We track 2 displays in St. Johns. Every one of them is free to visit.
Displays here switch on around sunset. In St. Johns that means about 5:26 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 5:55 PM, which is when the displays look their best. December nights in St. Johns typically drop to around 42°F.
| Date | Sunset | Fully dark |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 5:26 PM | 5:52 PM |
| Dec 15 | 5:28 PM | 5:55 PM |
| Dec 25 | 5:33 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. Johns cluster, OpenStreetMap maps 1 public car park and 3 public toilets. Only 6 cafés or takeaways nearby, so bring a flask if you want one.
Freeresidentialsynchronized to musictune to 88.5 FM
A nightly synchronized home light show in the Grand Parke area of St. Johns, running from late November through New Year's Eve. Viewers tune their car radios to 88.5 FM to hear the soundtrack matched to the lights.
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Freeresidential~5,000 lights64 channels of Light-O-Rama controllers29 songsfull show runs about 1.5 hours
A synchronized display in the St. Johns area running roughly 5,000 lights on 64 Light-O-Rama channels. The complete 29-song show cycles for about an hour and a half, playing from Thanksgiving weekend through New Year's Eve.
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
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