We track 2 displays in Bonner Springs. Every one of them is free to visit.
When to go
Displays here switch on around sunset. In Bonner Springs that means about 4:57 PM in early December and 4:58 PM by mid-month — the earliest sunsets of the year fall right in the middle of lights season. It is properly dark by about 5:28 PM, which is when the displays look their best. December nights in Bonner Springs typically drop to around 23°F.
Date
Sunset
Fully dark
Dec 1
4:57 PM
5:27 PM
Dec 15
4:58 PM
5:28 PM
Dec 25
5:03 PM
5:33 PM
Practicalities
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 Bonner Springs cluster, OpenStreetMap maps 0 public car parks and 8 public toilets. Only 2 cafés or takeaways nearby, so bring a flask if you want one.
typically late Nov – early Jan (check before visiting) · Evenings
Freeresidentialanimated village and carousel in garagewalk-up viewingletters to Santagiant teddy bearsinging tree faces on 100.1 FM
Started in 2019, this display invites visitors to walk up to a large animated village and carousel set up in the garage, leave a letter for Santa, hug a giant teddy bear, and take a candy cane. Faces in three small trees sing along to music playing over speakers and on 100.1 FM.
typically late Nov – early Jan (check before visiting) · Evenings
Freeresidentiallights on all sides of a large corner lotmusic on 105.7 FM
Sitting at the end of its block, this Bonner Springs home lights all sides of its large lot with music broadcast on 105.7 FM. It first joined the local tour in 2021.