The Best Christmas Lights around Melbourne 2023

Christmas is a special time of the year when Mum slaves over a hot oven in sweltering heat to produce a plump roast turkey and a table laden with delicious accompaniments. It is also the time when generous souls risk life and limb putting up Christmas lights and decorations and receive an enormous electricity bill with a smile on their face. We owe you our gratitude.

In "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" Clark Griswold, a Christmas connoisseur, blacked out the entire neighborhood with his 25,000 incandescent bulb light display. We have it on good authority that the electricity generators have made allowances for Melbourne's most spectacular light displays which make the Griswold residence seem like a weak candle in comparison.

Melbourne's Christmas lights have become bigger, brighter and grander over the years and there are a number of places which consistently dazzle with Christmas spirit and lights. Sadly, in previous years some streets stopped their Christmas lights display because the local council classified it as an event which meant that the neighbours had to spend thousands of dollars to cover public liability insurance and traffic management costs. Casey council effectively extinguished the lights at Hugo Court in Narre Warren and Banyule council did the same at Allumba Drive, St Helena. This Christmas, with lockdowns and restrictions in the rear vision mirror, it's going to be a time of Christmas joy with some epic light displays.



We've put together a list of the best locations to see a Christmas lights spectacular in each area of Melbourne. The most spectacular and epic displays have been marked with stars.

If you find any new hot spots worth inclusion in the list or changes to this list please drop us an e-mail

Map of the Best Christmas Lights Locations:

Central Melbourne

Bourke Street Mall - The Myer windows are a long standing tradition which is entering its 68th magical year. The theme is usually based on either a children's book or nursery rhyme, and then broken into six parts, a section of the story for each window. However the inspiration can also come from current events or news happening across the globe such as the "Santa and the Olympics" theme in 1956 and "Santa's Journey into Space" to celebrate the start of space travel. This year the display has a theme of Bluey's Christmas. The windows will be on display daily from 7.30am to 10pm until 6th January.

Federation Square


Head to Christmas Square at Federation Square to marvel at the giant 16-metre tall LED Christmas Tree, sparkling neon trees, giant bell swings and beautiful baubles.

Melbourne Town Hall


During the day, there are see nutcracker soldiers, the iconic town hall bow and beautiful themed flower beds and after dark towering projections bath the building in beautiful displays. Runs 9-11pm to 25th December.

Docklands


The Giant Reindeer sparkles at Victoria Harbour (near Merchant Street).

North East

• 7 Carramar Court, Bayswater (Large display of lights. You Tube video)
  
• Whithers Road, Bayswater (A house on the corner of Mountain Highway which has a garden of lights and inflatables)
  
• 909 Mountain Highway, Bayswater (Interactive walk in display. 8-10:30pm)
  
• 13 Canterbury Court, Bayswater North
  
• 19 White Avenue, Bayswater North (A Santa inflatable and lights on the fence and house)
  
• Jennifer Crescent, Bayswater North (Christmas trees, lights, music, inflatables. Dec 1-Jan 1, 6:3pm-12am)
  
• Schultz Street, Bentleigh East (8m tree and characters. 7:30pm-12am)
  
• Pope Road, Blackburn (Some houses have lights. The best is at #19)
  
• 16 Harcourt Street, Blackburn North (The display has been running for 15 years. Imitation snow and Santa between 8-9:30pm on weekends. Wishing well for gold coin donations to Make-A-Wish. See the Facebook page)
  
  
  
  
• 86 Orchard Grove, Blackburn South
  
• Baratta Street, Blackburn South (3 houses together with nice displays. Dec 4-Jan 1, 6-10:30pm)
  
• Shawlands Avenue, Blackburn South
  
• 11 Rawdon Court, Boronia (Lot of inflatables and over 50,000 lights. Look out for the painted garage door with a snowman and the Santa North Pole scene with the Rawdon Court sleigh which kids can have a photo in. Raising funds for The Royal Children's Hospital foundation)
  
  
• 8 Rathmullen Road, Boronia (Lights, lit characters and archway of lights. Also nice lights at #4, 7 and 9 which are opposite)
  
• Clydesdale Street, Box Hill (More than 25 houses have displays. Check out Santa in the outdoor dunny at #7, Santa stuck in the chimney at #22 and light projections on the ground at #30).
  
