We track 1 display in Devon — the 3rd-densest city for lights in Pennsylvania.
When to go
Displays here switch on around sunset. In Devon 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 5:08 PM, which is when the displays look their best. December nights in Devon typically drop to around 23°F.
Date
Sunset
Fully dark
Dec 1
4:37 PM
5:07 PM
Dec 15
4:37 PM
5:08 PM
Dec 25
4:42 PM
5:12 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 Devon cluster, OpenStreetMap maps 8 public car parks and 7 public toilets. There is no shortage of cafés and takeaways for a hot drink on the way round.
December 12-13 · Arrival slots at 5:00pm-6:30pm or 6:30pm-8:00pm
$25-$35 per carattraction3,000 luminarieswoodland garden pathsfood and beverage sales
For just two nights each December, Jenkins Arboretum lines its woodland garden paths with roughly 3,000 candlelit luminaries. Cars book one of two timed arrival windows, and the limited-capacity tickets typically sell out.