**Please note that these listings are correct at the time of publishing and are subject to change. Please be respectful when visiting houses with Christmas lights in Melbourne and don't touch the displays.

Who doesn't love jumping in the car to ogle at the best streets with Christmas lights in Melbourne? Visiting all the fabulous colour-laden houses with twinkly lights is practically a Christmas tradition and one of our favourite free family Christmas activities. While the weather might not be chilly, it's still a fantastic time to snuggle up in the car with Chrissie tunes playing, snacks going round, and everyone picking their favourite house for the year.

There really is nothing like a cul-de-sac chock-full of sparkling displays to get you in the mood for the Most Wonderful Time of the Year! So, where are all the twinkly hotspots for 2025? Check below for Melbourne streets with Christmas lights in your area, and if you go all out for the holidays, we'd love to hear about it! Let us know in the comments where we can find you or your favourite neighbourhood Christmas light displays. 

The Best Streets With Christmas Lights in Melbourne 2025

Eastern Suburbs

Boronia

Confirmed for 2025: They really know how to turn the twinkly lights on at 11 Rawdon Court, Boronia! Every year, their light displays get better and better, and 2025 is going to be one of their best years yet!

Over 50,000 lights, including moving displays, nativity scenes, inflatables, window displays, laser projections, Christmas statues, and more, will be on display nightly until midnight throughout the festive period. 

Check out their dedicated Rawdon Court Facebook page for updates and to make donations.

Confirmed for 2025: Also in Boronia, 63 Army Court are turning the lights up to dazzling from 1-25 December 2025 to raise money for the Royal Children's Hospital. 

Burwood

Unconfirmed for 2025: With more than 16 years of house-decorating tradition, 11 Octavia Court is rumoured to be one of the favourite streets to see Christmas lights in Melbourne in 2025! The festive house is usually decked out with lasers, inflatables, a nativity scene, snowmen, LED Christmas trees, artificial snow, Christmas music, and more. Located in a quiet cul-de-sac, it's ideal for families with young children to explore. 

Burwood East

Confirmed for 2025: Not to be missed, this gorgeous light display at 35 Rochdale Drive features loads of lights, inflatables, music, and tonnes more.

Unconfirmed for 2025: Fingers crossed the family at 12 Cornish Road is at it again, creating their huge Christmas lights display!

Chadstone

Confirmed for 2025: Drive along to 2 Melinga Crescent and let your eyes ogle at their moving features, Christmas inflatables, lights, and more.

Chirnside Park

Confirmed for 2025: Another huge display is confirmed in Melbourne's East at the famous LMC Christmas Lights on Old Melbourne Road. The display at Oxley Stadium (15-49 Old Melbourne Road) draws in huge crowds every year, who can't help but be impressed with the huge amount of effort that goes into their 30-minute light and sound shows. Swing by from 8-11 pm from 12 December, right up until Christmas Eve. 

Knoxfield

Confirmed for 2025: Joining the festivities as early as 16 November, 25 Kathryn Road have a large display this year with music, walk-in displays, statues, and even a snow machine. Drive by from 5-10 pm.

Lilydale

Confirmed for 2025: 41 Morokai Grove is set to sparkle with a huge display from 30 November to 27 December. The festive family have been setting up Christmas lights for over a decade and loves seeing families' faces light up at the sight of their interactive displays, which take over a month to set up - wow!

Mitcham

Unconfirmed for 2025: Over 35,000 fairy lights usually adorn 35 Fellows Street when they flick the switch at Christmas. Sometimes there is a giant inflatable Santa, a sleigh, reindeer, a snowman, and a gingerbread man. Grab a candy cane as you watch the laser light show and sing along to continuous Christmas carols.

Unconfirmed for 2025: In the same neighbourhood, 8 Fellows Street is also rumoured to be jumping on board and putting up their Christmas lights in Melbourne 2025.

 Mooroolbark

Confirmed for 2025: Adding to the Yuletide glow of Mooroolbark, 6 Heysen Court is one of the most popular houses, attracting thousands of families with moving inflatables, snow machines, lasers, and even computerised displays. Check out their Ho Ho Heysen Christmas Lights page for regular updates. 

Confirmed for 2025: Families on Boyd Close have once again put on epic Christmas light displays with roof decorations, inflatables, wooden cutouts, and sometimes even a Winter Wonderland! Find out more at their Oh Boyd It's Christmas Facebook page.

Unconfirmed for 2025: Thousands of glittering lights, decorations, giant inflatables, music, and more are usually part of the stunning display on Aintree Street. If you come on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday, you might also hear Christmas carols. 

Mulgrave

Unconfirmed for 2025: 11 Lebanon Crescent in Mulgrave usually decks the house with more than 100,000 lights that come alive in Christmas splendour. In previous years, there's even been a Polar Express making its way around a track, a snow machine, reindeer, animated Santas, singing Santas, bubble machines, and more. Number 11 has even won awards for its efforts! 

Unconfirmed for 2025: Just a little further down is another king of the Christmas lights in Melbourne, the fiesta at number 41 Lebanon Crescent.