• 55 Mersey Street, Box Hill North (Synchronised light and music show every night at 9pm with FM broadcast. Around 10,000 lights)
  
• Werder Street, Box Hill North
  
• Monash Street, Box Hill South (A few houses north of Piedmont Street have light displays with some large inflatables)
  
• 11 Octavia Court, Burwood (The friendly family has been displaying for the last 20 years. Nativity scene, snow machine on weekends, music, lights)
  
• 35 Rochdale Drive, Burwood East (Large light display)
  
• 24A Prospect Hill Road, Camberwell
  
• 60 Hunter Road, Camberwell (Alex and Peter Caruana cover their house with lights and fill the front garden with inflatables. Donations are collected for the Starlight Children's Foundation. Christmas carols play)
  
  
  
  
  
• Camberwell Civic Centre, 340 Camberwell Road, Camberwell (The building is bathed in sequenced red and green Christmas colours)
  
• 997 Toorak Road, Camberwell (Lots of lights, inflatables, scenes and a snow machine comes on periodically)
  
• 36 Parkvalley Drive, Chirnside Park (Lights synchronised to music)
  
• 38 Rolling Hills Road, Chirnside Park (Large light display)
  
• LMC, 15 Old Melbourne Road, Chirnside Park (30 minute light and sound extravaganza with 50,000 lights. 30 minute shows run from 9am - 11pm during 12th - 24th December. Free entry and no bookings required. Donations to the Amari Community Development Organisation. See Facebook page)
  
• 23 Vernon Street, Croydon (Lots of lights and decorations. Also #21 is interesting)
  
• 50 Kincumber Drive, Croydon (Lots of lights, lit characters, huge reindeer inflatable, Huge Santa, snow machine on weekends and Santa letter box with reply if leave name and address. Dec 3-24, 7-10:30pm)
  
  
  
  
  
• 2 Merrill Crescent, Croydon Hills (Lots of lights and inflatables)
  
• 47 Lakeside Crescent, Croydon Hills (Huge display of inflatables and lights. Donations to Meal A day.)
  
• 9 Kempston Court, Croydon North (A walk through display)
  
• 3 Carol Hancock Place, Croydon North (Nice light display)
  
• 18 Barnard Crescent, Croydon North (House covered in lights)
  
• 33 Nangathan Way, Croydon North (Lights and lit characters)
  
• 354 Maroondah Hwy, Croydon North (Huge display of lights with walk through on some nights)
  
• 5 Mitchell Court, Croydon North (Lights on house and tower synced to music on 89.7 FM)
  
• 25 Mulgrave Way, Croydon North (Huge display amongst the garden bushes and house. Friendly hosts and a snow machine with smoke bubbles which are so much fun to catch. Dec 1-28, 8;30-10pm)
  
  
  
  
  
• 3 Valley Court, Croydon South (Inflatables and lights)
  
• 41 Long View Road, Croydon South (Lights synchronised to music (tune into 99.5FM), some inflatables)
  
• 1 Angle Road, Deepdene (Display covers the house, roof, driveway, fence and garden)
  
• 30 Jacaranda Drive, Diamond Creek (Over 25,000 lights synchronised to music. Tune into 90.2 FM. Also a lovely nativity scene silhouetted on the garage door. There are more lights around the corner along Kingfisher Drive and Cockatiel Place. See the GrozzyHouse Facebook page)
  
  
  
  
  
• Elgata Court, Diamond Creek (House covered in a variety of light displays. See YouTube Videos)
  
• 8 Libere Court, Doncaster (Lots of lights and some characters including reindeers and sleigh)
  
• 2 Paltarra Court, Doncaster East (Lots of blue and white lights. Look for Santa's hat covered in lights)
  
• 10 Pushkin Court, Doncaster East (Massive display which Andrew has been doing for 16 years. Huge number of Christmas scenes and characters over the house, windows and garden. Lights on 8:30-11:15pm and donations collected for SES Manningham)
  
  
  
  
  
• 26 Devlaw Drive, Doncaster East (Lights, lit characters and inflatables)
  
• 82 Russell Crescent, Doncaster East (Lights, characters and inflatables)
  
• 96 Pine Hill Drive, Doncaster East (Huge light display over a pine tree and garden bushes. Also display at #75)
  
• 130 Andersons Creek Road, Doncaster East (Large light display with lit characters and some inflatables)
  
• 29 Darvall Street, Donvale (The house and front garden is covered in lights and inflatables. Pass through the arch for a kaleidoscope of lights in the garage where you can find Santa's train. See the 29 Darvall St Christmas Lights Facebook Page. Not running in 2023.)
  
  
  
  
  
• 20 Grevillea Close, Eltham North (A big Christmas bell hangs on the light pole, Santa stuck in the chimney and some lights and inflatables)
  
• Nimary Court & Cherelle Court, Eltham North (A wonderland of lights, window displays, inflatables and lit characters. All the houses in these two courts, which are connected, participate and put a lot of effort into their displays. Donations collected for Royal Children's Hospital. Park your car in St Helena Secondary College at 50 Wallowa Road. See the Cherelle & Nimary Court Christmas Lights Facebook page.)
  
