Christmas lights in Lincolnwood, Illinois

We track 1 display in Lincolnwood. Every one of them is free to visit.

When to go

Displays here switch on around sunset. In Lincolnwood that means about 4:20 PM in early December and 4:20 PM by mid-month — the earliest sunsets of the year fall right in the middle of lights season. It is properly dark by about 4:52 PM, which is when the displays look their best. December nights in Lincolnwood typically drop to around 15°F.

DateSunsetFully dark
Dec 14:20 PM4:52 PM
Dec 154:20 PM4:52 PM
Dec 254:25 PM4:57 PM

All 1 display in Lincolnwood

Candy Cane Lane

Proesel Avenue between Hamlin and Central Park · Lincolnwood, Illinois

Early December 2025 - early January 2026 · Nightly

Freeneighborhood50-foot Christmas tree with lit presentsanimated charactersblock-wide residential tradition of more than 20 yearscandy canes at every housecandy canes up to 10 feet tallcharity donations collected Thursday-Sundaydecorated since the 1940sdrive-through or walkablefood donations encouragednear Ted Drewespedestrian-only nights Dec 6, 7, 10, 12synchronized holiday musicsynchronized lightsthousands of lightstradition dating to the 1950swalk or drive through

Lincolnwood's Candy Cane Lane is a residential stretch where neighboring homes deck out with thousands of lights, animated characters and synchronized holiday music from early December into early January. Visitors can drive the route or explore it on foot for free.

✓ Verified 2025-2026 · 5 sources

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