There’s something very magical about Christmas lights, particularly with kids. And we are very fortunate to have some awesome local displays! Most light up for at least the whole of December from about 8pm to 10:30pm each night.
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Christmas light display hunting is definitely a great night out with the kids. But only if you know where you are going! Well unless your kids are happy to be in the car for ages driving around not seeing much. 😉 This is where our MAP and LISTING BY SUBURB comes in VERY handy! Along with our TOP PICKS of Christmas light displays to see locally with kids. Plus there are ho ho ho many fun local Christmas events to jingle along at.
Thank you to all the lovely people who spend hours decorating their homes, and a whole lot of money, for us to enjoy. Remember to bring some coins along with you as most collect donations for Westmead Children’s Hospital as part of Lights For Kids, or another worthy charity.
Lights of Christmas – Top 10 Picks 2021
Before we show you our fab Google Map, we want to highlight our top local Christmas light displays. The list focuses on lovely local experiences for families with young kids.
1Hillsong Church, Norwest
The tunnel of light is back! We’ve been visiting Hillsong Church to check out their Christmas lights since 2018. And boy did the kids (and adults) love the fun mini winter play that year with the ‘snow ball’. In 2019, they had a ‘Christmas Express’. Of course covid changed things for the last two years, but they’ve still made it magical for families visiting! This year, there’s a giant bauble, reindeer, sleigh and Christmas tree, as well as gingerbread house and swings.
2Chauvel and Surrounding Streets, North Ryde
Almost the whole of Chauvel Street is sparkling again with Christmas light displays! There’s even a Grinch house. This is a fantastic spot to visit for Christmas lights as you can park and wander on foot as well as grab an ice cream along the way!
3Cumberland Road, Greystanes
There are a number of well decorated houses along Cumberland Road in Greystanes, between Whalans Road and Vernon Street. Keep in mind that it’s a busy road.
4Nulang Street and Calga Place, Old Toongabbie
There are about 10 houses that have good Christmas light decorations and all within easy walking distance of each other, along Nulang Street and Calga Place.
5Pine Street, Rydalmere
There are a number of well decorated houses along Pine Street. I suggest parking your car and walking the block, including Finch Ave.
712 Watton Road, Carlingford
Inflatable world Christmas style! It’s fun getting up close and walking amongst these Christmas themed inflatables.
87 Mallee Street, Quakers Hill
It’s BACK! So excited to visit this beautifully, and lovingly, decorated home.
9Gregory and Sandra Streets, Putney
This is a good one to park the car and go for a little walk. There are a few houses along Gregory Street that are nicely decorated. And then on Sandra Street, you can’t miss the massive tree that’s been turned into the biggest Christmas Tree in Sydney (we reckon)!
10Bundilla Ave, Winston Hills
Special Mention
For something a bit different, check out the wooden statue display at 5 Caledonian Avenue in Winston Hills. There’s also something similar, though smaller on Yates Ave in Dundas Valley.
And if you really love Christmas light displays, then you should take a trip to the Hunter Valley Gardens for their amazing Christmas lights extravaganza! It opened on 5th November 2021 and is on until 26th January 2022 (closed 25th December) from 5.30pm to 10:30pm each night.
Christmas Lights Map
The first year we took our kids around to see the Christmas lights, I wrote down the addresses and mapped them out roughly on paper. It was such a time consuming exercise and we still drove a round in circles a fair bit! Seeing Christmas lights is now SO much easier with this handy Christmas Lights Google Map – which you can load on your phone. And we love that we’ve been approached many times by parents when out Christmas light hunting who’ve showed us our own map! xx
The Google Map shows Christmas light displays that we’ve visited in previous years, as well as ones listed on Lights for Kids this year. We regularly update the map as we become aware of more Christmas light displays. And the best bit… we have ‘graded’ the light displays so you know which ones are worth driving to and which ones are nice to drive-by.
Legend
The map has colour coded markers.
- Green = Already on
- Orange = Will start soon
- Blue = There were lights here last year but not sure if they will be on again in 2020
- Red= There were lights here last year, but none this year
We have also used icons to help work out which lights are just for driving by and which are worth getting out to look at.
- Star = Definitely one to visit, park the car and have a wander.
- Tick = Really good, definitely worth visiting if you live nearby
- Car = Worth driving by if you are in the area
- Circle = Unknown as we haven’t visited yet.