  
  
  
  
• 24 Blucher Street, Ferntree Gully (Maddy & Lizzie's computer controlled Christmas sound and light show. Tune your radio to 95.30FM. See the Facebook page)
  
• 31 Kelvin Drive, Ferntree Gully (Santa land in the North Pole, snow machines and lights. 7-11:30pm)
  
• 35 Hutton Avenue, Ferntree Gully (The house and garden are immersed in fairy lights)
  
  
  
  
• Chestnut Avenue, Ferntree Gully (Most of the houses in the street have decorations with plenty of effort and thought expended on the displays. Plenty of lights, inflatables, characters and scenes. At #22 you can take a picture with Santa sitting on a seat)
  
• Clyde Street, Ferntree Gully (Lots of lights. Dec 1-25, 7:3pm-12am)
  
• 5 Kenwyn Court, Greensborough (A nice setting amongst some gum trees in a quiet court. Huge Rudolph and Santa inflatables plus some nice lights)
  
• 2 Carnarvon Street, Hawthorn East (Big display of lights)
  
• Omonia Drive, Healesville
  
• 88 Parkhill Road, Kew (Meet the Tuppets from early December to the end of the year starting at 8pm. To hear the music to complement the 65,000 light display tune your car radio to FM 107.2. See the Tuppets Lights Facebook page)
  
  
  
  
  
• Belinda Close, Kilsyth
  
• 8 Hansford Close, Kilsyth (Huge display which covers the house and garden. There is a mass of beautiful twinkling coloured lights and lit characters. Carols are playing in the background. Dec 1-Jan 7, 7pm-12am)
  
  
• 51 Timms Avenue, Kilsyth (12,000 LEDs synchronised to music with light beams that point into the sky and can be seen from miles away)
  
• 6 Garden Street, Kilsyth (House, fence and garage are covered in lights, Christmas tree of lights with a star on top)
  
• 67 Landstrom Quadrant, Kilsyth
  
• 67 Chandra Avenue, Kilsyth South (Lights and inflatables)
  
• 1 Gordons Bridge Road, Kinglake (Very large display. Dec 1-24, 8-11pm)
  
• 3 Tarhilla Drive, Launching Place
  
• 50 David Road, Lilydale (12,000 lights and interactive displays including train. Dec 2-24, 7:30-10:30pm)
  
• Lakeview Drive, Lilydale (and surrounding streets such as Community Way)
  
• 8 Gillies Street, Mitcham (Some lights and characters. Also #19)
  
• 35 Fellows Street, Mitcham (Over 40,000 fairy lights, a laser light display, huge inflatable Santa, laser countdown clock, Sleigh and Reindeer, snowman, gingerbread man and continuous Christmas Carols playing on Elf Radio. Donation support The Royal Children's Hospital Good Friday Appeal. Best parking is available at the Coles Supermarket on Victoria Street. Many houses in the street have displays and it is a lovely walk)
  
  
• 40 Alwyn Street, Mitcham (Lights and characters. Many other houses and trees in the street have light displays. Ventnor Street is beautiful with lights dangling on all the trees and across the road)
  
• 3 Chelsea Mews, Mont Albert North (The garden has over 15,000 lights plus inflatables)
  
  
  
  
• 24 Belmont Crescent, Montmorency (Lit characters. Also a display at #23)
  
• 150 Reichelt Avenue, Montmorency (A spectacular snow house with real snow, reindeers, lights, train set. Donations to the Royal Children's Hospital Cardiac Unit. 7:30-11pm.)
  
  
  
  
  
• 858 Mount Dandenong Road, Montrose (Large display with animatronics)
  
• 123 Pembroke Road, Mooroolbark (Lights and inflatables)
  
• Boyd Close, Mooroolbark (Life size Santa sleigh within a massive display. Supporting Mooroolbark CFA. Dec 1-25, 8-10:30pm)
  
• Esther Crescent, Mooroolbark (20,000 lights, music and inflatables)
  
• Selina Avenue, Mooroolbark
  
• 7 Ornata Road, Mount Dandenong (Lights in the middle of the forest. Dec 3-31, 8-10:30pm)
  
• 70 Falls Road, Mount Dandenong
  
• Hordern Road, Mt Evelyn
  
• 18 Zander Avenue, Nunawading (About 12 houses have displays but the most spectacular is #18 where donations are collected for Make-A-Wish.
  
