Christmas lights in Leawood, Kansas

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

When to go

Displays here switch on around sunset. In Leawood that means about 4:57 PM in early December and 4:57 PM by mid-month — the earliest sunsets of the year fall right in the middle of lights season. It is properly dark by about 5:27 PM, which is when the displays look their best. December nights in Leawood typically drop to around 23°F.

DateSunsetFully dark
Dec 14:57 PM5:26 PM
Dec 154:57 PM5:27 PM
Dec 255:02 PM5:32 PM

The Leawood lights loop — 3 stops

We ordered every display in Leawood 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.

  1. Hager Family Sound and Light Display — 2801 W 127th St
  2. Ash Street Christmas Display — 13020 Ash St
  3. Star Wars Christmas Display — 10125 Wenonga Ln

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.

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 Leawood cluster, OpenStreetMap maps 3 public car parks and 3 public toilets. Only 21 cafés or takeaways nearby, so bring a flask if you want one.

All 3 displays in Leawood

Hager Family Sound and Light Display

2801 W 127th St · Leawood, Kansas

typically late Nov – early Jan (check before visiting) · 5 PM - 1 AM

Freeresidentialcomputer-controlled show since 2003music on 102.7 FMAnimated Lighting electronics

Ken and Marilyn Hager's computer-controlled show, running since 2003, was one of the area's first animated displays and remains more restrained than most, with less flashing. The program runs from 5 PM to 1 AM with music on 102.7 FM, using Animated Lighting electronics and lights installed by Brighter Holidays.

10 other displays within 5 miles

✓ Last confirmed for the 2024 season

Star Wars Christmas Display

10125 Wenonga Ln · Leawood, Kansas

typically late Nov – early Jan (check before visiting) · Evenings

FreeresidentialMillennium Falcon inflatableTie FighterDeath Starstorm troopers dragging R2-D2

This themed Leawood yard, new to the tour in 2024, fields a fleet of Star Wars inflatables including a large Millennium Falcon, a Tie Fighter labeled 'Dreaming of a Hoth Christmas,' a Death Star, and a troop of storm troopers dragging R2-D2.

13 other displays within 5 miles

✓ Last confirmed for the 2024 season

Ash Street Christmas Display

13020 Ash St · Leawood, Kansas

typically late Nov – early Jan (check before visiting) · Evenings

Freeresidentialmostly fixed lightsmoving white deercomplementary neighbor display

Running for at least thirteen years, this display one block east of Nall Avenue uses mostly steady lights with a moving white deer as its only animation. The neighboring house adds a complementary deer-themed display.

12 other displays within 5 miles

✓ Last confirmed for the 2024 season

Nearby towns

Overland Park18 displays · 3 miLenexa10 displays · 8 miMerriam1 display · 8 miOlathe16 displays · 10 miStilwell2 displays · 10 miKansas City5 displays · 11 mi

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