We track 1 display in Clarksville. Every one of them is free to visit.
Displays here switch on around sunset. In Clarksville that means about 4:34 PM in early December and 4:35 PM by mid-month — the earliest sunsets of the year fall right in the middle of lights season. It is properly dark by about 5:04 PM, which is when the displays look their best. December nights in Clarksville typically drop to around 30°F.
| Date | Sunset | Fully dark |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 4:34 PM | 5:02 PM |
| Dec 15 | 4:35 PM | 5:04 PM |
| Dec 25 | 4:40 PM | 5:09 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 Clarksville cluster, OpenStreetMap maps 0 public car parks and 3 public toilets. Only 13 cafés or takeaways nearby, so bring a flask if you want one.
Freeattraction1+ million lightsriverwalk settingholiday market on opening daylive musicSanta photosdrone show
Clarksville lights up its Cumberland riverwalk with more than a million lights each winter, free to stroll. Opening day features a holiday market, live music, Santa photos, and a drone show.
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