Christmas lights in Franklin, Indiana

We track 3 displays in Franklin. Every one of them is free to visit.

When to go

Displays here switch on around sunset. In Franklin that means about 5:21 PM in early December and 5:21 PM by mid-month — the earliest sunsets of the year fall right in the middle of lights season. It is properly dark by about 5:52 PM, which is when the displays look their best. December nights in Franklin typically drop to around 24°F.

Date	Sunset	Fully dark
Dec 1	5:21 PM	5:51 PM
Dec 15	5:21 PM	5:52 PM
Dec 25	5:26 PM	5:56 PM

The Franklin lights loop — 3 stops

We ordered every display in Franklin into the shortest sensible driving loop: roughly 7.1 miles and 29 minutes of driving, before you count time spent parked and looking. Start wherever is closest to you and follow it round.

Miclette Family Rockin' Christmas Light Show — 943 Redwood Drive
Mallory Parkway Lights — 597 Mallory Parkway
Christmas Acres — 6211 N. 500 East

Driving estimate assumes a 25 mph average on residential streets plus four minutes stopped per display. Straight-line distances with a road-network allowance — treat it as a planning figure, not a satnav route.

All 3 displays in Franklin

Christmas Acres

6211 N. 500 East · Franklin, Indiana

November 28 - December 31, 2025 · Nightly 6-10 PM

Freedrive-thru100,000+ lightsfive-acre propertydrive-the-circle formatsynchronized displayfood pantry donations accepted

Payton "Griswold" Bohler covers his five-acre Franklin property with more than 100,000 lights that visitors loop past by car nightly. Admission is free, with optional non-perishable donations collected for a local food pantry.

2 other displays within 5 miles

✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season