We track 1 display in Nantucket. Every one of them is free to visit.
Displays here switch on around sunset. In Nantucket that means about 4:12 PM in early December and 4:12 PM by mid-month — the earliest sunsets of the year fall right in the middle of lights season. It is properly dark by about 4:43 PM, which is when the displays look their best. December nights in Nantucket typically drop to around 31°F.
| Date | Sunset | Fully dark |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 4:12 PM | 4:43 PM |
| Dec 15 | 4:12 PM | 4:43 PM |
| Dec 25 | 4:17 PM | 4:48 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 Nantucket cluster, OpenStreetMap maps 2 public car parks and 0 public toilets. Only 1 café or takeaway nearby, so bring a flask if you want one. Note the lack of public toilets in particular if you are taking children.
Freeneighborhoodindividually decorated trees at each shopcobblestone streetslarge tree at top of Main Street
Nantucket's cobblestoned Main Street features an individually decorated tree outside each shop and a large tree at the top of the street, with the famous Christmas Stroll held the first weekend of December.
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
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