We track 1 display in Atascocita. Every one of them is free to visit.
When to go
Displays here switch on around sunset. In Atascocita that means about 5:20 PM in early December and 5:23 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 Atascocita typically drop to around 41°F.
Date
Sunset
Fully dark
Dec 1
5:20 PM
5:46 PM
Dec 15
5:23 PM
5:49 PM
Dec 25
5:27 PM
5:54 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 Atascocita cluster, OpenStreetMap maps 0 public car parks and 3 public toilets. There is no shortage of cafés and takeaways for a hot drink on the way round.
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A cul-de-sac in the Pinehurst Subdivision decked out with giant candy canes, candy cane trees, a life-size dancing Santa, a homemade train, and a mailbox where kids can drop letters to Santa. Nearby Walden, Eagle Springs, and Summerwood neighborhoods also put on strong displays.