Christmas in the Woods

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Christmas in the Woods in Indianapolis, Indiana
Photo: Laura Fletcher Hodges · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Where: 6733 Yellowstone Pkwy, Indianapolis, Indiana

When: typically late Nov – early Jan (check before visiting)

Hours: typically dusk – 10 PM

Cost: free

over 20,000 synchronized lightsattraction

A display on Yellowstone Parkway in Indianapolis where more than 20,000 lights run in synchronization. It appears on the region's annual lights lists as a destination-scale show.

Best time to arrive. Sunset in Indianapolis is around 5:21 PM in mid-December, fully dark by about 5:51 PM. A typical December night here bottoms out near 24°F, so dress for standing around outside.

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Other displays nearby

There are 5 other displays within 5 miles of this one, and 47 within 15 miles. Most people make a loop of it rather than driving out for a single house.

Make a night of it. This is stop 27 on our 30-stop Indianapolis lights loop — about 105 miles and 372 minutes of driving in total.

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