With Christmas just around the corner, communities are coming together to spread the festive cheer and celebrate this special time of the year.
If you’re wondering how to spend a romantic date night, or an evening with the family, check out these wonderful Christmas light displays in South Australia,
Adelaide Christmas Festival
In Adelaide Square, the impressive 25-meter high Christmas tree is lit up each night as part of a dazzling display. The giant tree contains 13,16 programmable lights, spreading holiday cheer between 8:30pm and 2:30am each night. Throughout the festive season, a roster of live music performances at the tree will keep the celebrations alive, featuring some of Adelaide’s best local talent.
All throughout the city, you’ll find sparkling lights, giant decorations and festive displays. Around 5,000 red and white petunias can be located on all the major CBD streets, while kids will love the trail of giant inflatable santas just waiting to be discovered. Visit Adelaide Central Markets for free school holiday workshops, including cookie decorating and festive crafts.
Curramulka Christmas Light Display
For the past 23 years, the Yorke Peninsula has been lit up with sparkling lights and a program of exciting events. Each night in December, the community comes alive with a spectacular display featuring christmas trees, stars, and plenty of cheer.
The display officially begins with a street parade, ending at the town oval where live music and market stalls await. But there’s no need to fear if you miss the opening! The lights continue to sparkle all the way to the New Year.
Loxton Lights Festival
In the beautiful township of Loxton, visitors will love wandering homes showcasing more than 350 unique hand-painted Christmas scenes. The light festival has been running for more than 30 years, featuring a giant Christmas tree and lots of creative lights displays.
Each year, community groups and families decorate trees to be exhibited as part of the Christmas tree festival, while kids line up to visit Santa for a photo and maybe even an early present. The Christmas Nostalgia display is a colourful and historic look at all things Christmas, including goose feather and novelty trees to classic decorations and toys.
Make sure to check out the Loxton Lights Festival route map, which takes you past all of the best displays including the 400 meter Christmas Wonderland. This show-stopping display includes a Christmas Village, Lolly Shop and Santa’s Big Boot, as well as ten hidden Where’s Wallies for the kids to find.
Lights of Lobethal Festival
The largest community Christmas lights display is back for 2024, and it’s better than ever. Driving an easy 45 minutes out of Adelaide CBD, you’ll find yourself in the heart of the world-renowned Adelaide Hills wine region, where the community has come together to adorn local streets and businesses with a show-stopping number of christmas lights and festive displays.
For the duration of the festival, which runs until 22 December, you can enjoy nightly Christmas markets featuring a variety of local gifts and goodies, live music from some of the region’s best talent, and an annual pageant to round out the festivities.
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