We track 8 displays in Greenwood — the 4th-densest city for lights in Indiana. Every one of them is free to visit.
When to go
Displays here switch on around sunset. In Greenwood 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 Greenwood 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 Greenwood lights loop — 8 stops
We ordered every display in Greenwood into the shortest sensible driving loop: roughly 5.9 miles and 46 minutes of driving, before you count time spent parked and looking. Start wherever is closest to you and follow it round.
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.
Greenwood's free walk-through trail strings more than 42,000 lights through Amphitheater Park, crossing an illuminated bridge and passing under glowing arches. It stays lit from dusk to dawn through the end of December.
typically late Nov – early Jan (check before visiting) · typically dusk – 10 PM
FreeresidentialWhoville-themed housemailbox for letters
A Greenwood house transformed into Whoville, complete with a mailbox where children can drop letters. It was listed as closed for the current year at the time of the article.