Find Christmas lights near you without losing your place
Start with your postcode or current location. Tap a green tree pin on the Map of Lights to open a display. You can look through the photos and check the address and any lighting times the owner has shared. Close the details to carry on browsing from the same part of the map.
If you have a suburb in mind, browse its listings directly. The Charles Sturt guide, for example, lets you look across West Hindmarsh, Woodville Park, Croydon Park and nearby suburbs in one place. If you want a standout stop to build the evening around, look through the Featured or Top Voted displays on the Australia home page.
Save a favourite, add a stop or mark a display as visited
If you used Your Lights Trail on the old site, saving a favourite will feel familiar. In the new My Christmas area, you can return to that shortlist, keep track of houses you’ve already seen and choose which displays to visit on a particular night.
- Save a favourite. Tap the heart on a display you want to find again. Look for it under Favourites in My Christmas.
- Add to a route. Tap the pin between the heart and the tick, then choose a route or create one. Open the route in My Christmas to arrange your stops.
- Mark as visited. Tap the circled tick after you’ve seen a display. You can look it up later in My Progress.
Plan an evening around the stops you want to see
Put a few nearby houses into a short after-dinner loop, or save a longer route for the weekend. If a walk-through starts later than the lights on the surrounding streets, move it towards the end of your plan. The redevelopment also introduces Community Routes. Where public routes are available, you can use one for local ideas or copy it and adjust the stops to suit your evening. Read about the Christmas Light Search redevelopment.
Three Christmas light displays to look up
These were featured in 2025. Check each listing for 2026 confirmation, lighting hours and any special viewing times before you go.
- 25 Bond Street, West Hindmarsh, SA. This family display featured a snow machine and a wishing well. See the Bond Street listing.
- 26 Cockatiel Court, Deception Bay, QLD. A tall Christmas tree, rooftop lights and a nativity scene featured at this display north of Brisbane. See the Cockatiel Court listing.
- 6 Carter Crescent, Padstow Heights, NSW. The owners opened their home on selected nights for an indoor display with a miniature village. Last season’s guide also listed lights at number 11. Browse the Western Sydney lights guide.
Help put your neighbourhood on the map
Christmas Light Search has relied on display owners and local visitors since 2008. When submissions are open, you can add a display, suggest an updated switch-on time or contribute a photo. A small update can help the next family decide when to go. Browsing the directory and listing a display are free. Learn about Christmas Light Search.