We track 1 display in Coral Gables.
Displays here switch on around sunset. In Coral Gables that means about 5:30 PM in early December and 5:33 PM by mid-month — the earliest sunsets of the year fall right in the middle of lights season. It is properly dark by about 5:58 PM, which is when the displays look their best. December nights in Coral Gables typically drop to around 62°F.
| Date | Sunset | Fully dark |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 5:30 PM | 5:55 PM |
| Dec 15 | 5:33 PM | 5:58 PM |
| Dec 25 | 5:37 PM | 6:03 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 Coral Gables cluster, OpenStreetMap maps 3 public car parks and 7 public toilets. There is no shortage of cafés and takeaways for a hot drink on the way round.
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Fairchild's 83-acre garden becomes an after-dark trail of rainbow pathways, glowing flowers, holographic animals, a talking tree and an interactive fairy quest.
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