  
  
  
  
• 27 Betula Avenue, Nunawading (Lights and inflatables)
  
• 29 Kett Street, Nunawading (Rainbow arch, colourful lights on fence, fairy lights on trees and carport stuffed with inflatables)
  
• 34 McCulloch Street, Nunawading (huge display of lights and inflatables)
  
• 13 Kitson Street, Ringwood (Lights and inflatables. 8pm-12am)
  
• 5 Norfolk Avenue, Ringwood (Large display with inflatables synced to music. #3 might also have a good light display)
  
• 71 Heywood Street, Ringwood (Large display which has been running more than 15 years. Dec 1-27, 6-10:30pm)
  
• Arlington Street, Ringwood
  
• 3 Frodsham Road, Ringwood (Lots of inflatables. Nice displays at 5 other houses in street)
  
• Heather Grove, Ringwood (Lights over house and trees, statues and inflatables)
  
• 36 Alexandra Road, Ringwood East (25m Norfolk Pine with star on top and rope lights plus lots of other lights. #47 is a large house decorated with lots of lights, characters and inflatables)
  
• Britton Road, Seville
  
• 9 Jeanette Close, St Helena (Large display with over 50,000 lights.)
  
• Empress Road, Surrey Hills (More than 40 houses in the street are decorated with lights and inflatables. The southern end is the best)
  
• Edwin Road, Templestowe (The street has huge houses with equally huge displays. A little impersonal since the houses have big fences and gates. #1 is the best display)
  
• 11 Chiswick Court, Templestowe (Display of lights and lit characters)
  
• 22 Bilby Street, Templestowe Lower (Lights and lit characters)
  
• 110 Macedon Road, Templestowe Lower (Lights and inflatables)
  
• 148 Macedon Road, Templestowe Lower (Lit characters and lights)
  
• 52 Blackwood Park Drive, Upper Ferntree Gully
  
• 1 Hayward Court, Vermont (Christmas garden with a Christmas Express train)
  
• 5 Raheen Court, Vermont South (Lovely balls of lights in the tree and lights on house and fence. Other houses in the street also have lights)
  
• 11 Lascelle Drive, Vermont South (Two sides of the house and trees are covered in beautiful coloured lights. This is close to Raheen Court)
  
• 13 Gibbon Avenue, Vermont South (Lights and some very big inflatables)
  
• 335 Hawthorn Road, Vermont South (Front of house and garden are covered in lights, characters and inflatables)
  
• 7 Tracey Drive, Vermont South (Nice lights, lit characters, inflatables, large Santa inflatable under tree, Christmas songs playing)
  
• 52 Lyon Road, Viewbank (Giant Snowman, Rudolph and teddy bear on the roof and lights. 5-11pm. Some other houses have displays including #84 and #85.)
  
• 98 Warren Road, Viewbank (Big display of lit characters on the house and lawn)
  
• 141 Martins Lane, Viewbank (Lights, inflatables, carols)
  
• 9 Warwick Close, Wantirna (Music, inflatables, little wooden houses with scenes, window displays, singing polar bear on the porch and lots of interesting dangling lights. This display has been active for 25 years and takes two and a half weeks to setup. Dec 1-31)
  
  
  
  
  
• Cherrington Square, Wantirna (A wonderful street where everyone puts in a lot of effort to decorate their house. #9 has a Christmas choir of stuffed animals and characters and the rest of the street is also marvellous. The area is well visited and a coffee van was waiting for thirsty visitors)
  
  
  
  
  
• Linsley Way, Wantirna (#145 has dancing lights on the driveway and lights along the house. A couple of other houses at the east end of the street have some lights)
  
• Newell Court, Wantirna (There are a couple of houses in the street with displays. The best is #12 which has a Santa inflatable, light projections on the wall and characters within a twinkling fence)
  
• 18 Tyloid Square, Wantirna (Lights, inflatables, lit characters and a Christmas tree on the porch)
  
• 25 Calder Way, Wantirna South (Beautiful lit characters, Nutcracker at the door, projections and carols playing. Dec 3-Jan 2, 7:3pm-12:30am)
  
• 56 Tate Avenue, Wantirna South (Next to excellent display at #58 with lit characters, lights and inflatables which you can walk among)
  
• 58 Tate Avenue, Wantirna South (Beautifully created display with lights, many lit characters, nativity scene, Nutcracker, gingerbread house and huge Christmas koala)
  
• 59 Wallace Road, Wantirna South (Five homes in this area with decorations)
  
• Melbourne Hill Road, Warrandyte (A number of houses in the street)
  
• 40 Glenwright Avenue, Woori Yallock
  
• Glenpark Drive, Wonga Park (8 houses in street with displays)
  
