We track 2 displays in St. Augustine. Every one of them is free to visit.
Displays here switch on around sunset. In St. Augustine that means about 5:25 PM in early December and 5:28 PM by mid-month — the earliest sunsets of the year fall right in the middle of lights season. It is properly dark by about 5:54 PM, which is when the displays look their best. December nights in St. Augustine typically drop to around 49°F.
| Date | Sunset | Fully dark |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 5:25 PM | 5:51 PM |
| Dec 15 | 5:28 PM | 5:54 PM |
| Dec 25 | 5:32 PM | 5:59 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 St. Augustine cluster, OpenStreetMap maps 0 public car parks and 16 public toilets. There is no shortage of cafés and takeaways for a hot drink on the way round.
Freeresidentialthousands of lightssynchronized to 28 songstune to 94.7 FM
A World Golf Village-area home show with thousands of lights synced to a 28-song playlist. The music broadcasts on 94.7 FM while the lights run from 5:30 to 9 p.m. through the holidays.
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Freeattractionover 3 million lightsentire historic district illuminatedruns nearly two months
St. Augustine's historic district glows with more than three million white lights every night from mid-November 2025 through January 11, 2026. The citywide tradition blankets buildings, trees, and the bayfront in a single warm color scheme.
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
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