Accessible Event Information               

Frankston’s Christmas Festival of Lights is an inclusive, accessible community event. 

Getting There

Find out the ways you can get to Frankston's Christmas Festival of Lights here.

Please see below, the Accessible Drop Off Point and road closures. 

Facilities

Toilets
Public toilets will be available along Davey Street, Young Street, Plowman Place and Beauty Park. Permanent facilities will be open within Cube 37, Frankston Arts Centre and Frankston Library. Accessible toilets are available at each of these locations.

Water 
There will be several hydration stations at the event on Young Street and Beauty Park. It is recommended you bring a water bottle to fill up and stay hydrated throughout the day.

Seating/Shade
Frankston’s Christmas Festival of Lights is an outdoor event. Tables, chairs and umbrellas will be available throughout the event site, near the Festival Dining precincts. We encourage attendees to bring a rug and rest on the grass in Beauty Park also.

Pathways
There are flat footpaths and paved roads throughout the festival where the majority of the activity is. In Beauty Park there are components of the event situated on grass or gravel paths. 

Sensory Space - Library 4.30-8.00pm 
Peninsula Autism Friendship Group is an autistic-led, non-profit organisation providing connection and support to neurodivergent individuals and their families.We will be offering a calm sensory space for families who need a break from the excitementof the Frankston Christmas Festival. The space will include sensory activities, space to unwind, and supportive facilitators.

Phone: 1300 322 322 (ask to speak to someone from the Events team)  
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Melbourne's longest running single-day  Christmas event, Frankston's Christmas Festival, returns for 2024                                            

Date: Saturday 30 November 2024
Time: 4.30-9.30pm (New time)
Cost: FREE entry, with plenty of free activities, however there are costs for rides, food, market stalls and amusements
Location: Frankston Arts Centre precinct, Beauty Park, Frankston Library, Davey Street, Young Street, Playne Streets and surrounds
Stay connected before and during the event: Follow the festival on Facebook or Instagram 

Frankston’s Christmas Festival returns with an earlier start-time of 4.30pm to kick-start your festive season celebrations.

Melbourne's longest running single-day Christmas event, Frankston's Christmas Festival is an annual reason for friends, couples and families to come together and celebrate the start of the silly-season, before it gets too silly!

In 2024, the Festival is levelling up the festive-fun with even more ways to get involved. 

Event highlights

-Watch Santa’s official arrival parade and then meet the jolly man himself at Santa’s House

-PAW Patrol! Ready for Action! On stage at the Frankston Arts Centre

-Little Beauty Christmas Market

-Live music and Christmas performances throughout the event

-Christmas arts and craft at the Frankston Library

-Rides and amusements

-An array of tasty foods in the festival dining precincts

-Tree lighting and fireworks (from 9.15pm)

Event Map

There’s a lot to take in at the festival. Download the map and start planning your evening.

Download PDF Map Here

Please note: Kids wristbands will be available at the event for families wishing to write the parent or guardians name and contact phone number. Wristbands can be found at the library, along with the Information and SES marquees on site.

That's a wrap on Frankston's Christmas Festival 2024  

35,000 Festival Faithfuls, first-timers and out-of-towners embraced the unpredictable Melbourne weather to make sure they didn't miss Frankston's iconic Christmas Festival on Saturday 30 November. 

Despite a wet morning, the rain cleared, the sun came out and the crowds moved in to get amongst the action. 

Melbourne's longest running Christmas event has wowed again!

It was wonderful to see so many people summoning their secret love of all things daggy for the Ugly Sweater Portraits, and kids big and small getting involved with story-time, face-painting, animal encounters, basketball and rowing challenges, photo opportunities, live theatre shows and glowing train rides! 

Local's Lane was a seemingly never-ending story of local businesses and experiences, the European Christmas Village was the place for the most delicious food and handcrafted Christmas decorations, and Little Beauty Market did not disappoint as THE destination to start your Christmas shopping with unique gifts and the most sparkly glitter glam! 

This year the Festival ran alongside the Always Live, End of the Line in Playne Street which saw Cash Savage & The Last Drinks play for the first time in Frankston, and brought an all-new cohort of people from across Melbourne to Frankston and the Festival.  

There was singing and dancing in the rain, puddles, sunshine, and finally under the fireworks as the tree lights were turned on for the season.

Thank you to everyone who came down to celebrate with us. Check out the video below to see all the fun we had! 

Let the Christmas Season begin!

Stay tuned to Imagine Frankston on Facebook and Instagram for Christmas and summer holiday activities, dining experiences, shopping guides and event updates to make the most of the longer days and warmer nights. 

Now save the date for Waterfront Festival Friday 7 and Saturday 8 February!

Stay connected with Frankston's Christmas Festival on Facebook and Instagram 

Check out some of our events picture below. Stay tuned to our socials for more