Adventure Park is open 10am-5pm every day - See opening hours here
See the magic of Christmas and fairy tales brought to life in 3.3 million lights over 1000 dazzling light installations and displays, with theme park rides, performances, Santa and more.
It's 4.5 hours of Christmas fun, entertainment and activities for the whole family.
New things to see this year include more light installations and Christmas-themed entertainment that will blow everyone away!
Huge new light installations include a 100m lights maze, 4m tall Reindeer, 8m long Ice Castle, 25m Candy Cane tunnel, 15m Christmas Tree and more, totalling 300,000 new lights.
New entertainment includes a high-flying Elf Trapeze Show and a life-sized, animated musical singing show with Polar Bear characters, Santa's Reindeer, a magic tree and more.
You can meet Santa and capture a magic memory with professional photography available.
Our theme park rides will be running including our Air Balloons tower, the Tea Cups, Crazy Coaster, Carousel, Red Baron, Little Buggy Speedway Cars, Wave Swinger and Ferris Wheel and Mini-Golf.
It's a glowing wonderland full of enchanting trails, glistening paths, magical glittering bridges and dazzling displays over 50 acres, and not to be missed at Christmas.
Make the Christmas Festival of Lights your annual family tradition!
Don't miss a moment of the magic!
Terms & Conditions
Adventure Park is an outdoor venue subject to weather conditions. If rain or bad weather occurs the event will proceed unless deemed unsafe to do so.
Water rides will not be running during the Christmas Festival of Lights.
It's a massive glowing wonderland full of enchanting trails, glistening paths, magical glittering bridges and dazzling displays, and not to be missed this Christmas!
See our new light installations for 2023 totalling 300,000 dazzling new lights including the Candy Cane tunnel, 100m Lights Maze, Santa's Reindeer, Ice Castle and new massive Christmas Tree!
6pm-10.30pm, 17 November to 24 December 2023
6.45pm-10.30pm, 26 to 31 December 2023
Meet the jolly man Santa himself and capture a magic memory with professional photos this Christmas.
Photos are subject to availability and served on a first arrive, first serve system.
Santa is located in the North Pole on the Island.
6.30pm-9.30pm, 17-18 November 2023
6pm-9.30pm, 24 November-24 December 2023
Santa will return to the North Pole after Christmas 25 December.
8 thrilling theme park rides + mini-golf will be open for the Christmas Festival of Lights.
Ride the Air Balloons, Ferris Wheel, Wave Swinger, Red Baron, Grand Carousel, Crazy Coaster, Little Buggy Speedway and Tea Cups.
Please note: Water rides will not be running for this event.
Mini-golf closes at 8.30pm
Rides close at 10pm
See life-sized Christmas characters come alive in a magical musical walk-through singing show including Polar Bear characters, Santa's Reindeer, a Magic Tree and more.
The kids will be singing and bopping along to the sounds of Christmas in a fun and light-hearted animatronic show.
Open to 10.30pm daily.
Please note: this show has a high noise level.
Santa’s little helpers Jingle & Bells are amazingly talented circus acrobats who will be performing their high-flying, interactive Trapeze show for you in 2 shows every night over the Christmas Festival.
Let them mesmorise you with their amazing acrobatics, joyful juggling, crazy comedy and towering trapeze!
2 shows every night >
24 December Christmas eve special times >
Hear live music from the South Barwon Salvation Army Band playing Christmas carols in celebration of the festive season.
Donations welcome.
6.30pm-9.30pm Fridays and Saturdays
24 November to 23 December 2023.
The North Pole post office is located on the Island where children can write a letter and post it to Santa.
Open 6pm-10.30pm
Children can transform into a magical Christmas character at our face painting booth.
Choose a design from our list.
Face painting $12 per child.
6pm - 9.30pm, 17 November to 24 December 2023
6.45pm - 9.30pm, 26 to 31 December 2023
Our two-storey Treetop Cabanas are available for evening hire during our Christmas Festival of Lights event!
Featuring an enviable roof top deck with 360 degree views of the park. They are located in the Tsunami/Tornado waterslide precinct with sensational night time views of the Christmas lights from up high.
These cabanas are an awesome spot to base yourself while you watch the sunset from the roof top deck sun lounges or chill out on the modular lounge in the undercover area.
Our Treetop Cabanas accommodate up to 6 people.
Night hire price $129
Limited to 9 available per night.
Available for night time hire from 17 November to 24 December 2023 during the Christmas Festival of Lights only.
Please note: VIP, Family Cabanas and Sunbeds are not available for the Christmas Festival of Lights.
