Christmas lights in Chandler, Arizona

We track 5 displays in Chandler. 4 of them are free to visit.

When to go

Displays here switch on around sunset. In Chandler that means about 5:20 PM in early December and 5:22 PM by mid-month — the earliest sunsets of the year fall right in the middle of lights season. It is properly dark by about 5:49 PM, which is when the displays look their best. December nights in Chandler typically drop to around 35°F.

DateSunsetFully dark
Dec 15:20 PM5:47 PM
Dec 155:22 PM5:49 PM
Dec 255:26 PM5:54 PM

The Chandler lights loop — 5 stops

We ordered every display in Chandler into the shortest sensible driving loop: roughly 12.7 miles and 51 minutes of driving, before you count time spent parked and looking. Start wherever is closest to you and follow it round.

  1. Chandler Tumbleweed Tree — 3 S Arizona Ave
  2. Christmas on Orchid Lane — 6320-6481 W Orchid Lane
  3. Pratt Brothers Christmas at Rawhide — 5700 W North Loop Rd (Rawhide Western Town)
  4. Christmas on Upland Drive — 2617 W Upland Drive
  5. 1127 E Carob Dr Display — 1127 E Carob Dr

Driving estimate assumes a 25 mph average on residential streets plus four minutes stopped per display. Straight-line distances with a road-network allowance — treat it as a planning figure, not a satnav route.

Practicalities

Residential displays have no facilities of their own — no parking, no toilets, nowhere to warm up — so it is worth knowing what is around. Within about three miles of the Chandler cluster, OpenStreetMap maps 0 public car parks and 4 public toilets. There is no shortage of cafés and takeaways for a hot drink on the way round.

All 5 displays in Chandler

Pratt Brothers Christmas at Rawhide

5700 W North Loop Rd (Rawhide Western Town) · Chandler, Arizona

Nov 28 - Dec 28 · typically dusk – 10 PM

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Pratt Brothers Christmas transforms Rawhide Western Town with one of Arizona's biggest ticketed light spectacles — reported at six to seven million lights — plus a holiday express train, nightly parade and stunt shows. It runs from late November through late December.

9 other displays within 5 miles

✓ Last confirmed for the 2024 season

Chandler Tumbleweed Tree

3 S Arizona Ave · Chandler, Arizona

Dec 7 - Jan 7 · lit at sunset

Freeattractiontree built from tumbleweeds

Chandler's signature holiday landmark is a Christmas tree built entirely from tumbleweeds, lit nightly at sunset in downtown. It's one of Arizona's quirkiest and most photographed holiday traditions.

9 other displays within 5 miles

✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season

1127 E Carob Dr Display

1127 E Carob Dr · Chandler, Arizona

typically late Nov – early Jan (check before visiting) · typically dusk – 10 PM

Freeresidential20,000 synchronized lights

A Chandler home running roughly 20,000 lights synchronized to music. A quick, worthwhile stop on an East Valley lights night.

3 other displays within 5 miles

✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season

Christmas on Orchid Lane

6320-6481 W Orchid Lane · Chandler, Arizona

typically late Nov – early Jan (check before visiting) · typically dusk – 10 PM

Freeneighborhoodmultiple homes

Multiple homes along West Orchid Lane in Chandler decorate together each season. Drive the full block to catch every display.

9 other displays within 5 miles

✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season

Christmas on Upland Drive

2617 W Upland Drive · Chandler, Arizona

typically late Nov – early Jan (check before visiting) · typically dusk – 10 PM

Freeneighborhoodhorse and carriage rides Fri-Sat

This Chandler street adds horse-and-carriage rides on Friday and Saturday nights to its holiday light displays. It's one of the more old-fashioned neighborhood experiences in the East Valley.

3 other displays within 5 miles

✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season

Nearby towns

Gilbert8 displays · 6 miTempe3 displays · 10 miMesa16 displays · 11 miQueen Creek5 displays · 13 miSan Tan Valley1 display · 18 miScottsdale14 displays · 19 mi

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