We track 1 display in Annapolis — the 3rd-densest city for lights in Maryland.
Displays here switch on around sunset. In Annapolis that means about 4:44 PM in early December and 4:45 PM by mid-month — the earliest sunsets of the year fall right in the middle of lights season. It is properly dark by about 5:15 PM, which is when the displays look their best. December nights in Annapolis typically drop to around 33°F.
| Date | Sunset | Fully dark |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 4:44 PM | 5:14 PM |
| Dec 15 | 4:45 PM | 5:15 PM |
| Dec 25 | 4:49 PM | 5:19 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 Annapolis cluster, OpenStreetMap maps 1 public car park and 8 public toilets. There is no shortage of cafés and takeaways for a hot drink on the way round.
$20drive-thrudrive-through along the Chesapeake Bay shorelineoptional 3-D glasses
Cars wind along the Chesapeake Bay shoreline at Sandy Point State Park for this drive-through show, open nightly from late November through New Year's Day. Admission runs $20 per car, with 3-D viewing glasses available for $5.
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