With Thanksgiving all wrapped up, it’s time to find the best spots to look at Christmas lights. Here is a list of places where you can check out the best spots around Jacksonville.
1. Blackhawk Bluff Neighborhood off Girvin Road
Dazzle your family and friends with a drive through this neighborhood located just West of Neptune Beach. The entire neighbor hood participates in a event that started over a decade ago.
2. 370 Beauclerc Road, Jacksonville, FL 32257
One acre of lights, including house completely covered in lights. Circular drive that can be driven or walked. Please stay to the right if your driving.
3. Deck The Chairs
Deck The Chairs is an annual lighted sculptural exhibit using the iconic chairs of The American Red Cross Life Saving Corps. Forty chairs are sponsored by local business and decorated by regional artists. The exhibit is on display in downtown Jacksonville Beach for the month of December.
4. 402 Snapping Turtle Drive E., Atlantic Beach
Two homes are covered with over 40,000 lights, set in motion to holiday music that is playing outside. It is free and open to the public to ride by. Lights are on nightly.
5. Christmas on Crystal Springs
Located at 10580 Crystal Springs Rd, "Christmas on Crystal Springs" is an animated Christmas light display located in Jacksonville, Florida. It is dedicated to celebrating an often neglected part of the Christmas tradition which is the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
6. Nights of Lights in St. Augustine
St. Augustine’s popular holiday season city-wide event - the famed Nights of Lights celebration – will glow with more than three million brilliant white lights again this year attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors to the oldest city in the Nation. Nights of Lights runs through January 31, 2018, in St. Augustine, Fla.
During Nights of Lights, St. Augustine glows with holiday magic – from the ground to the rooftops. Selected by National Geographic in 2011 and 2012 as one of the 10 best holiday lighting displays in the world, St. Augustine’s Nights of Lights feature millions of tiny white lights that create a magical atmosphere in the Nation’s Oldest City. The best way to experience Nights of Lights is to plan an overnight stay so you can soak up the sparkly, festive atmosphere and enjoy all the dining, tours, and entertainment this award-winning holiday celebration has to offer. Nights of Lights can always be enjoyed on foot, by bicycle or pedicab, on the Old Town Trolley's Famous Nights of Lights Tour or the Ripley’s Red Train, or by horse and carriage.
7. Zoo Lights
Celebrate the holiday season and create a family tradition admiring the sparkling lights and brilliant hues at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens’ Sixth Annual ZOOLights event. Thousands of LED lights will transform the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens into a luminous winter wonderland filled with moving sculptures, forests of lighted trees and animal silhouettes. In addition to walking among the thousands of lights strung throughout the Zoo and listening to spirited holiday music, guests can enjoy a unique view of ZOOLights by boarding the Zoo’s lighted train (the train only runs from the back of the Zoo to the front). Guests can also enjoy carousel rides, the 4-D Theater, marshmallow roasting, and more for an extra charge.
Dates:
Dec. 8-10 & Dec. 15 - Jan. 6 Closed Christmas Day
6:00 pm to 9:30 pm Sunday - Thursday
6:00 pm to 10 pm Friday & Saturday
The Zoo closes at 5:00pm and will re-open for ZOOLights at 6:00pm
8. The Enchanted Christmas Village
The Enchanted Christmas Village is a magical and delightful experience that brings Christmas to life in Jacksonville, Florida. Bringing families together in a fun and safe environment is the Village's first goal. Guests will be surrounded by over one million Christmas lights that will illuminate the magic of the season for all to enjoy! And don't miss our animated Christmas Tree that performs every half hour in the evenings.
