✨ Christmas lights around Melbourne 2026

Light trails, tree lightings, council displays and lights festivals around Melbourne this season, with dates and the best time to go. The free Christmas lights hunt turns the drive into the outing.

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Also in: Adelaide (72) Sydney (275) Brisbane (368) Gold Coast (54) Sunshine Coast (46) Toowoomba (36) Hervey Bay (9) Perth (66)

Updated 9 November 2026 · Open in the app · Play the Christmas lights hunt

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Big displays, trails and festivals

Sat 21 Nov

✨ Christmas Festival of Lights at Adventure Park Geelong

Wallington · Selected nights 21 Nov to 24 Dec (operating nights and hours not yet published) · $44.50 online ($49.50 full price), under 90cm free

🕯️ Geelong Christmas Opening Night: Carols by the Bay and Floating Tree lighting

Geelong · Sat 21 Nov, 6:30pm to 9:30pm (carols 7pm to 9pm, tree lighting then fireworks about 9:15pm) · Free

Free

Fri 27 Nov

✨ 12 Days of Christmas light-up Aussie animal trail, Melbourne CBD

Melbourne · 27 Nov to 25 Dec · Free

Free☕ 100m to coffee

✨ Christmas Square at Fed Square: giant tree, bell swings and light shows

Melbourne · Daily 27 Nov to 25 Dec, open all day · Free

Free☕ 100m to coffee

✨ Melbourne Christmas decorations trail: big trees, reindeer and laneway lights

Melbourne · Most displays 27 Nov to 25 Dec (some laneways and Docklands from mid November) · Free

Free☕ 100m to coffee

🎪 Christmas Tree Lighting at Fed Square

Melbourne · Fri 27 Nov, 6pm to 9pm · Free, no booking

Free☕ 100m to coffee

Sat 28 Nov

🎄 Frankston's Christmas Festival with parade, tree lighting and fireworks

Frankston · Sat 28 Nov, 4pm to 9pm (parade 4:30pm, tree lighting and fireworks 8:45pm) · Free entry and free activities; rides and food extra

Free☕ 350m to coffee

Tue 1 Dec

✨ Step Up inclusive Christmas lights, Ballarat

Ballarat Central · Evenings in December in 2025; 2026 dates not yet announced · Free

Free

✨ Bridge Mall Christmas lights, Ballarat

Ballarat Central · Through December in 2025, best after dark; 2026 dates not yet announced · Free

Free

Sat 5 Dec

🎪 Bunjil Place Festive Celebration and tree lighting, Narre Warren

Narre Warren · Sat 5 Dec, 4pm to 8:30pm (tree lit 6pm, The Grinch screening 6:30pm) · Free

Free☕ 390m to coffee

Tue 8 Dec

✨ Christmas Lights Cruise on the Yarra

Southbank · Selected nights 8 to 24 Dec, 8:30pm to 9:30pm (extra 9:45pm sailing from 19 Dec) · Adults $55, kids $39, under 2s free

☕ 190m to coffee

Sat 12 Dec

✨ LMC Christmas Lights, Chirnside Park

Chirnside Park · 2025 pattern: nightly 12 to 24 December, 8pm to 11pm, with 30 minute shows. 2026 dates not yet announced. · Free

Free

Fri 18 Dec

✨ The Boulevard Christmas Lights, Ivanhoe

Ivanhoe · Nightly 18 to 24 Dec, 7:30pm to 11pm · Free

Free☕ 1.5km to coffee

Houses and streets, by suburb

Home displays tagged by parents and checked against the local guides. Look from the street, park considerately and keep the noise down: people live here. Most switch on from about 8:30pm.

✨ Christmas lights around Melbourne 2026

Big displays, trails and festivals

Houses and streets, by suburb

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