Governor's Mansion State Historic Park
✓ Last confirmed for the 2024 season
Where: Governor's Mansion State Historic Park, Sacramento, California
When: typically late Nov – early Jan (check before visiting)
Hours: typically dusk – 10 PM
Cost: free
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The historic Governor's Mansion is fully wrapped in white twinkling lights and greenery for the holidays. It sits within walking distance of the State Capitol, making the two easy to see together on a low-crowd lights outing.
Best time to arrive. Sunset in Sacramento is around 4:46 PM in mid-December, fully dark by about 5:16 PM. A typical December night here bottoms out near 38°F, so dress for standing around outside.
Other displays nearby
There are 12 other displays within 5 miles of this one, and 38 within 15 miles. Most people make a loop of it rather than driving out for a single house.
- 2901 Tigoa Way display
- 6558 Benhamn Way display
- Brick Mason Circle
- California State Capitol Christmas Tree
- Fabulous 40s (Fab 40s)
- Rockmont Circle Lights
- S Streets lights
- Theatre of Lights at Old Sacramento Waterfront
Make a night of it. This is stop 3 on our 22-stop Sacramento lights loop — about 49.6 miles and 207 minutes of driving in total.