Del Ray Holiday Card Lane
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Where: 100-300 blocks of East Luray Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia
When: Holiday season, roughly mid-November through early January
Hours: typically dusk – 10 PM
Cost: free
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Since 2014, Del Ray residents along East Luray Avenue have displayed giant hand-painted plywood Christmas cards in their yards, lit by spotlights and supplemented with string lights. The three-block stretch can be enjoyed on foot or from the car.
Best time to arrive. Sunset in Alexandria is around 4:47 PM in mid-December, fully dark by about 5:17 PM. A typical December night here bottoms out near 28°F, so dress for standing around outside.
Other displays nearby
There are 5 other displays within 5 miles of this one, and 28 within 15 miles. Most people make a loop of it rather than driving out for a single house.
- Collingwood Lights
- Old Town Alexandria Holiday Lights
- Carlyle House Historic Park
- S. Oakland Street Lights
- S. Quincy Street Lights
- Winter Wonderfest at Nationals Park
- Light Yards
- S. Harrison Street Lights
Make a night of it. This is stop 2 on our 4-stop Alexandria lights loop — about 0.4 miles and 17 minutes of driving in total.