Ardrey Neighborhood Lights
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Where: Start at Wheatfield Road, south Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina
When: typically late Nov – early Jan (check before visiting)
Hours: typically dusk – 10 PM
Cost: free
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In the Ardrey neighborhood of south Charlotte, hundreds of houses decorate for the season with some running synchronized light shows; Wheatfield Road is the suggested starting point for a drive-through loop.
Best time to arrive. Sunset in Charlotte is around 5:13 PM in mid-December, fully dark by about 5:41 PM. A typical December night here bottoms out near 32°F, so dress for standing around outside.
Other displays nearby
There are 15 other displays within 5 miles of this one, and 34 within 15 miles. Most people make a loop of it rather than driving out for a single house.
- 12203 Royal Tern Drive Display
- Eastway Drive and Dunlavin Way Light Show
- Governor's Square
- Hillside Avenue Holiday Lights
- McAlleyville
- Perkins Lights
- Queen Family Christmas
- Sherwood Forest Drive Lights
Make a night of it. This is stop 3 on our 21-stop Charlotte lights loop — about 44.6 miles and 191 minutes of driving in total.