After the Christmas lights go dark in January, most houses sit unlit until October. Permanent lights fill those months. With JellyFish, the eaves can turn pink and red for Valentine’s Day, green for St. Patrick’s Day, pastels for Easter and soft pink for Mother’s Day, then return to warm white without anyone touching a ladder. Keywest Lights & Electric (KWLE), a woman-owned Florida electrical contractor (EC13014717) in Seminole, installs JellyFish across Tampa Bay.
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The spring calendar
| Holiday | Date | Scene idea |
|---|---|---|
| Valentine’s Day | February 14 | Alternating red and pink, slow fade |
| Mardi Gras | Varies, before Lent | Purple, green and gold |
| St. Patrick’s Day | March 17 | Shades of green, with a white accent |
| Easter | Varies (March 28 in 2027) | Pastel pink, lavender, mint and pale yellow |
| Earth Day | April 22 | Green and blue |
| Mother’s Day | Second Sunday in May | Soft pink or her favorite color |
| Memorial Day | Last Monday in May | Steady red, white and blue |
Fixed dates repeat automatically once saved. Holidays with changing dates, such as Easter and Mardi Gras, take a quick update in the app each year.
Making pastels look right
Pastels are the hardest colors to get right on a house. Saturated colors read well from the street, but soft pink and mint can look washed out or blend into white. A few tricks:
- Lower the brightness a little. Pastels look more like pastels when they aren’t at full power.
- Alternate colors in short blocks instead of fading between them, so each color stays distinct.
- On white or light trim, lean slightly deeper, toward rose and lavender rather than baby pink.
- Test the scene from the street at dusk before you save it.
Valentine’s Day
Red alone can look like Christmas left over. Pairing red with pink, or with warm white, makes it read as Valentine’s. A slow pulse adds a heartbeat effect without anything flashing. Couples often save an anniversary scene alongside it.
St. Patrick’s Day
Green comes in many shades on a JellyFish system. A mix of emerald and lime in short blocks looks livelier than one flat green. Add a touch of gold for a pot-of-gold effect, or white for a classic Irish palette.
Easter
An Easter morning egg hunt starts before the lights are needed, but the evening before is perfect for pastels. Families often run the Easter scene from Palm Sunday through Easter night. If you host Easter dinner, the extra KWLE two-zone option lets the back stay a warm white over the patio while the front shows the pastels.
Mother’s Day and the start of turtle season
Mother’s Day is set by federal law as the second Sunday in May. For Gulf-front homes, that’s after sea turtle nesting season begins on May 1. The FWC asks that decorative lights visible from the beach stay off until the season ends on October 31. On beach houses, we schedule the beach-facing zone off from May 1, and spring celebrations from then on run on the street side only. Valentine’s, St. Patrick’s and Easter all fall before the season starts, so every side of the house can join in.
Spring weather in Tampa Bay
Spring evenings are some of the nicest of the year here, before summer storms take over. That’s when people are outside most, walking the dog, sitting on the porch or hosting a cookout, which is a good reason to put the eaves to work between holidays. Even a simple warm white outline makes those evenings more pleasant.
Spring for schools and teams
Spring brings prom, spring sports and end-of-year events. Your team’s colors can run on game nights and your school’s colors on prom night, all from saved scenes. Many families keep a short list of favorites so the house can join in at a moment’s notice.
A sample week around Easter
- Palm Sunday to Wednesday: soft lavender, low brightness.
- Thursday and Friday: steady warm white.
- Saturday: full pastel blocks from sunset.
- Easter Sunday: pastels in the evening for family photos, back to white at bedtime.
Spacing for spring colors
Lights come at 6-, 9- or 16-inch spacing. For multi-color pastel scenes, 9-inch spacing keeps each color distinct without looking busy. On a two-story house, 6-inch spacing helps soft colors read from the street. Whites run from 2700K to 5000K for everyday nights between holidays.
Where the lights sit
JellyFish track runs underneath the soffit on the eaves and up each gable rake. It’s never placed on the roof, and fasteners don’t go through roofing. The power starts at a controller in the garage, plugged into an existing outlet that we check for grounding and GFCI protection.
Spring is a smart time to install
Spring is a good time to install. Installing then means your spring scenes start right away, summer patriotic scenes are ready, and permanent Christmas lights are already in place for December with no fall scheduling crunch.
Everyday nights between holidays
Spring holidays are a few nights each. The rest of the time, the lights run your everyday look, often a warm white outline from sunset to bedtime. LEDs keep that affordable: the U.S. Department of Energy says they use up to 90% less energy than incandescent bulbs and last up to 25 times longer.
Seasons keep going
After spring comes the Fourth of July, orange and purple in October, then Christmas. Each permanent holiday light scene is stored once and reused every year. Add your team’s colors for game days, and the house has something to say all year.
Holidays from other traditions
Spring is full of celebrations beyond the ones listed above, including Lunar New Year, Holi, Passover and Eid, depending on the year. Any of them can have a saved scene: gold and red, a rainbow of bright colors, or calm blue and white. Like Easter, holidays that follow a lunar calendar move each year, so plan on updating those dates in the app.
A warm-white reset in between
Holiday colors are more fun when they’re special. Most owners go back to a plain warm white between spring holidays, so Valentine’s pink or St. Patrick’s green feels like an event when it arrives. Neighbors notice the change, and the house never looks like it’s stuck in one season.
Warranty
The hardware carries JellyFish’s 5-year parts warranty, and our installation carries KWLE’s 2-year workmanship warranty, or five years under a Member Care Plan.
Spring lighting FAQ
Will the app remind me when Easter moves? Plan on updating Easter’s date yourself each year. It takes a minute.
Can my HOA object to holiday colors in spring? Some associations limit colors or hours outside the winter holidays. Check your rules, and we’ll provide a layout for review.
Can I light only for spring and Christmas? Yes. Leave the system off on other nights if you prefer.
Can I preview a pastel scene before the holiday? Yes. Run it for a few minutes any evening, adjust, and save it.
Is KWLE woman-owned? Yes, KWLE is woman-owned, with no certification claimed.
Sources: Mother’s Day date set by federal law (36 U.S.C. § 117); nesting season from the FWC (myfwc.com); LED figures from the U.S. Department of Energy (energy.gov).
Related: birthday house lights, year-round color ideas and our free design preview. See every city we serve on the JellyFish lighting page, or call (727) 476-7079 for an estimate.