Christmas lights in Temple Terrace, Florida

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.

DateSunsetFully dark
Dec 15:33 PM5:59 PM
Dec 155:36 PM6:02 PM
Dec 255:41 PM6:06 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.

All 1 display in Temple Terrace

Temple Terrace (River Ridge Drive)

7804 River Ridge Dr · Temple Terrace, Florida

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.

1 other display within 5 miles

✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season

Nearby towns

Tampa11 displays · 7 miDover2 displays · 11 miPlant City3 displays · 15 miDade City1 display · 24 miPalm Harbor1 display · 24 miSt. Petersburg2 displays · 25 mi

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