Christmas Eve Luminarias in Moon Valley
✓ Last confirmed for the 2024 season
Where: 1344 W Thunderbird Rd (start at Thunderbird Rd and Coral Gables Dr, go north), Phoenix, Arizona
When: Christmas Eve only, starting just after dusk
Hours: after dusk
Cost: free
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On Christmas Eve alone, the entire Moon Valley neighborhood lines its streets and driveways with hand-lit luminarias while residents host bonfires and hand out candy canes to passing cars. Expect heavy traffic and a party atmosphere, with some visitors towing hayrides through the route.
Best time to arrive. Sunset in Phoenix is around 5:22 PM in mid-December, fully dark by about 5:49 PM. A typical December night here bottoms out near 41°F, so dress for standing around outside.
Other displays nearby
There are 7 other displays within 5 miles of this one, and 60 within 15 miles. Most people make a loop of it rather than driving out for a single house.
- APS Electric Light Parade
- Christmas on the Farm at DH Farms
- Cruise ZooLights
- Jingle at JW Desert Ridge
- Moon Valley Decorated Homes
- North Phoenix Lights
- 21st Street and Osborn Display
- Calle Tuberia Display
Make a night of it. This is stop 33 on our 40-stop Phoenix lights loop — about 81 miles and 354 minutes of driving in total.