We track 1 display in Lawrenceville. Every one of them is free to visit.
When to go
Displays here switch on around sunset. In Lawrenceville that means about 5:27 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 5:56 PM, which is when the displays look their best. December nights in Lawrenceville typically drop to around 33°F.
Date
Sunset
Fully dark
Dec 1
5:27 PM
5:54 PM
Dec 15
5:28 PM
5:56 PM
Dec 25
5:33 PM
6:01 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 Lawrenceville cluster, OpenStreetMap maps 1 public car park and 0 public toilets. Only 23 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-thrulights synchronized to musicfamily-friendly festival
A family-friendly Gwinnett County light show and festival in Lawrenceville where the displays are synchronized to music, running from mid-November into early January.