• 10 Keelah Street, Woori Yallock
  
• 5 Miriam Drive, Yarra Glen (13,000 lights. Donations collected for Royal Children's Hospital. 8:45-11pm)
  
• Natalie Court, Yarra Glen

North West

The north west of Melbourne which includes the suburbs of Bacchus Marsh, Brookfield, Burnside, Cairnlea, Caroline Springs, Diggers Rest, Gisborne, Greenvale, Hillside, Kealba, Keilor, Keilor Downs, Keilor Lodge, Keilor Park, Kings Park, Kurunjang, Melton, Melton West, Melton South, St Albans, Sunbury, Sydenham, Taylors Hill and Taylors Lakes has many nice locations for Christmas lights with Sunbury being the area with the best lights. A special guide has been created for this area.

Detailed North West Melbourne Christmas Lights Guide

Inner North

• 34 Vida Street, Aberfeldie (House and garden with decorations. 9pm-12am)
  
• 433 Albion Street, Brunswick West (Lots of lights and displays)
  
• 1 Ann Court, Bundoora (Corner block which has a garden full of inflatables and lit characters which have movement - and not just on windy nights. There are plenty of lights on the house and garage)
  
• 8 Pentathlon Street, Bundoora (Ian and Jackie Porteous have created an unusual Christmas display which includes two huts; one with miniature models and the other a cosy place with roaring fire for Santa. There are also lights, inflatables, Santa letterbox, video screen and reindeers with lights)
  
  
  
  
• 5 Molesworth Street, Coburg (Amazing three storey home with thousands of lights with characters and nativity scene. Host hands out candy canes. Dec 1-Jan 7, 8pm-12am)
  
  
  
  
• 15 The Grove, Coburg (Two large connected homes with large display. 6-11pm)
  
• 29 Shaftsbury Street, Coburg (Fantastic. A Christmas lights wonderland. All kids young and old can walk into the Christmas display with animated bears, giant snowglobe, lasers, bubbles and a train. See Shaftsbury Lights on Facebook. Supports Tour De Cure)
  
• 36 Loch Street, Coburg (Lovely lit characters)
  
• 62 Tanderum Drive, Coburg (Nice lights and characters)
  
• Montifore Street, Coburg (Nice displays at #6, #10 and #12)
  
• 1A Adnette Court, Coburg North (a hand-built walk-in Christmas village)
  
• Morris Street, Coburg North (5,000 lights over a tiered garden)
  
• 31 Evell Street, Glenroy (Charlie and Vera's Christmas display and nativity scene, lights and lit characters)
  
• 39 Prospect Street, Glenroy (Huge display with moving figures, lit characters and window displays. 7:30-11pm)
  
• 71 Loongana Avenue, Glenroy (Lots of lights and some inflatables)
  
• 7 Elmhurst Road, Gladstone Park
  
• Tecoma Court, Gladstone Park
  
• 25 Exeter Street, Hadfield (Huge display of characters, inflatables, lights and windows)
  
• 11 Francis Street, Heidelberg Heights (Nice lights on house and also a display at #7)
  
• The Boulevard, Ivanhoe (This is the most well known and famous Christmas lights area in Melbourne which has been happening for over half a century. The area attracts thousands of visitors and traffic jams and parking difficulties is par for the course. Added attractions include food carts selling food, coffee and ice-cream and performances from local musicians. The lights typically run from mid December 8:30pm to 11pm. Note: Council is providing traffic management in the area from 20th to 24th December)
  
  
  
  
  
• Chippendall Street, Maddingley (A lot of houses on the street with beautifully lit up decorations. It's magical to drive through the street from one end to the other. Lights are on display from around 8.30pm to 11-11.30pm every night)
  
• 13 Sharp Street, Northcote (Lovely display including decorated windows)
  
• 69 Devereaux Street, Oak Park (Beautiful display of lit characters)
  
• 6 Barina Road, Oak Park (Lots of lights, inflatables and movement)
  
• 6 Edgecombe Street, Oak Park (Inflatables and lit characters. 5pm-12am)
  
• 15 Dale Avenue, Pascoe Vale (Lights, inflatables and characters. Also displays at #17 and nearby houses)
  
• 29 Warwick Road, Pascoe Vale (Full of lights and characters with Santa sleigh and reindeers on roof)
  
• 24 Heliopolis Street, Pascoe Vale South (Lights and inflatables)
  
• 301 O'hea Street, Pascoe Vale South (Fun display with lights, characters, Nutcracker, Santa sleigh and snow globes)
  
• 5 Garnet Street, Preston (Lights and Santa inflatable)
  
