Displays here switch on around sunset. In North Andover 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 4:44 PM, which is when the displays look their best. December nights in North Andover typically drop to around 23°F.
Date
Sunset
Fully dark
Dec 1
4:12 PM
4:44 PM
Dec 15
4:12 PM
4:44 PM
Dec 25
4:16 PM
4:48 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 North Andover cluster, OpenStreetMap maps 18 public car parks and 1 public toilet. There is no shortage of cafés and takeaways for a hot drink on the way round.
Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens · North Andover, Massachusetts
late November through New Year's Eve · typically dusk – 10 PM
tickets requiredattractionfestive drinks and snacksticketedtwinkle lightswalk-throughwinter wonderland grounds
One of three Trustees properties dressed in hundreds of thousands of LEDs for the annual Winterlights series, with refreshments offered on site during the run.