Shands Road Xmas Experience 2025

Travel through the Stargate! YES, you heard that right! We’ve got a Stargate portal that whisks you away to our one-of-a-kind Xmas village where the magic happens. Picture this: animated displays everywhere, Merry-go-rounds that are more custom than a hipster’s coffee order, a Ferris Wheel that might just be crazier than your holiday spirit, and a Rollercoaster that will have you screaming for joy (or maybe just screaming!). And let’s not forget the Garden Trains that are so cute they could star in their own reality show! We’ve also got Carnival Performers, because what’s Christmas without a little Acrobatics. Check out the Steampunk-inspired Santa’s Control Room, featuring the Nautinus Airship – it’s like Santa went steampunk and got really funky! There’s a magical display area dedicated to Disney characters, a Santa collection so impressive even Krampus would be jealous, and a giant Gingerbread Village that could rival your grandmother’s baking skills. Enjoy a light show synced to rock music that even the elves would headbang to, and marvel at our steampunk vehicle displays and our one-of-a-kind LARGE Christmas Locomotive that might just be a train of Christmas joy! Oh, and did we mention Doctor Frankenstein’s Lab? Because who said the holidays can’t get a little weird?

We are open to the public every night from Saturday 29th November through to the 30th December. From 8.30pm until 11.30pm every night

Location is 650 Shands Rd, Christchurch, New Zealand

Off Street parking available as well

Entry is $5 per child and $15 per adult

Hot and Cold food treats and Coffee available as well

By Shands Rd Xmas Experience

2022 Shands Rd Christmas Lightshow Experience

Come and be captivated with “The Shands Rd Christmas Experience”.

It will be open from 26th November through to the 30th December 2022, 8.30pm till 11.30pm.

This is just a little part of what we have put together

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Our latest addition is the amazing walk-through village that we have been spending the year building.

And not just that, but also the new Gingerbread village

650 Shands Road, Christchurch, New Zealand