• Matlock Street, Preston (Inflatables and lights)
  
• 6 Tennyson Avenue, Preston (Lovely white lights over trees with baubles)
  
• 1 Greenock Street, Reservoir (Large display which takes over a month to set-up and has beautiful lights and Santa with his hand painted elves)
  
• 34 Chaleyer Street, Reservoir
  
• 98 Grandview Grove, Rosanna (Lovely display of lights and characters)
  
• 105 Grandview Grove, Rosanna (Huge display of lights. Santa and Frosty are on the porch)
  
• 27 Streldon Avenue, Strathmore (Lights all over the house and garden and inflatables. Dec 1-26, 8:30-11:30pm)
  
• 39 Mascoma Street, Strathmore (Over 10,000 lights synchronised to music. Also lights at #50)
  
• 8 Huntley Street, Watsonia North (Winter wonderland area with lots of lights and inflatables)

Outer North

The outer north of Melbourne which includes the suburbs of Craigieburn, Doreen, Epping, Lalor, Meadow Heights, Mernda, Mill Park, South Morang, Thomastown and Wollert has many great locations for Christmas lights with Doreen in particular having lots of locations with lights. A special guide has been created for this area.

Detailed Outer North Christmas Lights Guide

South East

• 2 Lance Close, Aspendale Gardens (Massive set of lights on the house, garage and garden)
  
  
  
  
• Marinique Drive, Aspendale Gardens (The whole street is decorated. 7-10:30pm)
  
• 151 Dalgetty Road, Beaumaris (Walk through a huge display of lights created by Rob and Leonie. In the courtyard there is a nativity scene and an awesome window display. The action starts from 9pm. Donations are collected for Very Special Kids and their Facebook page is Rob and Leonie's Christmas Lights)
  
  
  
  
  
• 1 Hunter Avenue, Black Rock (Christmas village and lots of lights)
  
• 20 Love Street, Black Rock (#19 and #20 have nice displays)
  
• Troy Street, Bonbeach (Large display fills the front yard. Santa with candy canes for kids)
  
• 10 Hemming Street , Brighton East (Over 50 inflatables, lasers, snow machine and Aussie Santa)
  
• 8 Cassowary Close, Carrum Downs (Lights synchronized to music. 8:30-10:30pm)
  
• 9 Oberon Drive, Carrum Downs (Lights, inflatables and characters)
  
• Sandalwood Grove, Carrum Downs (20,000 sparkling lights. Check out other houses in the street also)
  
• Starchenko Court, Carrum Downs (Lots of lights and music)
  
• 46 Briggs Street, Caulfield (Snowman, Santa, Christmas tree, lights and candy cane path)
  
• 82 Oakpark Drive, Chadstone (Mainly lights on the roof of the house)
  
• 50 Blantyre Avenue, Chelsea (Huge display with snow and music)
  
• 29 Enterprize Avenue, Chelsea Heights (Fantastic set of decorations including Homer Simpson singing Christmas carols, lovely light displays in the front and side gardens, lovely window displays and a garage stacked full of Santas)
  
  
  
  
• 60 Sixth Avenue, Chelsea Heights (House and yard filled with lights and characters)
  
• 59 Viney Street, Clarinda (See the result of months of preparations with a giant inflatable Santa and reindeer plus dazzling a light display. Nov 28-Dec 25, 7:30-11pm)
  
  
  
  
• 4 Yalta Court, Clayton South (Lights and lit characters which visitors can wander through, Santa sleigh on the roof, model village with train set)
  
  
  
• 8 Ring Court, Dandenong North (Nativity scene, lights, inflatables and Christmas music)
  
• Eugenia Street, Doveton (There are multiple display houses in the street)
  
• Louis Street, Doveton
  
• 9 French Avenue, Edithvale (Some nice decorations and characters in the front garden)
  
• 11 Joseph Banks Crescent, Endeavour Hills (Lights over the house. Dec 1-31, 9pm-12am)
  
• 29 Peebles Street, Endeavour Hills (Santa letterbox, lights, inflatables, animation)
  
• 13 Botanic Drive, Glen Waverley (Lights across the house and lawn, some inflatables and lit characters. Some other houses in the street also have nice displays)
  
• 32 Windella Crescent, Glen Waverley (A field of snow with Christmas characters created by the Valkanis family. Wishing Well with donations to the Epilepsy Foundation)
  
• 52 Cappella Court, Glen Waverley (Lovely lights across the garden and house. There has been a display for 20 years. Display includes handmade scenes including elves on a see-saw. Dec 1-24, 6:30-11:30pm)
  
