Where to see the best Christmas lights in Adelaide.
Every Christmas, Adelaide’s streets start to sparkle with beautiful Christmas lights adorning houses and gardens, lovingly put together by generous homeowners looking to spread a little Christmas cheer!
We love heading out on a balmy evening with the kids in their PJ’s to explore Adelaide’s streets and suburbs for the best Christmas light displays. It’s a fabulous FREE family activity which has become a treasured annual tradition for us and many other Adelaide families. It’s a real treat for the kids to be out at night, staying up a bit late. This is one of those times when you see your child’s face light up with excitement and remember how beautiful it is to be in awe and wonder over Christmas.
We also appreciate the amazing creativity, time and effort of the lovely people who decorate their houses in Christmas lights and allow so many strangers to walk and drive past every night during the Christmas season.
Adelaide’s Christmas light displays are generally on from around 1 December until 31 December (this will vary for individual streets and houses).
If you’re looking for the best Christmas light displays in Adelaide, you can find them in our list below. We love finding a whole street that is lit up with Christmas lights and walking down the street to view them up close.
We have also included some of the standout houses around Adelaide that have THE BEST Christmas light displays below. We’ve put together all the best Christmas light displays in our guide and you can also find them in the Google Map below.
FIND THE BEST CHRISTMAS LIGHTS IN ADELAIDE BELOW
BEST HOUSES
98 Brentwood Drive | HUNTFIELD HEIGHTS | 8 to 11.3opm nightly on weekends with nativity displays when weather permits
Dernancourt Delights | 57 Karingal Rd, DERNANCOURT | Nightly from 8:30pm
Anvil Lights | Anvil Court, ANDREWS FARM | TBC
BEST STREETS
Whitelaws Court, ANGLE VALE | map
Oxford Drive, ANDREWS FARM | map TBC
Nunyah Drive, BANKSIA PARK | map
Fulton Street, GILLES PLAINS | map
Parkview Drive, MAWSON LAKES (May not be the whole street) | map
Leewood Court, PARADISE | map
Traverse Avenue, SALISBURY (May not be the whole street) | map
BEST HOUSES
5 Rosedale Ave | WATTLE PARK | 6pm to 12am
BEST STREETS
Ninth Avenue | St Peters
The photos below are of the lights along Ninth Avenue, ST PETERS. This is a must-see for Christmas lights.
While there are houses dotted all over Adelaide that are lit up beautifully, we do love a whole street where you can get out of the car and take a walk along the footpath to see the lights up close.
Lights up from 1 December 2024 | map
Read more about Ninth Ave, St Peters here
Redden Court | Rostrevor
Redden Court has some fabulous displays but we’d recommend parking your car a street or two away and walking carefully along the footpath as the street can become congested at peak times.
Lights up – TBC | Map
BEST HOUSES
Warradale Christmas Lights Display | 30 Gardiner Avenue, WARRADALE | Christmas Eve Star Wars Style | Lights up nightly from 8.30pm *
Promnitz Christmas Lights | Belmore Terrace, WOODVILLE PARK | 8.00pm – 11pm | map50 Tiparra Avenue, Park Holme | Lights on from 8pm to 11.30pm
Christmas Lights Golding Street | Golding Street, BEVERLEY | TBC
Light up the Dark Christmas Display | Sansom Rd, SEMAPHORE PARK | Lights on from 6pm to 12.30am
BEST STREETS
Pelham Street, ETHELTON | map TBC
Beltana Street/Mercurio, FLINDERS PARK | map
Keesing Place, WEST LAKES SHORE | map TBC
45 Days Road, CROYDON PARK | map
City of West Torrens & West End Riverbank Christmas Lights Display
This annual event is a South Australian family tradition for many and has been running for over 60 years delighting thousands of families who gather along the banks of the River Torrens at night to see the display.
Adam Street (off Port Road), HINDMARSH
Read more about the City of West Torrens & West End Riverbank Christmas Lights here
BEST HOUSES
Emmerson Drive Christmas Lights | 67 Emmerson Drive, MORPHETT VALE | TBC
Dunedin Street | DOVER GARDENS
9 Rothschild Street | GOODWOOD
BEST STREETS
Baker Street | GLENGOWRIE | map
Simone Crescent, MORPHETT VALE | map
Emmerson Drive, MORPHETT VALE | map TBC
Merrivale Drive, HAPPY VALLEY | map TBC
Nautilus Square, SEAFORD RISE | map
Dorrien Avenue, WOODCROFT | map TBC
Nari Drive, SHEIDOW PARK | map
Elura Court, SHEIDOW PARK | map
Avalon Road, MARION | map TBC
BEST HOUSES
Christmas Lights at 51 Wembley Ave | BRIDGEWATER | 13 November 2024 – 12 January 2025 | 6pm – 11pm
Christmas Lights at 89 Onkaparinga Rd |BRIDGEWATER | 1 December – 31 December 2024 | 8pm – 11pm
Christmas House at 26 Hampden Rd | MOUNT BARKER
5 Christmas Lane | LOBETHAL
BEST STREETS
Lobethal Lights
Created by the community of Lobethal in the Adelaide Hills, this much loved Christmas festival has been lighting up the Lobethal Valley for over sixty years.
Read more about the Lobethal Lights Festival here
Giant Christmas Tree
In the City of Adelaide be sure to check out the giant Christmas Tree in Victoria Square/Tarntanyangga
BEST HOUSES
Lights on Ridge | 59 Ridge Rd, MURRAY BRIDGE | Display is Cave is only open Friday & Saturday nights. Solar Express train also runs on those nights only too. Garden display on every night, weather permitting | Lights on from 8pm to 10.30pm.*
Display at 9 Mile Rd | STRATHALBYN | 1 December 2024 – 1 January 2025 | 8.30pm – 10.30pm
BEST STREETS
Willunga High St Lights Extravaganza | High St, WILLUNGA | Details TBC
Loxton Lights Festival | LOXTON | 20 November – 31 December 2024
Map of Christmas Lights in Adelaide
Find all the streets and houses listed in the map below.
Please feel free to comment below if you know of a great street we haven’t listed.
At Play & Go Adelaide we make every effort to provide accurate information to the best of our knowledge at the time of publication. We recommend confirming times, dates and details directly before making any plans as details may be subject to change.
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Can’t remember the number, but there a house down the south end of Golding St in Beverley that has a display up already that easily matches the best in the list above.
1 & 2 Balmoral Court Paralowie
Have lights for 1 St time.♥️
You should check out 108 Bolivar rd Salisbury North
Our lights will be on again this year from 1st December to 26th December.
Address: 35 Browning Avenue, fulham Gardens
Great street Christmas lights display
Baker st/kappler court glengowrie 5044
Been running for few years, 10 houses lit up, street lined with lights.