We track 1 display in Spanaway.
Displays here switch on around sunset. In Spanaway that means about 4:22 PM in early December and 4:21 PM by mid-month — the earliest sunsets of the year fall right in the middle of lights season. It is properly dark by about 4:56 PM, which is when the displays look their best. December nights in Spanaway typically drop to around 32°F.
| Date | Sunset | Fully dark |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 4:22 PM | 4:57 PM |
| Dec 15 | 4:21 PM | 4:56 PM |
| Dec 25 | 4:25 PM | 5:01 PM |
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 Spanaway cluster, OpenStreetMap maps 0 public car parks and 6 public toilets. Only 12 cafés or takeaways nearby, so bring a flask if you want one.
$15drive-thru2-mile drive-thru routemore than 300 lighted sceneslakeside settingAM 1700 radio soundtrack$10 discount nights Dec 26-Jan 4
This two-mile lakeside drive-thru normally features more than 300 lighted holiday scenes set to a soundtrack on AM 1700, at $15 per standard vehicle. The 2025-26 run was canceled partway through the season due to weather and electrical problems.
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