Barbarella Restaurant
Freeattractionindoor and outdoor decorationsrestaurant
This La Jolla Shores-adjacent restaurant goes all out with extensive holiday decorations inside and out, a block from the beach.
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Christmas lights in La Jolla, California
We track 1 display in La Jolla. Every one of them is free to visit.
When to go
Displays here switch on around sunset. In La Jolla that means about 4:42 PM in early December and 4:44 PM by mid-month — the earliest sunsets of the year fall right in the middle of lights season. It is properly dark by about 5:12 PM, which is when the displays look their best. December nights in La Jolla typically drop to around 46°F.
| Date | Sunset | Fully dark |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 4:42 PM | 5:09 PM |
| Dec 15 | 4:44 PM | 5:12 PM |
| Dec 25 | 4:49 PM | 5:16 PM |
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 La Jolla cluster, OpenStreetMap maps 4 public car parks and 26 public toilets. There is no shortage of cafés and takeaways for a hot drink on the way round.
All 1 display in La Jolla
Nearby towns
San Diego20 displays · 10 miCoronado1 display · 13 miPoway1 display · 15 miSantee4 displays · 15 miLemon Grove2 displays · 15 miLa Mesa1 display · 16 mi
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