We track 3 displays in Plainfield. Every one of them is free to visit.
Displays here switch on around sunset. In Plainfield 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 Plainfield typically drop to around 24°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 |
We ordered every display in Plainfield into the shortest sensible driving loop: roughly 5.6 miles and 25 minutes of driving, before you count time spent parked and looking. Start wherever is closest to you and follow it round.
Residential displays have no facilities of their own — no parking, no toilets, nowhere to warm up — so it is worth knowing what is around. Within about three miles of the Plainfield cluster, OpenStreetMap maps 0 public car parks and 2 public toilets. Only 13 cafés or takeaways nearby, so bring a flask if you want one.
Freeattractiontrail of decorated treesMrs. Claus cookie decoratingGrinch photo opss'mores by the fireSanta visits
Plainfield's two-weekend festival lines a walking trail with community-decorated trees and adds cookie decorating with Mrs. Claus, fireside s'mores and Santa visits. It runs two early-December weekends from 6 to 9 PM.
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Freeresidentialsynchronized showover 10,000 LED lights
A Plainfield home running a synchronized show with more than 10,000 LED lights.
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Freeresidentiallight show synchronized to music
A Plainfield home whose lights are synchronized to a musical soundtrack.
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
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