17 Best Outdoor Christmas Lights 2021

Looking for the traditional colored Christmas lights you grew up with? These affordable strands are a close match, and they’re good for both indoor and outdoor use. 

You can never go wrong with icicle lights. These delicate but show-stopping strands give off a warm glow and look right at home hanging off your roof, fence, entryway and more. 

Mix up your traditional icicle light display with these multicolored strings. 

Twinkly makes the most advanced smart string lights on the market. Using their free Bluetooth-connected app, you can set custom patterns for your lights, program timers, design light shows and more. You can also wirelessly connect multiple strings and types of Twinkly lights together. 

They’re pricey, but they’re worth it for the ultimate Christmas light display — and you can use them for celebrations all year.

These strings of colored bulbs look a bit like vintage Christmas lights, but they also have the power to twinkle, flash and show six other light modes. 

These simple white LED lights from the GE Energy Smart line can be connected end-to-end for large displays — and the string won’t go out if one bulb blows.

Reviewers love the vibrant yet classic colors of these GE mini lights.

These whimsical battery-operated globe lights go wherever you want them to go — no extension cords required. 

These solar-powered lights will add even more holiday sparkle to your outdoor Christmas decorations. Their versatile design means you can use them all year round — just be sure to keep them in a sunny spot so they can shine bright at night.

No ladders, no hassle — just point this single laser light toward your home’s facade and you get thousands of red and green twinkles in an instant. Bonus: You can control it with a remote from inside your cozy house. 

Or decorate your home in a flash with this projector, which creates the effect of falling snow in or outside your home. You have all the power to change up the lights and color scheme with a remote control.

Turn back time with these vibrant, classic C9 Christmas lights. Because they’re LED, you don’t have to worry about vintage energy consumption. 

Make it a starry night with these plug-in LED strands. Filled with 100 stars across a whopping 49 feet, your can light up your entire porch. Plus, these lights feature different modes, like slow fade and twinkle. 

Or break from tradition and choose a flurry-themed version. It’s an automatic white Christmas, no matter where you live.

These simple miniature lights from Philips are designed to stay lit, even if a bulb blows somewhere on the string. They come in both white and multicolored versions.