Dallas, TX Holiday Decorations: Holiday Light Rules (2026)

Dallas does not regulate residential holiday light installation, removal dates, or brightness through municipal code. Decorative lighting is permitted year-round on private property. The Dallas noise ordinance, Dallas City Code Ch. 30 (Sec. 30-1 et seq.), applies to amplified audio in holiday displays. Dallas uses a 'loud and disturbing' reasonable-person standard rather than numeric decibel limits, but Sec. 30-2 establishes quiet hours from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. when noise audible at the property line is presumptively a violation. Dallas does not have a citywide dark-sky ordinance, but neighbors can pursue private nuisance claims for light directed into bedroom windows. Texas Property Code § 202.018 limits HOA restrictions on religious displays affixed to entry doors. Properties in Conservation Districts (Munger Place, Swiss Avenue, Belmont) face additional Conservation District Committee design controls, generally applied to permanent fixtures rather than seasonal decorations. Famous holiday displays like Highland Park's Armstrong Avenue and Lakewood's Christmas Lights of Lakewood are HOA-coordinated. Commercial displays at retail centers may require sign permits if they include advertising.