Christmas lights · Melbourne
Christmas lights in Melbourne 2026
Myer Christmas Windows, Melbourne Town Hall Christmas Projections, The Boulevard Christmas Lights. We add 2026 dates as soon as councils and organisers publish them.
4 displays · checked October 2026
- Myer Christmas Windows2026: 2026 theme to be announcedFree
- Melbourne Town Hall Christmas Projections2026: City of Melbourne announces the 2026 program in NovemberFree
- The Boulevard Christmas Lights2026: December 2026 (Banyule Council)Free
- Crown Christmas River Show2026: 2026 listed by event guides as 28 Nov – 25 Dec — confirm with CrownFree
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- Myer Christmas Windows · Melbourne
- Melbourne Town Hall Christmas Projections · Melbourne
- The Boulevard Christmas Lights · Melbourne
- Crown Christmas River Show · Melbourne
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- Melbourne Town Hall Christmas Projections · Melbourne
- The Boulevard Christmas Lights · Melbourne
- Crown Christmas River Show · Melbourne
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Myer Christmas Windows
A Melbourne tradition for 70 years: animated Christmas windows on Bourke Street — in 2025 built from almost 500,000 LEGO bricks for the windows' 70th anniversary.
🧒 With kidsWhat's there
- Animated story windows
- 70 years of tradition
- Bourke Street Mall in the CBD
What visitors say
Melburnians on Reddit grumbled when the 2025 windows were covered up for the stocktake sale before the advertised end date.
A free Christmas ritual with kids — go early in the day to avoid the queue.
- 2026
- 2026 theme to be announced
- Last season
- 8 Nov – 24 Dec 2025 (LEGO theme)
- Cost
- Free
Getting there and parking
- Trams along Bourke and Swanston Streets; Melbourne Central station is a short walk.
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Melbourne Town Hall Christmas Projections
Every night until Christmas the Town Hall facade becomes a screen for animated light projections, repeating every few minutes after dark.
🧒 With kids✨ Date nightWhat's there
- Animated projections on the Town Hall
- Free, every night until Christmas
- City Christmas decorations around
Pair it with the Myer windows for a free Melbourne Christmas night.
- 2026
- City of Melbourne announces the 2026 program in November
- Last season
- Christmas 2025
- Cost
- Free
Getting there and parking
- Town Hall station and the Swanston Street trams.
Worth knowing
- In summer it gets dark late — projections start around 9pm.
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Crown Christmas River Show
A nightly Christmas light show on the Yarra at Southbank in front of Crown, part of the riverside's festive season.
🧒 With kids✨ Date nightWhat's there
- Light show on the river
- Free, nightly in December
- Southbank promenade dining
A free add-on to a Southbank evening.
- 2026
- 2026 listed by event guides as 28 Nov – 25 Dec — confirm with Crown
- Last season
- late Nov – 25 Dec (annual)
- Cost
- Free
Getting there and parking
- Flinders Street station, then walk over Princes or Queens Bridge.
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The Boulevard Christmas Lights
Grand homes along The Boulevard glow with lights and decorations every December — one of Melbourne's oldest Christmas-lights streets; the council manages traffic and access.
🧒 With kids✨ Date nightWhat's there
- Decorated homes along a winding street
- Council traffic management in the last week
- Evenings 7.30–11.30pm
What visitors say
Mixed recent reviews: some loved the kilometre-long tradition, but several 2025 visitors felt far fewer houses decorate than in past years and called it overrated.
A long Melbourne tradition, but fewer homes now take part — combine with other eastern-suburbs displays.
- 2026
- December 2026 (Banyule Council)
- Last season
- peak 18–24 Dec 2025
- Cost
- Free
Getting there and parking
- By car to Ivanhoe East; expect traffic management and road closures in the week before Christmas.