We track 1 display in Delray Beach. Every one of them is free to visit.
When to go
Displays here switch on around sunset. In Delray Beach that means about 5:27 PM in early December and 5:30 PM by mid-month — the earliest sunsets of the year fall right in the middle of lights season. It is properly dark by about 5:56 PM, which is when the displays look their best. December nights in Delray Beach typically drop to around 59°F.
Date
Sunset
Fully dark
Dec 1
5:27 PM
5:52 PM
Dec 15
5:30 PM
5:56 PM
Dec 25
5:35 PM
6:00 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 Delray Beach cluster, OpenStreetMap maps 10 public car parks and 5 public toilets. Only 23 cafés or takeaways nearby, so bring a flask if you want one.
Lighting ceremony December 2; through the holiday season · typically dusk – 10 PM
Freeattraction100-foot treeHoliday Village with carouselice skatingSanta photos
Delray Beach claims Florida's largest Christmas tree at 100 feet tall, surrounded by a Holiday Village offering a carousel, ice skating and photos with Santa.