Displays here switch on around sunset. In Plain 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 Plain City typically drop to around 25°F.
Date
Sunset
Fully dark
Dec 1
5:08 PM
5:38 PM
Dec 15
5:08 PM
5:39 PM
Dec 25
5:13 PM
5:44 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 Plain City 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.
nulldrive-thruthousands of lightsholiday character displayssynchronized to 89.5 FM
Plain City's Pastime Park hosts a drive-through display of thousands of lights and holiday characters. Visitors tune to 89.5 FM to hear music synchronized with the displays.