Sparkling Surprise

✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season

The Surprise Recreation Campus glows with around 200,000 lights arranged into themed lands, including floating Christmas trees. The free display spans the community park and stadium area.

Best time to arrive. Sunset in Surprise is around 5:23 PM in mid-December, fully dark by about 5:50 PM. A typical December night here bottoms out near 41°F, so dress for standing around outside.

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Other displays nearby

There are 3 other displays within 5 miles of this one, and 15 within 15 miles. Most people make a loop of it rather than driving out for a single house.

• Lights on Crocus — 1.4 mi · Surprise
• Surprise Lights — 1.6 mi · Surprise
• Lights on Mescal — 4.1 mi · Surprise
• Desert Farm Lights — 6.3 mi · Waddell
• Old Town Peoria Holiday Lights — 8.1 mi · Peoria
• N 95th Dr & Diana Ave Corner — 8.2 mi · Peoria
• Westgate Entertainment District Light Show — 8.9 mi · Glendale
• Glenrosa Lights — 9.2 mi · Goodyear

Make a night of it. This is stop 3 on our 4-stop Surprise lights loop — about 8 miles and 35 minutes of driving in total.

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