Old Town Peoria Holiday Lights
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Old Town Peoria centers its holiday display on a large Christmas tree synchronized to music. A free, walkable stop in the west Valley.
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
We track 2 displays in Peoria. Every one of them is free to visit.
Displays here switch on around sunset. In Peoria that means about 5:21 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 5:50 PM, which is when the displays look their best. December nights in Peoria typically drop to around 41°F.
| Date | Sunset | Fully dark |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 5:21 PM | 5:48 PM |
| Dec 15 | 5:22 PM | 5:50 PM |
| Dec 25 | 5:27 PM | 5:55 PM |
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 Peoria cluster, OpenStreetMap maps 9 public car parks and 9 public toilets. There is no shortage of cafés and takeaways for a hot drink on the way round.
Freeattractionlarge tree with music sync
Old Town Peoria centers its holiday display on a large Christmas tree synchronized to music. A free, walkable stop in the west Valley.
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
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A decorated corner in Peoria where Santa makes appearances during the season. A low-key neighborhood stop for west Valley families.
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
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