DATES: FIESTA OF LIGHTS

Saturday 13 December 2025 to Sunday 4 January 2026 including Christmas Day. 

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ENTRY PROTOCOL:

Book online or gate sales from 8.30pm nightly. Join 9pm countdown to turn on all the lights. Stay as long as you like. 

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ENTRY FEE:

$7.00 Under 3 free.Gate sales.  Cash, eftpos, paywave, credit cards accepted. We recommend you buy tickets online. No need to print tickets just screenshot and save on phone,

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OPEN RAIN OR SHINE:

9pm to 11pm (It gets dark late in summer). Toilets at entry gate and next to Glow in the Dark zone in the Exhibition Hall.

LOCATION:

Tomoana Showgrounds, Gate 3, Kenilworth Rd, Hastings

PARKING:

Free parking in the showgrounds. Enter Gate 3 Kenilworth Rd & Gate 4 Karamu Rd/24 SH51, Hastings. 

Parking New Year's Eve Tue 31 Dec only. Online ticket holders only can enter at Gate 1, Kenilworth Rd at end of cul de sac next to railway lines. Park behind grandstand. Leave through Gate 13, Elwood Rd. Check our facebook page for the latest updates

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HEALTH PLAN:  

Stay home if you are unwell.  Tickets sold online so no touch entry option..