Key Christmas Light Displays By Suburb
If our Google Map of Christmas lights is not your thing, don’t worry. We’ve still got you covered with our listing by suburb of the key Christmas light displays to see. This list is done in alphabetical order. And like the map, red means no lights this year and green means we’ve seen them on (or been told they’re on)
Baulkham Hills
- Brokenwood Place
- 13 Evesham Circuit
- Geraldine Ave
- 2c Hilda Road
- Hillsong Church, Solent Circuit 🌟
- Juniper Place
- Marcel Place 🌟
- 6 Myallie Ave
- Park Road
Beecroft
- 2 Meadow Close
Blacktown
- Bellevista Street
- 13 Cunningham Crescent
- Eastlakes Glade
- 17 Herrick Street
- 4 Irelands Road
- 31 Kieren Drive
- 37 Matthew Crescent
- 39 Pelleas Street
- 5 Ronald Street
- 72 Valda Street
- 27A Vella Crescent
Carlingford
- Alamein Avenue and Bardia Road
- 98 Felton Road
- Georgian Avenue
- Lindisfarne Crescent
- 59 Oakes Road 🌟
- 4-8 Pennant Parade
- Rembrandt Street
- 28 Robbie Crescent
- 20 Snowdon Ave
- Sydney LDS Temple, Moseley Street 🌟
- Watton Road
- Windsor Avenue
Castle Hill
- Brushford Ave
- 136 Excelsior Ave 🌟
- Grandoaks Place
- Minago Place 🌟
- Squire Place
Cloyton
- 12 Carpenter Street in Cloyton 🌟
Concord
- 191 Burwood Road 🌟
Constitution Hill
- 1 Elm Place
Dundas
- Albion Street
- Calder Road
- Elder Road
Dundas Valley
- Yates Avenue
Epping
- Chester Street
Ermington
- AE2 estate
- 11 Steven’s Street
Greystanes
- 46 Adler Parade
- Carnation Street
- Cumberland Road 🌟
- 38 Ivan street , Greystanes
Guildford
- 280 Excelsior St
- 62 Harris Street
- 51 Mountford Avenue
- Willoughby Street
- 1 Wills Place
Lidcombe
- Dooley’s Catholic Club 🌟
Melrose Park
- 125 Wharf Road
Merrylands
- Alfred Street
- 75 & 77 Clarence Street 🌟
- 28 Derby Street
- Earl Street
- Fowler Street (113 & 34)
- Park Street 🌟
- Walpole Street
Northmead
- 5 Dorset Avenue 🌟
- 45 Grasmere Avenue 🌟
- 5 Thirlmere Avenue
- 63B Windermere Avenue
North Parramatta
- Corner of Symonds Avenue & Gaggin Street
North Rocks
- Hepburn Road
North Ryde
- Chauvel Street 🌟
- Cutler Parade
- Farrington Parade
- Kokoda Street
- Schumack Street
- Wicks Road
Putney
- Gregory Street
- Parry Street
- Sandra Street
Quakers Hill
- Chaplin Crescent
- Errol Place
- 2 Keon Place
- 25 Lobelia Crescent
- 7 Mallee Street 🌟
- 9 Trezise Place
Rydalmere
- Calder Road
- 6 Finch Ave
- Hillman Ave
- Pine Street
Ryde
- Smalls Road
- 6 Squire Street
- Stephen Avenue 🌟
Seven Hills
- Beethoven Street
- 29 Foundry Road
- Nice Place
Toongabbie
- Ballandella Road
- 98 & 128 Binalong Road
- 1 Cornelia Road
- 12 Henson Street
- 18 & 128 Rausch Street
- 6 Vancouver Ave
West Ryde
- 122 Brush Road 🌟
- 10 Darwin Street
Winston Hills
- 37 Bellotti Avenue
- 14 Bundilla Avenue
- Caledonian Avenue 🌟
- 40 Caroline Chisholm Drive
- Corner of Oakes Road and Edison Parade
Other Christmas Fun
There are other ways to get into the festive spirit. Just check out our Facebook page for plenty of jolly Christmas fun! Top of the list is:
- Carols in the Park at Boronia Park in Epping on Sunday 12th December from 5pm
- Christmas Fair at Prince Alfred Square in Parramatta
- Carols on the Common on Sunday 19th December in Marsfield
Hi ,thanks Kelly for posting our house on parra parents much appreciated and looking forward to seeing your family and other happy families co.e past.Cheers Joey
You’re most welcome Joey! Thank you for bringing joy to lots of families.
Just a typo you might want to look at.. when you talk about the location on Cumberland road, it’s between Whalans and Vernon street (not Vermon). Cheers
Thank you!
Not quite in the same area, however we’d like to throw our hat in the ring for some beautiful Christmas lights set on the State Heritage listed building in Randwick, The Lurline.
Some of the lights outside the building flash when a booking is made, as a percentage of each direct booking this December is going to the Light Up Xmas Appeal, supporting the Sydney Children’s Hospital. The flashing lights signify the donation.
Every booking in this difficult year has been vitally important in keeping our doors open and our staff employed. We’d like to give back this December, and thank the families who trust us to take care of them when they visit – often less than fortunate circumstances.
We hope the lights bring joy to the community in what has been a tough year for many.”
Does anyone know if any of the lights are still on display? My mum was in hospital over Christmas and we didn’t get to take the kids to see the lights. They’re so disappointed. Thanks.