Arvada Light Show
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A hilltop home visible from afar with a blue-lit gazebo full of snowmen, an illuminated koi pond with waterfall, and a Santa letter mailbox.
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Christmas lights in Arvada, Colorado
We track 2 displays in Arvada — the 5th-densest city for lights in Colorado. Every one of them is free to visit.
When to go
Displays here switch on around sunset. In Arvada that means about 4:36 PM in early December and 4:37 PM by mid-month — the earliest sunsets of the year fall right in the middle of lights season. It is properly dark by about 5:07 PM, which is when the displays look their best. December nights in Arvada typically drop to around 16°F.
| Date | Sunset | Fully dark |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 4:36 PM | 5:06 PM |
| Dec 15 | 4:37 PM | 5:07 PM |
| Dec 25 | 4:41 PM | 5:12 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 Arvada cluster, OpenStreetMap maps 5 public car parks and 6 public toilets. There is no shortage of cafés and takeaways for a hot drink on the way round.
All 2 displays in Arvada
Pruitt's Christmas Village
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A 125,000-light display in its 12th year featuring over 200 blow molds, 30 inflatables, and a 45-minute music show broadcast on 89.1 FM. Visitors can walk or drive through for free.
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Nearby towns
Federal Heights1 display · 6 miLakewood1 display · 8 miDenver6 displays · 10 miMorrison1 display · 11 miCommerce City2 displays · 13 miEnglewood1 display · 14 mi
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