We track 1 display in Lexington. Every one of them is free to visit.
Displays here switch on around sunset. In Lexington that means about 5:19 PM in early December and 5:19 PM by mid-month — the earliest sunsets of the year fall right in the middle of lights season. It is properly dark by about 5:49 PM, which is when the displays look their best. December nights in Lexington typically drop to around 28°F.
| Date | Sunset | Fully dark |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 5:19 PM | 5:48 PM |
| Dec 15 | 5:19 PM | 5:49 PM |
| Dec 25 | 5:24 PM | 5:54 PM |
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 Lexington cluster, OpenStreetMap maps 62 public car parks and 9 public toilets. There is no shortage of cafés and takeaways for a hot drink on the way round.
Freedrive-thrudrive-through holiday festival
A drive-through holiday light festival in Lexington running November 28 through December 31, closed on Christmas Day. Flagged as worth the trip from Louisville.
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
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