Christmas lights in Mesa, Arizona

We track 16 displays in Mesa — the 2nd-densest city for lights in Arizona. 15 of them are free to visit.

When to go

Displays here switch on around sunset. In Mesa that means about 5:19 PM in early December and 5:21 PM by mid-month — the earliest sunsets of the year fall right in the middle of lights season. It is properly dark by about 5:48 PM, which is when the displays look their best. December nights in Mesa typically drop to around 42°F.

DateSunsetFully dark
Dec 15:19 PM5:46 PM
Dec 155:21 PM5:48 PM
Dec 255:25 PM5:53 PM

The Mesa lights loop — 16 stops

We ordered every display in Mesa into the shortest sensible driving loop: roughly 43.7 miles and 169 minutes of driving, before you count time spent parked and looking. Start wherever is closest to you and follow it round.

  1. Vertuccio Farms Christmas Fest — 4011 S Power Rd
  2. Eastmark Griswolds — 10005 E Wavelength Ave
  3. 10126 E Satellite Dr Display — 10126 E Satellite Dr
  4. 10208 E Rubidium Ave Display — 10208 E Rubidium Ave
  5. Biggs Family Light Show — 10522 E Sheffield Dr
  6. 10620 E Sheffield Dr Display — 10620 E Sheffield Dr
  7. M&S Lights — 11161 E Starkey Ave
  8. A Very Merry Eastmark — Eastmark community
  9. Rowley's Holiday House — 10458 E Osage Ave
  10. Lights on Sterling — 1410 N Sterling
  11. Birthday Card for Jesus — 1335 N Papillon Cir
  12. Red Mountain Community Church Lights — 6101 E Virginia St
  13. Mesa Christmas (Hermosa Vista) — 1610 E Hermosa Vista Dr
  14. Mesa Temple Christmas Lights — 455 E Main St
  15. Merry Main Street — 20 E Main St
  16. Chick-fil-A Stapley Lights — 1664 S Stapley 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 Mesa cluster, OpenStreetMap maps 0 public car parks and 2 public toilets. There is no shortage of cafés and takeaways for a hot drink on the way round.

All 16 displays in Mesa

Mesa Temple Christmas Lights

455 E Main St · Mesa, Arizona

Nov 28/29 - Dec 30 · 5-10pm (also Tue-Thu 11am-1pm)

Freeattraction200,000 lightsinternational nativity displays

The Mesa Arizona Temple grounds glow with around 200,000 lights alongside nativity scenes from around the world, in what is described as one of the largest volunteer-driven Christmas lighting displays in the country. Admission is free.

9 other displays within 5 miles

✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season

M&S Lights

11161 E Starkey Ave · Mesa, Arizona

typically late Nov – early Jan (check before visiting) · Sun-Thu 5:30-9pm; Fri-Sat 5:30-10pm

Freeresidential80,000+ lights5 synced homesDisney themetune to 88.1 FM

Five neighboring homes sync more than 80,000 lights to a Disney-themed show broadcast on 88.1 FM. Shows run nightly with later hours on weekends.

8 other displays within 5 miles

✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season

Merry Main Street

20 E Main St · Mesa, Arizona

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

Freeattraction58,500 lightsvolunteer-run

Downtown Mesa's volunteer-run Merry Main Street decorates the district with about 58,500 lights. Free to stroll any evening during the season.

9 other displays within 5 miles

✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season

Mesa Christmas (Hermosa Vista)

1610 E Hermosa Vista Dr · Mesa, Arizona

Thanksgiving evening through Christmas · 6-9pm

Freeresidential30,000 animated lightscomputer-animated to music and videotune to 107.5 FM

Around 30,000 lights animated by computer to music and video, broadcast on 107.5 FM. The show runs 6 to 9 p.m. nightly from Thanksgiving evening through Christmas.

2 other displays within 5 miles

✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season

Red Mountain Community Church Lights

6101 E Virginia St · Mesa, Arizona

Nov 26 - Dec 31 · nightly, weather permitting

Freeattraction750,000 lights12 scenes with app/brochure guide

Red Mountain Community Church lights up roughly 750,000 bulbs arranged into 12 scenes, with an app and brochure to guide visitors through the story. Free and open nightly, weather permitting.

