Christmas lights in Fair Oaks, California

We track 5 displays in Fair Oaks. Every one of them is free to visit.

When to go

Displays here switch on around sunset. In Fair Oaks that means about 4:44 PM in early December and 4:45 PM by mid-month — the earliest sunsets of the year fall right in the middle of lights season. It is properly dark by about 5:15 PM, which is when the displays look their best. December nights in Fair Oaks typically drop to around 38°F.

DateSunsetFully dark
Dec 14:44 PM5:14 PM
Dec 154:45 PM5:15 PM
Dec 254:49 PM5:19 PM

The Fair Oaks lights loop — 5 stops

We ordered every display in Fair Oaks into the shortest sensible driving loop: roughly 6.5 miles and 36 minutes of driving, before you count time spent parked and looking. Start wherever is closest to you and follow it round.

  1. 4355 Plantation Drive display — 4355 Plantation Drive
  2. 7150 Sunset Avenue display — 7150 Sunset Avenue
  3. 7520 Willowview Court display — 7520 Willowview Court
  4. 7832 Wincing Way display — 7832 Wincing Way
  5. 5010 Buena Vista Avenue display — 5010 Buena Vista Avenue

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 Fair Oaks cluster, OpenStreetMap maps 6 public car parks and 7 public toilets. There is no shortage of cafés and takeaways for a hot drink on the way round.

All 5 displays in Fair Oaks

4355 Plantation Drive display

4355 Plantation Drive · Fair Oaks, California

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

Freeresidentialdrive-by

A decorated home at this Fair Oaks address, listed among Fox40's 2025 residential holiday light recommendations.

14 other displays within 5 miles

✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season

5010 Buena Vista Avenue display

5010 Buena Vista Avenue · Fair Oaks, California

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

Freeresidentialdrive-by

A residential holiday display at this Fair Oaks address, included in Fox40's 2025 guide to local light displays.

14 other displays within 5 miles

✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season

7150 Sunset Avenue display

7150 Sunset Avenue · Fair Oaks, California

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

Freeresidentialdrive-by

A home light display at this Fair Oaks address, one of the houses named in Fox40's 2025 holiday roundup.

14 other displays within 5 miles

✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season

7520 Willowview Court display

7520 Willowview Court · Fair Oaks, California

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

Freeresidentialdrive-by

A residential display at this Fair Oaks address, cited in Fox40's 2025 guide to decorated homes in the region.

11 other displays within 5 miles

✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season

7832 Wincing Way display

7832 Wincing Way · Fair Oaks, California

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

Freeresidentialdrive-by

A decorated home at this Fair Oaks address, part of Fox40's 2025 list of residential holiday light stops.

11 other displays within 5 miles

✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season

Nearby towns

Citrus Heights6 displays · 3 miOrangevale1 display · 4 miAntelope2 displays · 5 miFolsom2 displays · 6 miRoseville5 displays · 8 miRocklin1 display · 10 mi

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