Christmas lights in Allen, Texas

We track 3 displays in Allen. Every one of them is free to visit.

When to go

Displays here switch on around sunset. In Allen that means about 5:20 PM in early December and 5:21 PM by mid-month — the earliest sunsets of the year fall right in the middle of lights season. It is properly dark by about 5:49 PM, which is when the displays look their best. December nights in Allen typically drop to around 32°F.

The Allen lights loop — 3 stops

We ordered every display in Allen into the shortest sensible driving loop: roughly 6.3 miles and 27 minutes of driving, before you count time spent parked and looking. Start wherever is closest to you and follow it round.

1. James Court light show — 1068 James Ct.
2. Twin Creeks Drive light show — 1006 Twin Creeks Dr.
3. The Movie House — 1600 Wagon Wheel Dr.

Driving estimate assumes a 25 mph average on residential streets plus four minutes stopped per display. Straight-line distances with a road-network allowance — treat it as a planning figure, not a satnav route.

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 Allen cluster, OpenStreetMap maps 0 public car parks and 6 public toilets. There is no shortage of cafés and takeaways for a hot drink on the way round.

All 3 displays in Allen

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