We track 2 displays in Lemon Grove. Every one of them is free to visit.
When to go
Displays here switch on around sunset. In Lemon Grove 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 5:11 PM, which is when the displays look their best. December nights in Lemon Grove typically drop to around 46°F.
Date
Sunset
Fully dark
Dec 1
4:42 PM
5:09 PM
Dec 15
4:44 PM
5:11 PM
Dec 25
4:48 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 Lemon Grove cluster, OpenStreetMap maps 3 public car parks and 8 public toilets. There is no shortage of cafés and takeaways for a hot drink on the way round.