We track 1 display in Cartersville. Every one of them is free to visit.
Displays here switch on around sunset. In Cartersville that means about 5:30 PM in early December and 5:31 PM by mid-month — the earliest sunsets of the year fall right in the middle of lights season. It is properly dark by about 5:59 PM, which is when the displays look their best. December nights in Cartersville typically drop to around 32°F.
| Date | Sunset | Fully dark |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 5:30 PM | 5:57 PM |
| Dec 15 | 5:31 PM | 5:59 PM |
| Dec 25 | 5:36 PM | 6:04 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 Cartersville cluster, OpenStreetMap maps 0 public car parks and 0 public toilets. Only 15 cafés or takeaways nearby, so bring a flask if you want one. Note the lack of public toilets in particular if you are taking children.
Freedrive-thruone mile of lightshay ridespetting zoocamel and pony ridesSanta meet-and-greet with live reindeer
Pettit Creek Farms in Cartersville strings a mile of lights and adds farm extras like hay rides, a petting zoo and camel rides. Santa greets visitors alongside live reindeer.
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
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