We track 1 display in Orangevale. Every one of them is free to visit.
Displays here switch on around sunset. In Orangevale that means about 4:44 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 5:14 PM, which is when the displays look their best. December nights in Orangevale typically drop to around 38°F.
| Date | Sunset | Fully dark |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 4:44 PM | 5:13 PM |
| Dec 15 | 4:44 PM | 5:14 PM |
| Dec 25 | 4:49 PM | 5:19 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 Orangevale cluster, OpenStreetMap maps 2 public car parks and 11 public toilets. There is no shortage of cafés and takeaways for a hot drink on the way round.
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This Orangevale cul-de-sac has drawn thousands of visitors annually for roughly 35 years and accepts food donations for the Food for Families charity. Its standout is the Evart family's hand-built Peanuts display, begun in 1986 with a plywood Snoopy doghouse and jigsaw-cut characters, which earned the family a 2018 FaceTime call from Mariah Carey.
✓ Last confirmed for the 2024 season
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