We track 1 display in Temple Terrace. Every one of them is free to visit.
When to go
Displays here switch on around sunset. In Temple Terrace that means about 5:33 PM in early December and 5:36 PM by mid-month — the earliest sunsets of the year fall right in the middle of lights season. It is properly dark by about 6:02 PM, which is when the displays look their best. December nights in Temple Terrace typically drop to around 52°F.
Date
Sunset
Fully dark
Dec 1
5:33 PM
5:59 PM
Dec 15
5:36 PM
6:02 PM
Dec 25
5:41 PM
6:06 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 Temple Terrace cluster, OpenStreetMap maps 4 public car parks and 9 public toilets. There is no shortage of cafés and takeaways for a hot drink on the way round.
typically late Nov – early Jan (check before visiting) · typically dusk – 10 PM
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This Temple Terrace neighborhood starts putting up its Christmas decorations as early as September, making the finished December stroll one of the area's most elaborate.