✨ Christmas lights around Perth 2026

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

Big displays, trails and festivals

Wed 25 Nov

✨ The Magic of Christmas light trail, Wanneroo Botanic Gardens

Wanneroo · Nightly 25 Nov to 3 Jan (some closure days), evening sessions of 1.5 hours · Sightseeing adults $8, kids 4 to 13 $6; Glow Golf extra

☕ 0m to coffee

Fri 27 Nov

✨ Rio Tinto Christmas Lights Trail, Perth CBD

Perth · Nightly 27 Nov to 27 Dec, 6pm to 9pm · Free

Free☕ 30m to coffee

✨ City of Stirling Christmas Lights

Stirling · Nightly 27 Nov to 27 Dec, 7pm to 10pm · Free

Free☕ 400m to coffee

Tue 1 Dec

✨ Joondalup City Centre Christmas Lights Trail

Joondalup · Evenings in the festive season; 2026 dates not yet announced, check the City's trail map · Free

Free

✨ City of South Perth Christmas Lights Trail

South Perth · Through December in 2025; 2026 dates not yet announced, this follows last year's pattern · Free

Free

✨ City of Armadale Christmas Lights Trail

Armadale · Evenings in December; the 2026 map is due once entries open in November and close in December · Free

Free

✨ City of Kwinana Christmas Lights Trail

Kwinana Town Centre · Evenings in December; 2026 dates not yet announced, watch lovemykwinana.com for registrations · Free

Free

Fri 4 Dec

✨ Rockingham Christmas Lights Launch, Churchill Park

Rockingham · Fri 4 Dec, 5pm to 8:30pm, lights switched on at 8pm · Free

Free☕ 60m to coffee

✨ Mandurah Christmas Lights Trail

Mandurah · Nightly 4 Dec to 3 Jan, 6pm to 10pm · Free

Free☕ 1.9km to coffee

Sun 6 Dec

✨ Mandurah Canal Christmas Lights Cruise

Mandurah · Nightly from late Nov to early Jan, 7:15pm and 8:45pm; 2-hour cruises 18 to 22 Dec · 1-hour cruise adults $55, kids 3 to 12 $38, 1 to 2 $10, under 1 free

☕ 130m to coffee

✨ Sensory-friendly Christmas Lights Cruise, Mandurah

Mandurah · Sun 6 Dec, boarding 6:45pm, departs 7:15pm (1 hour) · Adults $55, kids 3 to 12 $38, 1 to 2 $10, under 1 free

☕ 130m to coffee

Fri 11 Dec

✨ Town of Cambridge Christmas Lights Trail

Floreat · Evenings in December; in 2025 the map and voting opened 12 December and ran to 2 January. 2026 dates not yet announced · Free

Free

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.

Alexander Heights

✨ Gingerbread Lane Light Trail, Alexander Heights

Alexander Heights · Evenings in December after dark, about 8pm in Perth · Free

Free

✨ La Salle Road Christmas lights, Alexander Heights

Alexander Heights · 7.30pm to 11pm throughout December (2025 hours) · Free

Free

✨ Super Mario Solar World Christmas lights, Alexander Heights

Alexander Heights · Evenings in December after dark, about 8pm in Perth · Free

Free

Alkimos

✨ Malleefowl Way Christmas lights, Alkimos