The Christchurch Christmas Lightshow, at 650 Shands Road in Prebbleton, is a family Christmas display at a private home that began as a few outside fairy lights. It has grown into a synchronised sound and light show, with the lights timed to music. The website says work on each year's show starts months ahead, with the set-up beginning in July, and that the lights are arranged on large giant sculptures. The show has included vintage hot rods, and a search light is added in the weeks before Christmas.
The website says the house sits on a quieter road, so visitors face less traffic and the neighbours are not kept awake by the sound. One parent wrote that a young child loved the house and that the family would visit more than once. Visitors often ask about entry and opening times on the website. Our pick in Prebbleton for a family outing in December.