boys & Girls

SOUTH AND EAST

4303 Allworthy Lane (Creekwood subdivision), Chesterfield; till 11 p.m. daily through Dec. 15, then till midnight through Jan. 1

1130 Arch Hill Drive (off Reams Road); lighting up Sunday; then 5:30-11 p.m. daily

3531 Bellbluff Drive (off Beulah and Hopkins roads); 5:30-10 p.m. daily through Jan. 1

4424 Belmar Drive (north of Turner and Belmont roads), 6-10 p.m. daily through Jan. 1

9907 Blarney Lane (South Side)

14337 Clemons Drive (Charter Colony subdivision), Midlothian; synchronized music and lights (to hear, tune car radio to 106.1 FM)

3336 Cooper Road (Stratford Hills); 5:30-10 p.m. daily through Dec. 31

3901 Lintz Lane, Midlothian

6444 Little Sorrel Drive (off Walnut Grove in Traveler's Run), Mechanicsville; daily through Dec. 31; donations go to Make-a-Wish Foundation

14309 Long Hill Road (Brandermill), Midlothian

4558 Market Road, Mechanicsville

236 N. New Ave., Highland Springs; dusk till 9:30 p.m. daily

5100 Oakforest Drive (Great Oaks subdivision), Chesterfield County; 6-10 p.m. daily through Dec. 31 (Santa appears on Fridays)

14019 Planters Walk Drive (Lenox Forest off Robious Road), Midlothian; synchronized music and lights (to hear music beginning Dec. 7, tune car radio to 107.9 FM); 5:30-10 p.m. daily through Dec. 31

2671 Portugee Road, Sandston; synchronized music and lights at "Corner of Lights" (to hear, tune car radio to 88.3 FM "The Elf")

8009 Summerbrooke Court (South Side); 6-10 p.m. Sundays-Thursdays and 6-11 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays through Jan. 1

7406 Summerleaf Court (off Beulah Road); synchronized music and lights (to hear, tune car radio to 93.9 FM); 5:30 p.m.-midnight Fridays-Saturdays and 5:30-9:30 p.m. Sundays-Thursdays

2703 Wyndham Drive (Bon Air); through Jan. 1

RECOMMENDED (not yet checked)

8602 Anderson Court, Mechnicsville; 6-10:30 p.m. daily

1107 Blue Jay Lane (West End, off Gayton Road)

2003 Boulder Run Drive (Stoney Run subdivision)

2409 Crystal Ridge Road (off Copperas Lane)

2107 Ginter St. (off Hermitage Road); 6-9 p.m. daily

4690 Jefferson Highway, Mineral; dusk to 9 p.m. daily

7396 Kelshire Trace, Mechanicsville; 5:30-9 p.m. daily

5806 Meadowood Court (Carter's Run subdivision), Chesterfield

Meadowood Lane (Carter's Run subdivision), Chesterfield

6307 Millhiser Ave., off Horsepen Road; Santa and Mrs. Claus appear some weekends; 5:30-9 p.m. daily

1538 Mount Pleasant Drive, Colonial Heights

3200 Osborne Road, Chester

3312 Pond Chase Court, Midlothian; dark till 11 p.m. daily

352 Red Oak Drive, Hopewell; 6-9 p.m. daily

9618 Redwick Drive (Collington subdivision), Midlothian

11341 Sunfield Drive, Midlothian

8022 Whittington Drive, Bon Air

RICHMOND-AREA NONRESIDENTIAL

Capitol Square, Ninth and Franklin streets. (804) 371-2642.

James Center, 10th and Cary streets, daily through Jan. 1; plus nearly 20 downtown office buildings on Main, Cary, Canal and Byrd streets and more, daily through Feb. 14. (804) 344-3232

The Jefferson Hotel, Franklin and Adams streets; through Jan. 2. (804) 788-8000

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, 1800 Lakeside Ave.; GardenFest of Lights, 5-10 nightly (except Dec. 24-25 and Jan. 1) through Jan. 7. www.lewisginter.org or (804) 262-9887

James River Parade of Lights, departing from the Intermediate Terminal Dock, Dock and Water streets, at 6 p.m. Saturday. Good viewing points for the 15th annual event: Libby Hill Park, Osborne Park, Dutch Gap Boat Landing and Henricus Historical Park. jamesriveradvisorycouncil.com or (804) 717-6681

St. Mary's Hospital, Monument and Libbie avenues

OUT-OF-TOWN NONRESIDENTIAL

Newport News Park, 13560 Jefferson Ave.; 15th annual Celebration in Lights, 5:30-10 nightly through Jan. 1. nnparks.com or (757) 926-1400

Norfolk, Norfolk Botanical Garden, 6700 Azalea Garden Road; 13th annual Garden of Lights, 5:30-10 nightly through Dec. 31. norfolkbotanicalgarden.org or (757) 441-5830, ext. 318

Virginia Beach, Second Street and Atlantic Avenue; McDonald's Holiday Lights at the Beach, 5:30-10 p.m. Sundays-Thursdays and 5:30-11 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays through Jan. 1. beacheventsfun.com or (800) 822-3224