Christmas lights in Hahndorf 2026

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  Lights festival · Hahndorf

  Hahndorf Christmas Village

  For three days in December Hahndorf's Main Street is covered in lights, with trees wrapped in lights and community-made decorations by the Reimagine Christmas group, plus Santa, a reindeer trail, live music and extended shop hours.

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  What's there

  • ★Whole Main Street covered in Christmas lights
  • ★Santa meet-and-greets and a Reindeer Trail for children
  • ★Live music and street performers
  • ★Gathered Christmas Design Market

  A compact three-day Christmas weekend in Australia's oldest German village — go by public transport, it is very busy.

  2026

  2026 dates not yet published

  Last season

  Fri 12 – Sun 14 Dec 2025; Main Street lit from 6pm until late

  Cost

  Free (Gathered Christmas Design Market $3 entry, under-12s free)

  Getting there and parking

  • The organisers strongly recommend public transport (Adelaide Metro) — more than 40,000 visitors came over the three days in past years, so parking is hard.

  Worth knowing

  • Lights come on from 6pm; markets and Santa run from mid-afternoon, so arrive around 3pm and stay for the lighting.

  Main Street, Hahndorf, Adelaide HillsOfficial site

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