We track 1 display in Kennett Square — the 4th-densest city for lights in Pennsylvania.
Displays here switch on around sunset. In Kennett Square that means about 4:38 PM in early December and 4:39 PM by mid-month — the earliest sunsets of the year fall right in the middle of lights season. It is properly dark by about 5:09 PM, which is when the displays look their best. December nights in Kennett Square typically drop to around 23°F.
| Date | Sunset | Fully dark |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 4:38 PM | 5:08 PM |
| Dec 15 | 4:39 PM | 5:09 PM |
| Dec 25 | 4:43 PM | 5:14 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 Kennett Square cluster, OpenStreetMap maps 0 public car parks and 5 public toilets. Only 14 cafés or takeaways nearby, so bring a flask if you want one.
$25-$45attractionmillions of outdoor lightsjewel-themed indoor displaysthousands of poinsettiasgarden railwaybeer garden
Longwood Gardens covers its 1,000-acre Brandywine Valley property in millions of lights, paired for 2025 with jewel-inspired conservatory displays and thousands of poinsettias. It is one of the region's most popular holiday outings, and weekend timed tickets routinely sell out.
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