WELCOME TO

Bell Avenue Lights

All Good Things Must Come to an End

Thanks to everyone who made our show part of their family tradition! We have been running a light show in Chambersburg for nearly 15 years. In 2022, we moved, and we will be taking a year off from running a show. Stay tuned as we may work on a similar project in the future! Keep an eye on our Facebook page for the latest updates.

Fortunately, there are some great light displays nearby in Chambersburg and Waynesboro that we hope your family will enjoy.

WHAT IS IT?

Our home is decorated with thousands of LED lights, each individually controlled by a computer. The lights turn on, off, and change color in perfect time to music that we transmit on 106.5 FM.

Our show has been running every season for over 10 years and has become a tradition for our family and others. We invite you to stop by and enjoy the show.

ABOUT US

Mike owns a computer service company, CermakTech. Heather was an elementary school music teacher for 15 years before becoming a stay-at-home mom. We both come from families who were known for hanging a lot of holiday lights. I guess this is what happens when you combine computers, lights, and music!

We’ve been running our holiday light show for over 10 years — longer than we’ve had children! Today, we are a family of five, with kids ranging from 2 to 9 years old.

We hope that our display will bring some joy and entertainment to members of our community. No matter what you celebrate during this wonderful time of year, we thank you for making us a part of your traditions.

HOW IT WORKS

Obviously, these aren’t store-bought lights. Each LED light has a microchip, allowing it to be individually controlled by a Raspberry Pi computer that runs the show. Programming each song is a time-consuming process and usually takes hours for each minute of each song.

We have a low-power radio transmitter running at 106.5FM. To abide by FCC regulations, it’s not very powerful and you’ll only be able to pick up our station when you’re near the house.

CONTACT US

Want to get in touch?

Send a message on Facebook or email michael@cermak.com.

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We've been running a light show in Chambersburg for nearly 15 years. We recently moved and will be taking some time off from running a show. Stay tuned as we may work on a similar project in the future!

In the meantime, there are some great light displays nearby in Chambersburg and Waynesboro that we hope your family will enjoy. Check out www.ChristmasLightFinder.com as well as other similar sites.

Thanks for making our show part of your family traditions for so many years. Best wishes to everyone! 🎄
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Weve been running a light show in Chambersburg for nearly 15 years. We recently moved and will be taking some time off from running a show. Stay tuned as we may work on a similar project in the future!

In the meantime, there are some great light displays nearby in Chambersburg and Waynesboro that we hope your family will enjoy. Check out www.ChristmasLightFinder.com as well as other similar sites.

Thanks for making our show part of your family traditions for so many years. Best wishes to everyone! 🎄

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Thanks for all the enjoyment you provided. We looked forward to bringing the kids every year.

I’m so glad I saw this post…thanks for the update. We came to see your display every year for the last few years. It was our favorite. Best wishes to you and your family!

Thank you for an amazing display. We always enjoyed seeing it. Happy holidays!

Thank you for all the years of enjoyment you have given to the public with your light show and music. My late husband and I always made it a priority to see it sometime during the Christmas season. Congratulations on your new place.

We will certainly miss you this year. This became our yearly outing. We would pack up the kids and a thermos of hot chocolate and head over and watch until the girls were content. Thanks for being part of our lives since we moved here almost 6 years ago!

So sorry to hear this. We have loved your light show for years! Thank you for great memories!

Enjoyed it every year. i always brought my family young and old to see the beautiful display of lights and music , and not to forget Santa checking his list for our little guys to see if they where on his list . Enjoy your time off and have a great Christmas in your new home

Really hope you guys enjoy your new place! And Thankyou for 15 great years! Our 10 children looked forward to this yearly as one of our family traditions!!!! God Bless you guys! And merry Christmas!!!

I always bring my grandkids by to see your lights. You will certainly be missed. Congratulations on your new place!

Glad I saw this. I always tell my students about it. Congrats on the new place!

Loved visiting the last few years. Thank you!

I have been going every year all 15 years. Makes me sad I won't get to see it this year.

Will miss you on our rides to see the Christmas lights! Thanks for all the hard work you did it to put your shows on for us!

Thank you for all of the enjoyment and season cheer you've provided over the years.

Thank you for all the years of hard work! Your lights will be part of our family’s Christmas memories for years to come!

We will definitely miss your light show this year. Look forward to your future light shows.

Thank you for being a blessing all these years!

Thank you for the show you put on for so long. I looked forward to it each year.

We will miss u have been coming to see your lights since u first started ..kids loved your santa

We will miss this! We came every year to see it! 💕💕💕

We will miss the lights

We're not 'neighbors' anymore? How did that happen?

Yours was the best one around I have seen.

We will miss y’all. 💜

this is so sad.

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Happy New Year from our family to yours!

Tomorrow will be the last night for the light show. The show will be running from 5:30 to 10:30 tonight and tomorrow. We wish you all a wonderful 2022. 🎉
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Happy New Year from our family to yours!

Tomorrow will be the last night for the light show. The show will be running from 5:30 to 10:30 tonight and tomorrow. We wish you all a wonderful 2022. 🎉

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Thanks so much for the wonderful display! Happy New Year!

Thank you for another spectacular show. Happy new year!

We anticipate a busy night on Bell Avenue this evening. We'll be running a shorter show than usual to help reduce the traffic. Please be patient with others and drive safely. The show will be running from 5:30 PM until 10:30 PM. We plan to keep the lights up until January 1st, so please feel free to stop by tomorrow night or next week and you'll likely have the street all to yourself! 🤣 Happy holidays to all! 🎄 ... See MoreSee Less

1 years ago
We anticipate a busy night on Bell Avenue this evening. Well be running a shorter show than usual to help reduce the traffic. Please be patient with others and drive safely. The show will be running from 5:30 PM until 10:30 PM. We plan to keep the lights up until January 1st, so please feel free to stop by tomorrow night or next week and youll likely have the street all to yourself! 🤣 Happy holidays to all! 🎄

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Absolutely the best light show! Loved the music! And especially the Santa! Great display.

We love the songs in your show! It's our favorite show! Thank you!

Thanks so much for the work and creativity you put into this. We've been out twice this season with different people who were in from out of the area. They were all very impressed!

Thank you for taking the time to create and maintain this display . Merry Christmas 🎄 to you and your family.

Thanks again! 🧑‍🎄🎄🤶

Is this running tonight? (Christmas)

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