Christmas lights in Burke, Virginia

We track 4 displays in Burke — the 5th-densest city for lights in Virginia. Every one of them is free to visit.

When to go

Displays here switch on around sunset. In Burke that means about 4:48 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 Burke typically drop to around 28°F.

DateSunsetFully dark
Dec 14:48 PM5:17 PM
Dec 154:48 PM5:18 PM
Dec 254:53 PM5:23 PM

The Burke lights loop — 4 stops

We ordered every display in Burke into the shortest sensible driving loop: roughly 4.5 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. Parliament Drive Lights — 9013 Parliament Drive
  2. Glenbard Road Lights — 6410 Glenbard Road
  3. Marshall Pond Christmas Village — 10108 Marshall Pond Road
  4. Elf Display on Ashbourn Drive — 9615 Ashbourn Drive

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.

All 4 displays in Burke

Elf Display on Ashbourn Drive

9615 Ashbourn Drive · Burke, Virginia

Holiday season, roughly mid-November through early January · typically dusk – 10 PM

FreeresidentialElf movie themeGimbels windows and Lincoln Tunnel scenescandy cane forestBuddy and Santa at the North Pole

This yard retells the movie Elf as a walk-through progression: New York streets and Gimbels department store windows give way to the Lincoln Tunnel, a candy cane forest, and finally the North Pole with Buddy and Santa.

4 other displays within 5 miles

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Glenbard Road Lights

6410 Glenbard Road · Burke, Virginia

Holiday season, roughly mid-November through early January · typically dusk – 10 PM

Freeresidentialanimated synchronized showdinosaurs and pirate SantaBaby YodaHamildolph numbermusic on 88.3 FM

This animated, music-synchronized Burke show goes heavy on pop-culture whimsy: dinosaurs, a pirate Santa, Baby Yoda, and a Hamilton-inspired 'Hamildolph' number. The soundtrack broadcasts on 88.3 FM.

3 other displays within 5 miles

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Marshall Pond Christmas Village

10108 Marshall Pond Road · Burke, Virginia

Holiday season, roughly mid-November through early January · typically dusk – 10 PM

Freeneighborhoodwhole-neighborhood participationlights, inflatables, and sculptures at nearly every housepark-and-walk friendly

Nearly every house in this Burke neighborhood joins in, layering lights, inflatables, and Christmas sculptures across the streetscape. Visitors can park and explore the whole area on foot.

3 other displays within 5 miles

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Parliament Drive Lights

9013 Parliament Drive · Burke, Virginia

Holiday season, roughly mid-November through early January · typically dusk – 10 PM

Freeresidentialhome light display

A Burke home display recommended alongside the area's better-known shows, worth adding to a lights-viewing loop through the neighborhood.

3 other displays within 5 miles

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Nearby towns

Annandale2 displays · 6 miVienna5 displays · 8 miArlington3 displays · 11 miCentreville2 displays · 11 miMount Vernon1 display · 11 miAlexandria4 displays · 13 mi

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