Displays here switch on around sunset. In Phx 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 Phx typically drop to around 41°F.
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 Phx cluster, OpenStreetMap maps 4 public car parks and 24 public toilets. There is no shortage of cafés and takeaways for a hot drink on the way round.
3829 W Sandra Ter · Phx, Arizona
typically late Nov – early Jan (check before visiting) · 6:00 to 9:30 Pm. 10pm on weekends
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Santa's Castle light display, featured on ABC's Great Christmas Light Fight 2025. Season 13 episode 3
• Highlights Features a custom castle facade adorned with 100,000 LED lights, animatronic reindeer, snowmen, Snow machine, giant polar bear , synchronized lights to music , Santa’s workshop
Bring the family, take in the holiday sparkle, and let Santa’s Castle fill your Christmas season with wonder and joy!
12 other displays within 5 miles
✓ Last confirmed for the 2026 season