We track 1 display in Rockvale. Every one of them is free to visit.
When to go
Displays here switch on around sunset. In Rockvale that means about 4:33 PM in early December and 4:34 PM by mid-month — the earliest sunsets of the year fall right in the middle of lights season. It is properly dark by about 5:02 PM, which is when the displays look their best. December nights in Rockvale typically drop to around 28°F.
Date
Sunset
Fully dark
Dec 1
4:33 PM
5:01 PM
Dec 15
4:34 PM
5:02 PM
Dec 25
4:38 PM
5:07 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 Rockvale cluster, OpenStreetMap maps 0 public car parks and 1 public toilet. Only 2 cafés or takeaways nearby, so bring a flask if you want one.