CONCORD, CA – DEC. 10: A vehicle slowly drives past the home of Eric Hakes in Concord, Calif., on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
CONCORD, CA - DEC. 18: Eric Hakes, of Concord, walks down his driveway under the watchful eye of a 12-foot Star Wars Imperial AT-AT in his front yard while working to complete his Christmas light display at his home in Concord, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 17, 2020.(Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
CONCORD, CA - DEC. 18: Khristine Kurzman, of Concord, walks with her husband Jay Kurzman and their children Isaiah, 2, and Elijah, 3 months, while visiting the Christmas light display at the home of Eric Hakes in Concord, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 17, 2020. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
CONCORD, CA - DEC. 18: Eric Hakes, of Concord, and his daughter Ella Moore, 11, receive a gift of fresh baked cookies and cakes from his neighbor Denise Ezial, of Concord, while working on finishing his Christmas light display at his home in Concord, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 17, 2020. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
CONCORD, CA - DEC. 10: Lighted tinsel ornaments decorate the home of Eric Hakes in Concord, Calif., on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
CONCORD, CA - DEC. 18: A worker installs a tinsel character at the home of Eric Hakes in Concord, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 17, 2020. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
CONCORD, CA - DEC. 18: Khristine Kurzman, of Concord, and her son Isaiah, 2, stop to admire the Christmas light display at the home of Eric Hakes in Concord, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 17, 2020. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
CONCORD, CA - DEC. 18: Tinsel characters are on display at the home of Eric Hakes in Concord, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 17, 2020. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
CONCORD, CA - DEC. 18: Jodi Anderson, of Concord, laughs as her daughter Ella Moore, 11, admires the decorative chair for Santa Claus at their home in Concord, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 17, 2020. Anderson is the girlfriend of Eric Hakes, president of Bug Zappers Pest Control and four years ago their daughters asked them to put up lights at their home. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
CONCORD, CA - DEC. 10: Lighted tinsel ornaments decorate the home of Eric Hakes in Concord, Calif., on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
CONCORD, CA - DEC. 18: Tinsel characters are on display at the home of Eric Hakes in Concord, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 17, 2020. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
CONCORD, CA - DEC. 18: Eric Hakes, of Concord, adds the finishing touches to a tree branch to complete his Christmas light display at his home in Concord, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 17, 2020. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
CONCORD, CA - DEC. 18: A workers works on completing the Star Wars Imperial base from the moon of Endor at the home of Eric Hakes in Concord, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 17, 2020. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
CONCORD, CA - DEC. 18: A worker installs a tinsel character at the home of Eric Hakes in Concord, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 17, 2020. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
CONCORD, CA - DEC. 18: Tinsel characters are on display at the home of Eric Hakes in Concord, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 17, 2020. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
CONCORD, CA - DEC. 18: Tinsel characters are on display at the home of Eric Hakes in Concord, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 17, 2020. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
CONCORD, CA - DEC. 18: Tinsel characters are on display at the home of Eric Hakes in Concord, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 17, 2020. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
CONCORD, CA - DEC. 18: Tinsel characters are on display at the home of Eric Hakes in Concord, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 17, 2020. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
CONCORD, CA - DEC. 18: Jodi Anderson, of Concord, works on the snowman display at her home in Concord, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 17, 2020. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
CONCORD, CA - DEC. 18: Ella Moore, 11, of Concord, points to tinsel characters while giving a tour of her home to neighbor Sharon Morgan, of Concord, while working on the Christmas light display at her home in Concord, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 17, 2020. Ella's father is Eric Hakes, the president of Bug Zappers Pest Control and four years ago his daughters asked him to put up lights at their home. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
CONCORD, CA - DEC. 10: Lighted tinsel ornaments decorate the home of Eric Hakes in Concord, Calif., on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
CONCORD, CA - DEC. 18: A worker works on completing a Star Wars Imperial shuttle at the home of Eric Hakes in Concord, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 17, 2020. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
CONCORD, CA - DEC. 18: Khristine Kurzman, of Concord, walks with her husband Jay Kurzman and their children Isaiah, 2, and Elijah, 3 months, while visiting the Christmas light display at the home of Eric Hakes in Concord, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 17, 2020. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
CONCORD, CA - DEC. 10: A vehicle slowly drives past the home of Eric Hakes in Concord, Calif., on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
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Eric Hakes, of Concord, with the help of his family and employees started his Christmas display project the first week of October and is nearing completion.
Four years ago, Hakes’ daughters asked him to put up lights at their home. Hakes, who is the president of Bug Zappers Pest Control, doesn’t do anything small, so when he put up a Christmas display he went big time. He currently is using around 400 tinsel characters on a three-story platform built in front of his home. He also built a 12-foot Star Wars Imperial AT-AT and an Imperial base from the moon of Endor in his front yard, complete with a 14-foot Imperial shuttle surrounded by 50 lighted stormtroopers.
His neighbor, Denise Ezial, stopped by with fresh baked cookies and cakes to help feed everyone working feverishly to complete the project on time.
Families be warned, if you decide to visit his Concord castle at 771 Terrapin Court, be patient and expect long lines of cars, as people stop to admire and take pictures.
