Christmas lights in Lebanon, Indiana

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

When to go

Displays here switch on around sunset. In Lebanon that means about 5:22 PM in early December and 5:22 PM by mid-month — the earliest sunsets of the year fall right in the middle of lights season. It is properly dark by about 5:53 PM, which is when the displays look their best. December nights in Lebanon typically drop to around 22°F.

Date	Sunset	Fully dark
Dec 1	5:22 PM	5:52 PM
Dec 15	5:22 PM	5:53 PM
Dec 25	5:27 PM	5:57 PM

The Lebanon lights loop — 3 stops

We ordered every display in Lebanon into the shortest sensible driving loop: roughly 69.5 miles and 179 minutes of driving, before you count time spent parked and looking. Start wherever is closest to you and follow it round.

Snead Family Lights — 3335 Elm Swamp Rd
Oak Hill Drive Lights — 4802 Oak Hill Drive
Lewis Family Lightshow — 355 N 200 W

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.