2 other displays within 5 miles

✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season

Vertuccio Farms Christmas Fest

4011 S Power Rd · Mesa, Arizona

Dec 1-23 · typically dusk – 10 PM

ticketedattraction5,000,000 lightsilluminated tunnelgiant ornament photo op25-foot corn stalk treeMistletoe Marketplace with 40+ vendors

Vertuccio Farms stages a five-million-light Christmas Fest with an illuminated walk-through tunnel, a giant ornament photo op and a 25-foot tree built from corn stalks. Select weekends add a Mistletoe Marketplace with more than 40 vendors.

10 other displays within 5 miles

✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season

Chick-fil-A Stapley Lights

1664 S Stapley Dr · Mesa, Arizona

typically late Nov – early Jan (check before visiting) · 5:30-11pm

Freeattractionparking lot display

This Mesa Chick-fil-A turns its parking lot into a free holiday light display each season. Lights run from 5:30 to 11 p.m. nightly.

7 other displays within 5 miles

✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season

Eastmark Griswolds

10005 E Wavelength Ave · Mesa, Arizona

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

Freeresidential1,000,000 lightsDisney charactersphoto arch

This Eastmark home claims a million lights along with Disney character displays and a photo arch for visitors. It's one of the most ambitious single-home shows in the Valley.

9 other displays within 5 miles

✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season

Lights on Sterling

1410 N Sterling · Mesa, Arizona

Nov 25 - Jan 1 · 5-10:30pm

Freeresidential30,000 synchronized lights

A 30,000-light synchronized show in Mesa running from late November through New Year's Day. Shows run nightly from 5 to 10:30 p.m.

2 other displays within 5 miles

✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season

Rowley's Holiday House

10458 E Osage Ave · Mesa, Arizona

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

Freeresidentialoverhead lightsbest experienced on foot

This Mesa display features lights strung overhead, and walking the property is recommended over a drive-by. Another stop in the Eastmark-area cluster.

8 other displays within 5 miles

✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season

10126 E Satellite Dr Display

10126 E Satellite Dr · Mesa, Arizona

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

Freeresidential

A confirmed home display in Mesa's Eastmark area for the 2025 season. Convenient to pair with the other Eastmark shows nearby.

9 other displays within 5 miles

✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season

10208 E Rubidium Ave Display

10208 E Rubidium Ave · Mesa, Arizona

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

Freeresidential

A verified 2025 home display in the Eastmark area of Mesa. Part of the dense cluster of decorated homes in this master-planned community.

9 other displays within 5 miles

✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season

10620 E Sheffield Dr Display

10620 E Sheffield Dr · Mesa, Arizona

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

Freeresidential

A verified home display on East Sheffield Drive in Mesa, a block that hosts multiple decorated houses. See it together with the Biggs Family show next door.

9 other displays within 5 miles

✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season

A Very Merry Eastmark

Eastmark community · Mesa, Arizona

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

Freeneighborhoodcommunity-wide displays

Mesa's Eastmark community hosts coordinated holiday displays across the neighborhood, including several of the Valley's best-known individual home shows. Worth an evening of slow cruising on its own.

9 other displays within 5 miles

✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season

Biggs Family Light Show

10522 E Sheffield Dr · Mesa, Arizona

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

Freeresidential

A verified family light show on East Sheffield Drive in Mesa. Sits close to several other confirmed displays on the same street.

9 other displays within 5 miles

✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season

Birthday Card for Jesus

1335 N Papillon Cir · Mesa, Arizona

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

Freeresidential120,000+ lightsnativityphoto booth

More than 120,000 lights surround a nativity scene at this Mesa home, which also sets up a photo booth for visitors. A faith-themed favorite in the East Valley.

2 other displays within 5 miles

✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season

Nearby towns

Gilbert8 displays · 5 miQueen Creek5 displays · 10 miChandler5 displays · 11 miSan Tan Valley1 display · 13 miTempe3 displays · 15 miFountain Hills2 displays · 16 mi

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