• 137 Hinrichsen Drive, Hallam (Large characters at the front and decorations)
  
• 13 Anthony Court, Hallam (Lots of characters. Dec 1-Jan 15, 8:30-11:30pm)
  
• 73 Coral Drive, Hampton Park (Displays on house and garden)
  
• 3 Dalmont Street, Highett
  
• 58 Tennyson Street, Highett (Lots of lights and inflatables)
  
• 16 Richardson Street, Hughesdale (Lights and lots of inflatables with donations to the Royal Children's Hospital. The lovely owner hands out candy canes and chocolates from a basket)
  
• 25 Clarendon Drive, Keysborough
  
• 82 Tyers Lane, Keysborough (2,000 lights and inflatables)
  
• 5 Love Street, Lynbrook (Lots of lights and lovely reindeers)
  
• Crabapple Close, Lyndhurst (Lights and inflatables)
  
• 71 Major Crescent, Lysterfield (Lights and characters)
  
• Fountaine Avenue, Malvern East (A few houses at the western end have decorations including inflatable Santas)
  
• 1952 Malvern Road, Malvern East (Very large display)
  
• 436 South Road, Moorabbin (Beautiful acrylic lit characters which change colours)
  
• 6 Franklin Street, Moorabbin (Christmas Village)
  
  
  
  
• 11 Morrison Court, Mount Waverley (Tree with lights co-ordinated to music. 8-11:30pm)
  
• 11 Lebanon Crescent, Mulgrave (A massive display with over 100,000 lights. The Polar Express makes its way around the track among the animated and singing Santas, snow machine, lasers, bubbles, reindeers and much more. The action occurs from 8:30pm to 11pm)
  
  
  
  
  
• 41 Wattle Grove, Mulgrave
  
• 23 Wilma Avenue, Mulgrave (Programmable LEDs change to music)
  
• 37 Estelle Street, Oakleigh (Lots of lights and Christmas trees)
  
• Cedric Street, Parkdale (Around four houses with significant light displays)
  
• Vialls Avenue, Parkdale (This street is the highlight of the area with almost every house having light displays. Even the trees on the nature strips are wrapped in lights)
  
  
  
  
  
• 22 Sandridge Court, Patterson Lakes (Huge display of lights and inflatables. Dec 1-Jan 1, 8-11pm)
  
• 6 Wyong Court, Patterson Lakes
  
• 67 Harbour Drive, Patterson Lakes (Colourful day time and night time display for people of all ages. Lights on from 7:30-11:00 until Jan 1. Also #69.)
  
• 72 Deschamp Court, Rowville (Very large display)
  
• 16 Malmsbury Crescent, Rowville (Huge and varied display)
  
• 10 Mayfield Place, Rowville (Lots of lights over the house and garden)
  
• 42 Debra Street, Rowville (Two houses next to each other with nice displays)
  
• 15 Dunsterville Street, Sandringham (Lovely window display and lights in the garden)
  
• 63 Grange Road, Sandringham (Lights programmed to dance to music, Donations for National Breast Cancer Foundation, Dec 3-26, 8:30-11pm)
  
• 671 Stud Road, Scoresby (Lots of lights and characters)
  
• 675 Stud Road, Scoresby (House covered in lights and Christmas characters)
  
• 61 Whalley Drive, Wheelers Hill (Lots of lights and giant Santa. Dec 1-31, 8:30-11pm)

South West

• 248 Queen Street, Altona (Large light display, Snowman and characters)
  
• 37 Knightsbridge Avenue, Altona Meadows (A wonderland of lights, Christmas songs and window displays, 9pm-12am)
  
  
  
  
• 6 Quinn Court, Altona Meadows (Lots of lights and inflatables)
  
• 31 Eames Avenue, Brooklyn (Massive display of lights with walk in display)
  
• 10 Belvoir Gardens, Derrimut (Large, colourful display)
  
• 3 Edenhope Place, Eynesbury (12,000 lights sequenced to music. Tune your radio to 98.8FM. Donations to Make a Wish Australia. See Facebook page)
  
• 2 Picardy Court, Hoppers Crossing (Garden with lit characters)
  
• 243 Hogans Road, Hoppers Crossing (Gray's Christmas display with snow machine and Christmas movies on Fridays and weekends and every night as Christmas Eve approaches. 9-11pm)
  
• 86 Bethany Road, Hoppers Crossing (The front yard is stuffed absolutely full of inflatables. There is a snow machine and popcorn for sale. Donations support the Royal Children's Hospital. Taking a break in 2023.)
  
