We track 1 display in Pitman — the 4th-densest city for lights in New Jersey. Every one of them is free to visit.
Displays here switch on around sunset. In Pitman that means about 4:37 PM in early December and 4:37 PM by mid-month — the earliest sunsets of the year fall right in the middle of lights season. It is properly dark by about 5:07 PM, which is when the displays look their best. December nights in Pitman typically drop to around 28°F.
| Date | Sunset | Fully dark |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 4:37 PM | 5:07 PM |
| Dec 15 | 4:37 PM | 5:07 PM |
| Dec 25 | 4:41 PM | 5:12 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 Pitman cluster, OpenStreetMap maps 5 public car parks and 1 public toilet. Only 2 cafés or takeaways nearby, so bring a flask if you want one.
Freeresidentialelaborate family-built village displaynew theme each yearGreat Christmas Light Fight winner
This Gloucester County family display, a past winner of ABC's The Great Christmas Light Fight, rebuilds itself around a brand-new theme each season. The free walk-up village runs on winter evenings through early January.
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