We track 2 displays in Stone Mountain. Every one of them is free to visit.
When to go
Displays here switch on around sunset. In Stone Mountain that means about 5:28 PM in early December and 5:29 PM by mid-month — the earliest sunsets of the year fall right in the middle of lights season. It is properly dark by about 5:57 PM, which is when the displays look their best. December nights in Stone Mountain typically drop to around 36°F.
1833 Smokerise Summit, Stone Mountain · Stone Mountain, Georgia
Through Dec. 28 · Nightly 5:30-11 p.m.
Freeresidential30+ years runningsnowflake laneSanta's workshopanimated gingerbread laneDisney sectionsnowman villageSanta visits Fri.-Sun. from Thanksgiving weekend and nightly Christmas weekdonations benefit Make-a-Wish Georgia
A Stone Mountain tradition of more than 30 years featuring a snowflake lane, Santa's workshop, an animated gingerbread lane and a Disney section. The display raised over $28,000 for Make-a-Wish Georgia last season, enough to grant two wishes.