Christmas Expo

Holiday Lighting & Decorating Conference

Classes & Seminars

Since 2003, Christmas Expo has been the premier conference for holiday decorating. We are the only event offering 3 entire days of class sessions, plus fun specialty classes like our Holiday Entertaining Series included in your conference pass.
  • Conference Seminars – 1 and 2 hour sessions. With multiple classes to choose from in each time slot, there is something for every skill and interest, from beginners through advanced level decorators. These classes are included in the cost of your conference pass.
  • Pre-show Workshops – 1 and 2-full day, in-depth add-on workshops occurring in the 3 days prior to the Conference. If you choose to take any of these workshops, there is an additional cost associated with each.

2022 Classes

This is a preliminary list. Additional classes are still being added!

  • 3D Printing: So You Want a 3D Printer. The Why’s and How’s
  • 3D Printing: Introduction to Fusion 360
  • A Home to Remember: Smart Layout Design
  • Adding emotion to your sequences
  • Applying Basic Electricity
  • Audio Editing using Audacity – A Mini-Master Class
  • Back to the Future
  • Becoming Santa, with Santa Pat
  • Community Relations: How to Not Get Your Light Show Shut Down
  • Decorating Basics: The Art & Presentation of a Christmas Display – the Holy Grail
  • Decorators and Electricity 101 – The Basics
  • Decorating Basics: Oh Christmas Tree
  • DIY Building with plastics in and for your display using PVC, HDPE, PEX, CORO, Acrylics, Strips, and 3D printing
  • Encouraging Your Christmas Enthusiast
  • Experience Lights
  • FPP (Falcon Player) LED Panel Setup
  • FPP Beginner / Overview
  • I Love it When a Plan Comes Together: Displays the “A-Team” Way
  • Introduction to Pixel Props: Hands On Workshop
  • LED Panels Overview
  • Lighting Installer Workshop
  • Light-O-Rama Hardware Overview
  • LOR Interactive: Hooking Up The Hardware
  • LOR: A Home to Remember: Smart Layout Design
  • LOR: The Light-O-Rama Preview Editor
  • LOR Interactive: Building Your Preview
  • LOR: The Light-O-Rama Sequencer: Basics and AC Effects
  • LOR: Sequencing Singing Faces with Light-O-Rama
  • Light-O-Rama Smart Pixel Motion Effects
  • LOR Interactive: Make That Motion Effect!
  • Light-O-Rama S6: The New Control Panel
  • LOR Interactive: S6 and the Phone App
  • The Light-O-Rama Pixielink and E1.31
  • Special Effects and How to Use Them
  • Superstar Overview & New Features
  • Music’s DNA
  • Pixels are not plug and play!
  • Programming to Make An Impact
  • Projection Decorating
  • Putting The Show in Light Show
  • Refurbishing Wireframes
  • Roundtable Discussion: Future of the Industry
  • Soldering Hands-On Workshop (2 hours)
  • Supporting Your Christmas Enthusiast
  • Taking Photos/Video of Your Display
  • Taking the mystery out of power injection
  • The Great Christmas Light Fight Discussion Panel
  • The History of Christmas Lighting
  • The National Christmas Tree
  • To Pixel or Not to Pixel
  • Traditional Elements for a Modern Display
  • Transmitting High Quality Display Audio on FM Radio
  • Using Drones to Film Your Christmas Display
  • Video Editing using DaVinci Resolve: A Mini-Master Class
  • What’s Cooking in Your Holiday Kitchen
  • What’s Baking in Your Holiday Kitchen
  • When the lights don’t blink and flash
  • xLights Layout & Design
  • xLights Advanced Use of Effects
  • xLights Sequencing Basics
  • xLights: DMX Moving Heads Beginner to intermediate
  • xLights: Understanding the xLights Master Render View and Group/Model Rendering Order of Operations
  • More classes on the way!

2022 All-Day Workshops