A large share of Park City homes belong to owners who live somewhere else most of the year. They arrive for Thanksgiving, the holidays or a ski week and want the house to look like the season the moment they pull up. Holiday lighting on a second home has to work without anyone there to flip a switch, follow the city’s seasonal rules automatically, and be adjustable from a thousand miles away.
Lit when you arrive
The best moment for a second-home display is the first night of a visit: driving up through the snow to a house that’s already glowing. That means installation has to happen before you arrive, not the weekend you get there. Booking early and coordinating the install around your travel plans is the key step. Calendars fill in November, so book early.
On schedule while you’re away
Inside Park City limits, holiday lights can be on from November 1 through March 1 and must be off by 11 p.m. at homes. The timer should follow that schedule whether you’re in town or not. A display that sits dark when the house is empty, or one that runs all night because nobody’s there to turn it off, misses the point either way. Our guide to Park City holiday lighting rules covers the city and county windows in detail.
Remote control options
Many owners want to adjust things from home: switch the lights on early for a party, change the off time, or turn everything off during a storm. Smart plugs and controllers let you do that from a phone. A few practical points:
- Test the connection: outdoor outlets at the far side of a large mountain home may have a weak wireless signal. Check it before relying on remote control.
- Keep a fallback schedule: if the connection drops, the lights should still follow a basic timer.
- Know the rules: remote control makes it easy to turn lights on outside the city’s allowed hours, so keep the schedule within them.
Working with your property manager
Most second homes have a property manager, caretaker or rental company looking after them. Coordinating through that person keeps things simple: they can provide access for the install, keep an eye on the display after storms, and let you know if anything looks off. One clear contact makes the season run smoothly.
Mountain weather
An empty house still gets snow. Heavy snow loads and roof slides are a fact of Park City winters, and nobody’s home to see what happened after a storm. Displays on second homes should be designed with that in mind: lines kept away from where snow slides off the roof, and connections kept up off the snowpack. After a big storm, a quick check by your property manager can catch anything that needs attention.
If you rent the home out
If your Park City home is a nightly rental, guests shouldn’t need to touch the lights at all. Automatic schedules handle everything, and a short note in the house guide saying the lights are on a timer prevents confused messages. Check your HOA or resort community’s guidelines for rentals; some have their own requirements.
How Majestic holiday lighting works
You buy your lights from Majestic and pay for installation labor; from year two on, you pay labor only, because the lights are already yours. Our lifetime warranty on Christmas lighting products means any broken parts are replaced each year you sign up for installation, so the display is complete again before you arrive each season. A 65% deposit reserves your install date. See Christmas light installation in Park City, or Park City outdoor lighting for year-round options.
Second-home questions
Can my lights be on before I arrive?
Yes, if the install is scheduled ahead of your visit and the timer is set.
Can I control the lights from home?
With a smart plug or controller, yes. Test the signal and keep a fallback schedule.
Who handles access for the install?
Usually your property manager or caretaker.
Do the city’s hours apply when I’m away?
Yes. Keep the schedule within the seasonal window and 11 p.m. cutoff.