Displays here switch on around sunset. In Lenox that means about 4:22 PM in early December and 4:21 PM by mid-month — the earliest sunsets of the year fall right in the middle of lights season. It is properly dark by about 4:53 PM, which is when the displays look their best. December nights in Lenox typically drop to around 17°F.
Date
Sunset
Fully dark
Dec 1
4:22 PM
4:53 PM
Dec 15
4:21 PM
4:53 PM
Dec 25
4:26 PM
4:58 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 Lenox cluster, OpenStreetMap maps 0 public car parks and 2 public toilets. Only 3 cafés or takeaways nearby, so bring a flask if you want one.