Wantirna

Confirmed for 2025: The famous tinsel arch is back at 18 Tyloid Square! We love this display for its creativity and because every year this family collects donations for The Heart Foundation. Check out their Facebook page for regular updates.

South-East Suburbs

Bentleigh East

Confirmed for 2025: We can always rely on the family at 10 Adrian Street to put on a mega display - after all, they've been doing it for the last 20 years! Add this address to your list and get ready to be wowed with lights, walk-displays, lasers, projections, characters and plenty more. 

Black Rock

Confirmed for 2025: In nearby Black Rock, 1 Hunter Avenue and 20 Love Street have impressive displays.

Clyde

Confirmed for 2025: The Christmas lights are going up early at 4 Garrard Crescent! They're starting the festivities from 11 November until 31 December, so you've got plenty of time to go and check them out.

Clyde North

Confirmed for 2025: In nearby Clyde North, 19 Aspire Avenue have been hard at work putting up this year's display, so stop by and give them a shout-out!

Cranbourne West

Confirmed for 2025: The folks in Cranbourne West usually put on quite the display for Christmas! 6 Stratham View have a medium display prepared for this year, and there's a large display at 5 Quist Parade to add to your list.

Confirmed for 2025: 34 Crepe Avenue are back into the spirit and decking out their house with their famous lights - yippee!

Confirmed for 2025: We're always so impressed with the amount of effort the team at 31 Collison Road put into their displays! Visit their Facebook page for updates on their epic Christmas lights for 2025. 

Confirmed for 2025: 17 Nyarrin Place even have Christmas movies playing on the big screen for families to enjoy!

Frankston

Confirmed for 2025: There'll be a medium display lit up from 1-6 December at 3 Bogong Court.

Mornington 

Confirmed for 2025: Another family who have been delighting onlookers with their Chrissie creations for over two decades, 76 Prince Street have some amazing lights up this year.

Mount Waverley

Confirmed for 2025: There's a massive display at 28 Andrew Street that deserves a round of applause! 

Confirmed for 2025: For some adorable inflatable reindeer and lots more, we recommend visiting 48 Sunhill Road.

Confirmed for 2025: While you're in the area, stop by 28 Montgomery Avenue from 1-31 December for more twinkly action. 

Oakleigh South

Confirmed for 2025: Another major display in the eastern suburbs, definitely worth seeing, is scheduled at 41 Cameron Avenue.

Pakenham

Confirmed for 2025: The folks at 15 Corvara Way have put in a massive effort for their 2025 display. Stop by to see a mega three-storey Christmas tree, a three-storey inflatable Santa, a giant palm tree lit up with candy canes, nutcrackers, snowmen, a sparkling gateway, and lights galore!

Confirmed for 2025: Holy moley - wait until you see the insane lights at 11 Kristina Court! There are close to half a million lights at this incredible display - well done!

Parkdale 

Unconfirmed for 2025: If you're in the Parkdale area, Vialls Avenue is usually a great place to see Christmas lights. Quite a few houses on Vialls Avenue usually get decked out with oodles of sparkling lights. It's also worth skipping a few blocks over to Cedric Street to check out the houses there.

Patterson Lakes

Confirmed for 2025: For a mega lights display in Patterson Lakes, add 22 Sandridge Court to your list - you won't be disappointed! Also in Patterson Lakes, 67 Harbour Drive are turning up the festivities from 1-31 December.

Sandringham

Confirmed for 2025: The display at 63 Grande Road in Sandringham is enormous this year and well worth a visit.

Wonga Park

Unconfirmed for 2025: Close to 100 per cent of the houses along Glenpark Drive are usually covered in twinkly lights - fingers crossed they're lit up again this year.

North-East Suburbs

The Boulevard, Ivanhoe

Confirmed for 2025: Every year, we give an honourable mention to the iconic The Boulevard Christmas Lights, and we're thrilled they're confirmed for 2025! 

What began decades ago as a handful of festive displays has grown into a much-loved community tradition, with the entire street glowing under thousands of twinkling lights. Families from all over Melbourne make the yearly pilgrimage to wander (or slowly drive) along the leafy 1.8-kilometre stretch, where homes are decorated with everything from classic fairy lights to animated displays, sparkling rooftops, and cheerful Christmas characters. Don't miss it!

Greensborough

Confirmed for 2025: 2025 is the first year the folks at 251 Elder Street will be decorating their house with sparkling decorations - let's welcome them to the party!

Montmorency

Confirmed for 2025: 7 Glengarriff Crescent will have their dazzling lights, holiday displays, lasers, projections, smoke machines, and statues turned on from 4 November to 27 December (8-11 pm). 

Northern Suburbs

Craigieburn 

Confirmed for 2025: Visitors to Cragieburn are in for a real treat this year, as loads of houses are decked out with magical displays, including 3 Huron Road.

Confirmed for 2025: Over at 1 Hook Court, kids and families will delight at the many colours from their large decorations, including an oversized light-up Christmas tree and light-up snowman!

