We track 2 displays in Annandale. Every one of them is free to visit.
When to go
Displays here switch on around sunset. In Annandale that means about 4:47 PM in early December and 4:48 PM by mid-month — the earliest sunsets of the year fall right in the middle of lights season. It is properly dark by about 5:18 PM, which is when the displays look their best. December nights in Annandale typically drop to around 28°F.
Holiday season, roughly mid-November through early January · typically dusk – 10 PM
Freeresidential35-minute synchronized showcolor-changing lights on house, archways, and treeskid-friendly playlistmusic on 101.5 FM
Color-changing lights wrap the house, archways, and trees here in a synchronized show running about 35 minutes, set to a kid-friendly playlist on 101.5 FM.
Holiday season; typically lights up closer to Christmas · typically dusk – 10 PM
Freeresidentialcolor-changing synchronized lightsmusic on 88.1 FMneighborhood-wide lighting
Color-changing lights here synchronize to music broadcast on 88.1 FM, and neighbors along the street light up as well. The show typically switches on closer to Christmas than most area displays.