#tackylightsRVA winner announced and some of the best Christmas lights in RVA

by | Dec 22, 2014 | POLITICS

Tis the season for giving and tacky lights, and RVA isn’t slacking on either this year.


Tis the season for giving and tacky lights, and RVA isn’t slacking on either this year.

We announced a giveaway for a pair of passes to Lewis Ginter’s Dominion Gardenfest of Lights for those who took tacky light pics and posted them on instagram with the tag #tackylightsRVA.

Sure enough, a number of you posted some amazing photos. Check out some of them below, and notice the winning pic by Kathleenoj as our top image. (check your instagram account for how to pick up your tickets Kathleenoj !

#12daysofchristmas #hellokitty #tackylightsrva

A photo posted by ninadean1 (@ninadean1) on

A photo posted by RVA. (@purlscout) on

Laburnum Ave #rva #tackylightsrva #nutcracker

A video posted by Kathleen Jeremiah (@kathleenoj) on

Brad Kutner

Brad Kutner

Brad Kutner is the former editor of GayRVA and RVAMag from 2013 - 2017. He’s now the Richmond Bureau Chief for Radio IQ, a state-wide NPR outlet based in Roanoke. You can reach him at BradKutnerNPR@gmail.com




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