Christmas lights in Grove City, Ohio

We track 3 displays in Grove City — the 2nd-densest city for lights in Ohio. Every one of them is free to visit.

When to go

Displays here switch on around sunset. In Grove City that means about 5:08 PM in early December and 5:08 PM by mid-month — the earliest sunsets of the year fall right in the middle of lights season. It is properly dark by about 5:39 PM, which is when the displays look their best. December nights in Grove City typically drop to around 23°F.

The Grove City lights loop — 3 stops

We ordered every display in Grove City into the shortest sensible driving loop: roughly 6.2 miles and 27 minutes of driving, before you count time spent parked and looking. Start wherever is closest to you and follow it round.

1. Carnoustie Circle Display — 1094 Carnoustie Cir
2. Bellflower Court Display — 2013 Bellflower Ct
3. Backworth Drive Display — Backworth Dr, off Haughn Rd and Orders Rd

Driving estimate assumes a 25 mph average on residential streets plus four minutes stopped per display. Straight-line distances with a road-network allowance — treat it as a planning figure, not a satnav route.

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 Grove City cluster, OpenStreetMap maps 1 public car park and 5 public toilets. Only 17 cafés or takeaways nearby, so bring a flask if you want one.

All 3 displays in Grove City

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