A 25m long tunnel of candy canes.
Our new walk-through Ice Castle is 8m long
See all 9 of Santa's Reindeer out in the paddock before they get ready to fly off
Can you find your way round our 100m maze of light?
Bigger and better than before, our new Christmas Tree is a towering 15m high!
See the reflection glow from across the lake
Love thy family and snap a gorgeous pic together on our BIG family sized love heart
Decorative soldier statues tower at 4m high
Check out our big family of penguins on parade
Surround yourself with sparkle as you stroll through a glistening 35m long glittering glowing tunnel
At 8m tall have you ever seen a snowman so big? Capture the ultimate selfie walking under this mega snowman
Our graceful new 3m swan is a thing of beauty and not to be missed at the festival.
Set sail on the seas of our Christmas Festival aboard our new 6m long sailing ship.
The ultimate gift is to finding a rocking horse under the tree at Christmas.
A loveable giant teddy bear standing tall at 5m!
Get a little closer to heaven among our 8m angels, where wings and halos are a must
See these spectacular spherical structures that dance with the light in the night
Can you spot the mythical Scottish water creature on our lake?
Take a trip through space & time in our 25m psychedelic wormhole. Photosensitivity warning.
It's hard to miss our 12m smoke-breathing dragon located in Fantasy Land
Colourful, hypnotic tree-like cones
Walk through this cute panda face to capture a cute and unique photo of the kids
Spot ants & scorpions roaming among the cacti but don't touch or you may get a prickle
See where Santa's elves live among giant mushrooms & caterpillars.
Symbols of a new generation, which emoji best represents you?
Go walking in a winter wonderland and feel the chill off the North Pole in this dazzling white light spectacular full of penguins, polar bears, foxes, deer and snowmen.
Make a wish upon our enormous shooting star and your dreams just might come true.
See 21 cheeky monkeys making mayhem in the tree.
Gingerbread houses, candy canes and sugary sweet treats will make your mouth water.
See Santa's magnificent train overflowing with Christmas goodies, presents and lollies galore. Toot toot!
Look up to see colourful umbrellas floating overhead
Take the perfect Insta-worthy snap under this star.
Frolic with the fireflies and see the enchanting magical unicorn and carriage in all its glory.
Feel like a miniature toy walking through this giant present under the stars.
See Cinderella’s stunning royal carriage before it turns into a pumpkin at 12 o’clock.
Get swept up in the magic of our fairy garden where butterflies flutter, ponies roam free and fairies come to life among giant mushrooms.
The twinkling reflection of the bridge lights over the water makes for a stunning photo opp.
The ultimate symbol of Christmas our giant bauble is the biggest, most glittering you'll see this festive season.
Our impressive, life size formula one car will be sure to get hearts racing.
See the world lit up and all the places Santa will visit on Christmas night.
Love the one you’re with and capture a moment together on our love seat and make sure to share your pics with us #APfestivaloflights.
It's an enchanting tea party of giant proportions lit up like a shimmering magical carnivale
Wild tigers, a leopard, elephants, giraffes and zebras come to life in the dark.
Find a happy place in our aquatic garden with friendly fish, jellyfish, a turtle, octopus, sea horses, coral quays, dolphins and a shark!
It’s an encounter of the prehistoric kind in our dinosaur display.
Our Air Balloons ride is our newest ride in the park!
Climb aboard one of eight colourful hot air balloons and soar up into the sky for an epic view of the Park below.
Hold on tight as the balloons rotate around the 20m tower before floating back down to earth with a soft landing
Our new Tea Cups ride is a classic theme park ride that is super popular all around the world and now you can ride it here at Adventure Park!
Experience all the thrills of this coaster ride under the stars.
It's got action packed turns and exciting rapid-fire drops with an added twist!
Your magical journey begins here on this classic theme park ride featuring 34 horses lit up under the stars.
Get swept away in the magic of Christmas with shimmering lights in our spectacular Christmas Festival of Lights.
This family thrill ride is the best way to experience the spectacular light show.
See the dazzling display of lights while soaring through the air, reaching speeds up to 30km per hour.
See the dazzling display of lights for the top of our tallest ride on the Ferris Wheel.
Take off on the Red Baron under lights. This stunning family ride is a miniature plane ride giving parents and little ones a chance to fly their very own aircraft under the stars.
Climb high up into the sky or dip down low to feel the speed. Children control the planes as it revolves 360 degrees.
2 x 18 hole miniature golf courses with twists and turns at every hole!
The Little Buggy Speedway lets littler kids jump into the driver seat of their own car!