Confirmed for 2025: You can't miss a visit to 58 Corringa Way to see the famous reindeer sleigh that everyone's talking about.

Confirmed for 2025: 213 Craigieburn Road have gone all out with their selection of Christmas inflatables and walk-in displays.

Confirmed for 2025: Don't forget to stop by Sunnybrook Court while you're in the area.

Essendon

Confirmed for 2025: For a magical display in Essendon, head to 54 Glass Street.

Preston

Unconfirmed for 2025: The notion of "go big or go home" is not lost on a few houses in Tennyson Ave - they go very big, at home! Get ready to get in the festive spirit.

Roxburgh Park

Confirmed for 2025: Moving displays, nativity scenes, inflatables, window displays, and even an entire roof will be on display at 2 Ebro Court.

Strathmore

Confirmed for 2025: In nearby Strathmore, the folks at 39 Mascoma Street have given us the green light that their large display will be ready for viewing this season - yay!

Sunbury

Confirmed for 2025: From 1 December until Boxing Day, 12 The Hermitage is the place to go for amazing lights and interactive displays.

Thomastown

Confirmed for 2025: One of the largest light displays in Thomastown at 5 Wirraway Crescent is always a good spot to cruise by during December. 

Unconfirmed for 2025: The festive folks at 118 The Boulevard have been a regular family favourite for Christmas lights in Melbourne since 2004, with all proceeds going to the Heart Foundation. This display hasn't confirmed whether they'll go ahead with a 2025 iteration, but it's safe to say we're hopeful!

Western Suburbs

Brooklyn

Unconfirmed for 2025: Months of preparation go into the Christmas lights at Eames Avenue in Brooklyn. While their 2025 status is still unconfirmed, everyone is usually invited to see the spectacular display at 31 Eames Avenue. In previous years, the epic walk-in display featured over 100,000 LED rope lights, fairy lights, icicle lights, snow, and so much more. 

Fraser Rise

Confirmed for 2025: We like what we see so far from the team at 7 Spectrum Drive! Their super-fun displays are always a hit with the kids, and this year, they'll have photo opportunities and two interactive light-and-snow shows at 8.30 and 9.30 pm. All proceeds collected go towards the Royal Children's Hospital Appeal.

Hoppers Crossing

Confirmed for 2025: The community of Hoppers Crossing really comes together to put on fantastic Christmas lights in Melbourne. The Crana Court Christmas lights have been shining bright for the last 20+ years and are worth a visit.

Don't miss more amazing displays at these Hoppers Crossing addresses:

• 12 Alabama Close
• 86 Bethany Road
• 10 Burnham Drive
• 101 Mossfiel Drive
• 2 Murdoch Street
• 2 Picardy Court
• 64 Whitsunday Drive
• 41 Wildflower Crescent
• Yandina Road

Please note that some of these streets close off to traffic on weekends and busy nights to allow visitors to stroll through and take in the festive spirit.

Keilor Park

Confirmed for 2025: We're thrilled to hear the family at 37 Flinders Street is joining in on the Christmas-lights-hanging bandwagon this year - we can't wait to see their 2025 display!

Point Cook

Confirmed for 2025: One of the earliest displays to pop on their lights this year, 51 Dingo Street are turning on the magic from 7-11 pm on 16 November. 

Sunshine

Confirmed for 2025: They've been putting Christmas lights up at numbers 12 and 20 Cooper Street for years to create Walsh's Christmas Wonderland! Step inside and walk through the gates, where thousands and thousands of lights, inflatables, a village window, a nativity scene, and much more await you. 

Wyndham Vale

Confirmed for 2025: Thomas the Tank Engine has joined the party over at Aloma Avenue!

Confirmed for 2025: 17 Chisholm Place are turning on the lights for a whole month from 29 November to 31 December - merry Christmas!

Confirmed for 2025: Also in Wyndham Vale, 8 Yaltara Drive are sure to impress many Melburnians with their inflatables, walk-in features, lasers, music, and more goodies.

When Do Melbourne Christmas Lights Start?

Melbourne's Christmas lights can start popping up as early as late November; however, most neighbourhood displays glow in full festive colour from 1-31 December.

As the city gets closer to Christmas, homes and streets come alive night after night, creating a wonderful atmosphere for families looking to explore after dark. Many displays shine brightly right up until Christmas Eve, and some even keep the magic going into the first week of January, so you can squeeze in a visit even after the big day. Because every home and community has its own schedule, it's always a good idea to check any relevant Facebook pages or social posts for the latest updates, sneak peeks, and weather announcements before you head out.

Images via community Facebook pages and Christmas Light Search.

Keen for More Festive Fun? 

After exploring Melbourne's sparkling suburbs, keep the festive spirit going with more seasonal fun around the city. Capture the magic with your little ones at our favourite Santa Photos in Melbourne for 2025, browse handmade gifts and treats at Melbourne's Best Christmas Markets, or plan a family outing to one of this year's top Christmas Events in Melbourne.

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