  
  
  
• 8 Whitsunday Drive, Hoppers Crossing (Not huge but nicely crafted scenes. Also check out #64)
  
• 310 Derrimut Road, Hoppers Crossing (Get photo in Santa sleigh, lights & inflatables)
  
• 41 Wildflower Crescent, Hoppers Crossing (Lots of lights and characters)
  
• 29 Julier Crescent, Hoppers Crossing (Nice display of Christmas characters)
  
• 107 Morris Road, Hoppers Crossing (Lights, inflatables and characters)
  
  
  
  
• 169 Bellbridge Drive, Hoppers Crossing (Display is mainly lights with some small inflatables)
  
  
  
  
• Goates Court, Hoppers Crossing (large corner block with inflatables, characters, giant lit cone with star on top, nativity scene and lovely display with Mr and Mrs Claus and the reindeers)
  
  
  
  
• 1 Wilson Crescent, Hoppers Crossing (Awesome. The garden and driveway are absolutely packed full of lights, inflatables, characters. There is a snow machine, movies, music and free candy canes for the kids. Operates to 11:30pm on Friday & Saturday and to 10:30 on other nights. See the Wilson Christmas Lights Facebook page)
  
  
  
  
  
• 75 The Strand, Newport (Huge Santa)
  
• 14 Boardwalk Boulevard, Point Cook (Lovingly created display with lights, inflatables and lit characters. Collecting donations for Very Special Kids)
  
• 15 Monte Carlo Drive, Point Cook (Christmas village. Dec 1-30, 8pm-12am. 2 nice houses in street)
  
• 74 Featherbrook Drive, Point Cook
  
• 71 Dunnings Road, Point Cook (John and Carol's display is in support of the Starlight Children's Foundation and has a Large display in the front garden and driveway with lots of lights and inflatables, large window display in two front windows. Christmas music playing and lollies for the kids). See Facebook page.
  
  
  
  
• Santander Crescent, Point Cook (Explore this area and you'll be rewarded. NOT running in 2021)
  
• 6 James Avenue, Seaholme (Large display of lights)
  
• 12 Cooper Street, Sunshine (Almost 45,000 lights. Dec 1-26, 7-11:30pm. See Walsh's Facebook page)
  
• 9 Rainone Place, Tarneit (Display with over 10,000 lights)
  
• 5 Braid Court, Truganina (Nice display with some inflatables and twinkling lights)
  
  
  
  
• 42 Landscape Drive, Truganina
  
• 5 Stewart Drive, Werribee (Lots of lights and inflatables. Nov 25-Dec 31, 6-11pm)
  
• Federal Street, Williamstown
  
• 15 Station Street, Williamstown (Large display of lights. Dec 1-30)
  
• 75 The Strand, Williamstown (Huge 8m high Santa and other inflatables)
  
• 9 Aloma Avenue, Wyndham Vale (An extensive display featuring Thomas the Tank Engine. See Facebook page)
  
  
  
  
  
• 35 Honour Avenue, Wyndham Vale (Sadly, no longer operating)
  
• 58 Hindmarsh Avenue, Wyndham Vale (Animated singing Santa, area of inflatables and front garden with lights. A lady hands out lollies to the kids)
  
  

Mornington Peninsula

The Mornington Peninsula area of Melbourne which includes the suburbs of Clyde, Clyde North, Cranbourne, Cranbourne North, Cranbourne West, Frankston, Frankston North, Frankston South, Hastings, Langwarrin, Mornington, Mount Eliza, Rosebud, Skye, Somers and Somerville has many great locations for Christmas lights with Frankston and the areas around Cranbourne being the best. A special guide has been created for this area.

Detailed Mornington Peninsula Christmas Lights Guide

Outer East

The outer east of Melbourne which includes the suburbs of Narre Warren, Narre Warren South, Beaconsfield, Officer and Pakenham has many great locations for Christmas lights with Pakenham being a particularly lovely area, especially Vaughan Court / Stanton Court. A special guide has been created for this area.

Detailed Outer East Christmas Lights Guide

... and finally - may all your Christmas presents get successfully delivered by Santa



Note: We are continually updating this information to improve the accuracy as much as possible. Some displays may not operate on some nights due to the weather e.g. windy weather plays havoc with inflatables. If you find any new hot spots worth inclusion in the list or changes to this list please drop us an e-mail.

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Web Links

→ The Best Christmas Lights in the Mornington Peninsula Area

→ 80 Free Christmas Events and Activities in Melbourne

→ The Best Christmas Lights in the Outer North of Melbourne

→ The Best Christmas Lights in the North West of Melbourne

→ The Best Christmas Lights in the Outer East of Melbourne


The Best Christmas Lights around Melbourne 2023, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000