Christmas Tree at James Weldon Johnson Park

✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season

Where: 135 W. Monroe St., Jacksonville, Florida

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

Hours: typically dusk – 10 PM

Cost: free

56-foot tree78,000+ energy-efficient LED lights100+ ornamentsattraction

Downtown Jacksonville's centerpiece holiday tree stands 56 feet tall in James Weldon Johnson Park, strung with more than 78,000 energy-efficient LED lights and over 100 ornaments.

Best time to arrive. Sunset in Jacksonville is around 5:28 PM in mid-December, fully dark by about 5:54 PM. A typical December night here bottoms out near 48°F, so dress for standing around outside.

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Other displays nearby

There are 10 other displays within 5 miles of this one, and 16 within 15 miles. Most people make a loop of it rather than driving out for a single house.

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Blackhawk Bluff Subdivision — 0.2 mi · Jacksonville
Dazzling Nights at the Jacksonville Arboretum & Botanical Gardens — 0.2 mi · Jacksonville
Downtown Jacksonville Holiday Lights (Laura Street) — 0.2 mi · Jacksonville
Go Tuk'n Holiday Lights Tour — 0.2 mi · Jacksonville
Greenwood Subdivision — 0.2 mi · Jacksonville
Loretto Road — 0.2 mi · Jacksonville
Luminaria in Riverside-Avondale — 0.2 mi · Jacksonville

Make a night of it. This is stop 10 on our 14-stop Jacksonville lights loop — about 30.6 miles and 129 minutes of driving in total.

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