Handmade Lanterns, a Dazzling Lakeside Light Trail and a
Community Effort Bringing Festive Cheer to Yorketown
There’s a little extra Christmas magic brewing on Southern Yorke Peninsula this year, as Yorketown prepares to launch its brand-new festive celebration, Lights At The Lake.
In true country town fashion, the community has been rolling up its sleeves to transform Weaner’s Flat Reserve into a sparkling Christmas wonderland on Saturday November 21.
A highlight of the event has been the Community Lantern Project, with local children and families creating handmade lanterns with help from Marion Bay artist, Jas Swales. Funding from Country Arts SA has also supported the creation of a spectacular three-metre steel tree sculpture also crafted by Swales.
It’s all part of a grassroots community effort to bring a little festive magic to the reserve, with locals fundraising through trading tables, scone orders and a pop-up café to help make the event a reality.
Lanterns, Lights and Lakeside Magic
Organised by the Yorketown Progress Association, Lights at the Lake will bring together festive displays, markets, live music and plenty of Christmas cheer.
Yorketown is surrounded by around 200 salt lakes, and with water currently in Par Lake, the reserve is set to provide a beautiful backdrop for the celebrations.
Solar-powered light installations will illuminate the walkway into the lake, with the community-made lanterns adding another colourful touch.
The festivities kick off at 5pm, with around 20 market and food stalls offering local wares and plenty of options for a bite to eat.
Local school students will be getting involved with face painting, while Nat and Steve from No Strings Attached will provide live music throughout the evening.
And what country event is complete without Father Christmas making a grand entrance aboard the CFS truck. He’s expected around 6pm, with the lakeside light trail officially switching on at dusk.
Yorketown’s Christmas Tree Festival Returns
Adding to the celebrations will be Yorketown’s much-loved Christmas Tree Festival, a longstanding community tradition that will be incorporated into Lights at the Lake this year.
Weaners Flat Hall will be filled with festive displays, giving visitors another reason to wander through and soak up the Christmas spirit.
For the Yorketown Progress Association, the event is about much more than lights and decorations.
It’s about bringing people together, celebrating local creativity and creating precious Christmas memories.
Lights at the Lake – Event Details
WHEN: Saturday, November 21, 2026, from 5pm
WHERE: Weaners Flat Reserve, Yorketown
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