NewsFlash – 2026 Lights on the Lake Date will be Sunday Sunday 6 December 2026 at 4 – 8 pm. Put the date in your diary.
The 2025 Lights on the Lake Community Festival held on Sunday 7 December at Crummunda Park, Wurtulla. was another huge success. The general opinion is that it was the biggest and best yet. That success is due to the hard work of our volunteers and entertainers, our wonderful sponsors and most of all, to you the community.
The fun started at 4pm with music and entertainment all afternoon and evening on the Caloundra Community Bendigo Bank Branch Stage and supervised children’s activities, sponsored by Ray White Caloundra, from 4 – 6pm. We loved beating out a rhythm in the Sunshine Toyota Drumming Circle with Levi VanerAa ). Kid’s kept our talented face-painters at the TJM Face Painting stand busy all afternoon. All activities are free.
There were some great food choices at a variety of food vans and stalls. Groups of friends and families brought a picnic blanket and hamper and staked their patch of grass to watch the fun on stage or on the bank of the Lake to watch the water parade of decorated and lit kayaks and canoes, sponsored by NABIS Dredging from dusk.
Santa arrived from across the lake around 6pm before the dazzling water parade of kayaks and canoes festooned with Christmas lights and decorations commenced as darkness falls.
This is a family event that appeals to all ages. It finishes up by 8pm so you won’t be out too late on Sunday night. Parking is limited. If you live nearby consider walking, cycling or paddling to the event. The park is right next to bus stops on Nicklin Way. You will probably meet a neighbour or two because it’s a chance for our community to get out and have an enjoyable afternoon in our own beautiful part of the world, so why not share a ride.
Put 7 December 2026 for the next event in your calendar now and we’ll keep you posted.
Some photos from the previous events
The Water Parade sponsored by NABIS Dredging
The water parade is always a highlight. Every year we are amazed by the effort community members put into preparing their entries. In 2025 we 50 people taking part in 20 beautifully decorated and illuminated watercraft.
The parade is not a competition—we love every entry, big or small. However, we would like to congratulate the winners of our two informal awards, judged this year by our very own Councillor Tim Byrnes and Colin Rose, Chair of Bendigo Community Bank, Caloundra.
| Best-dressed vessel | Best illuminated vessel | |
| Winner | Monica Espinosa | Emmanuel Espinosa |
| Runner-up | Baiden Drew | David Johnson |
| Encouragement Award | Kym & Josh Ayling | Taylor Bennet |
General Water Parade Information for 2026
You must be ready and registered at the launch site (Crummunda Park) by 5.30pm.
No naked flames, no motorised craft (electric motors permitted with conditions)
Children under 13 must be accompanied by an adult and wear a flotation safety device.
But most of all, have fun!
Directions:
Crummunda Park is on the northern shore of Currimundi Lake, to the east of the Nicklin Way bridge.
Lights on the lake is a community event organised by local community volunteers.
Thank You to our Generous Sponsors and Supporters
Lights on the lake is organised and run entirely by volunteers.
The organising committee comprises volunteers from local community groups Currimundi Catchment Care Group, and Friends of Currimundi Lake .
Sunshine Coast Council
This event is proudly supported by Sunshine Coast Council’s grants program
Bendigo Bank Community Bank, Caloundra – Major Sponsor
Bendigo Bank Caloundra Community Bank Branch are major sponsors of the event. The Bank has generously sponsored the entertainment stage. The branch have supported our event since the very beginning and each year a team from the branch come along to help out.
Sunshine Coast Airport
We are delighted to announce that we have received funding from the Sunshine Coast Airport Community Support Fund for the 2025 year.
NABIS Dredging – Major Sponsor
NABIS Dredging – you have seen their dredge at work in the Lake adding sand from the Lake bed to eroded banks along the Lake. Now NABIS Dredging are giving back to the local community by sponsoring the water parade at our community festival.
Other Local Community Sponsors
Thank you Cr Tim Burns, Division 3 Sunshine Coast Council and Deputy Premier Hon Jarrod Bleijie, Member for Kawana for your support of our event.
Sponsors who provided prizes for the water parade – thank you
- Currimundi Catchment Care Group
- Currimundi Newsagency
- Dicky Beach Surf Life Savers Supporters club
- Dixon Homes
- Dominoes, Currimundi
- IGA Little Mountain
- Kawana Bowls N Recreation Club Inc
- Kaye Brown
- McDonalds Currimundi
- Night Owl, Parklands
- Office Works Warana
- Sea Life Sunshine Coast
- Unity Water
- Vanilla Cove
- Woolworths Currimundi
- Zarraffa’s Coffee, Currimundi
- Other Sponsors:
- Gage Secutiry
- Haymes Paints Currimundi
- Nothling Building Group
- KAG Event Electrical
- Kennards Hire Caloundra
Other Sponsors:
- Haymes Paints Currimundi
- Kennards Hire Caloundra
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