'Nightmare Before Christmas on Palm Avenue' Is Back
Oct 13, 2024 09:50AM ● By Jeanne Fratello
Photo via the Zipperman family.
It's officially spooky season, and Manhattan Beach's favorite local Halloween light show, "The Nightmare Before Christmas on Palm Avenue," begins on Sunday.
The show, produced by the Zipperman
family, is on display on Palm Avenue in the Tree Section every night
from now through Halloween.
Held at the
corner of 19th
St. and Palm Ave., the show runs from Monday through Thursday at 6:30
and 7:00 p.m., and Friday through Sunday at 6:30, 7:00, and 7:30 p.m.
The Zippermans' astonishingly high-end display of lights, characters, and
music is now in its 14th year. It's known for
attracting neighbors and families from all over Manhattan Beach and beyond.
Returning characters include a dancing Oogie Boogie; and Lock, Shock, and Barrel who have captured Santa.
New for this year's light show is a Dr. Finkelstein character. (Dr. Finkelstein is the "mad scientist" who created Sally, in the Nightmare Before Christmas movie.)
Inspiration Came from Haunted Mansion
According to Steve Zipperman, the light shows started with inspiration from the
Haunted Mansion at Disneyland. "It started out as some lights
and a couple songs and has evolved into a 25-minute light show with
characters, different themes from the Nightmare Before Christmas movie,
bubbles and even snow," he said.
Zipperman added, "The show has grown
because we love seeing the smiling faces and the dancing kids every
night. We have people that come to the house almost every evening and it
makes us so happy."