Christmas Lights in Jacksonville Beach, FL

Popular picks this season include Glowing Gardens at the Jacksonville Arboretum & Botanical Gardens (Nov 27 – Jan 3), ZOOLights at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens (Nov 20 – Jan 3), Deck the Chairs (Nov 25 – Jan 1) and Riverside Avondale Luminaria (Dec 20 – Dec 20). In all, 16 displays are mapped in and around Jacksonville Beach, from decorated houses and neighborhoods to ticketed light shows.

Free options include Glowing Gardens at the Jacksonville Arboretum & Botanical Gardens, ZOOLights at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, Deck the Chairs and Riverside Avondale Luminaria. 14 of the 16 displays near Jacksonville Beach are free to visit; most home and neighborhood displays cost nothing to drive by.

Yes. Christmas Lights and Drive-Thru Living Nativity at Westside Baptist Church (Free). Drive-thru shows usually charge per car, and buying tickets online ahead of time is often faster.

Yes. Deck the Chairs, Atlantic Beach Christmas and Lights on Nochaway (tune to 94.7 FM). Synced displays broadcast their soundtrack on a low-power FM station so you can listen from your car.

The earliest Jacksonville Beach-area displays turn on Nov 20, and most are running by the weekend after Thanksgiving. Many stay lit through New Year's; check each display's page for its exact dates and nightly hours.