Lakes Festival

EVENT · ENDS 7 NOVThe Entrance

Light Up the Lake 2026 at The Entrance: Free, 4pm to 9pm Saturday 7 November, Drone Show Cancelled (Central Coast, NSW)

The Entrance boardwalk and channel from Tuggerah Lake to the Pacific Ocean

Light Up the Lake, the main event of The Lakes Festival, runs from 4pm to 9pm on Saturday 7 November 2026 at Memorial Park, 46 Marine Parade, The Entrance, and the official event page describes it as free. The event page now says the 9pm drone show has been cancelled because of unfavourable weather and that Light Up the Lake is still on. The Karagi Point car park is closed from 9am to 11pm that day, and the park area at Karagi Point is closed from 7pm to 11pm, so plan where you will leave the car or whether you will drive at all.

EVENT · ENDS 15 NOVThe Entrance · Gosford

Lakes Festival 2026 Free Events by Day: Friday 6 to Sunday 15 November, Glow Kayak Tours Sold Out, Bookings Needed for 6 Events (Central Coast, NSW)

Brisbane Water from the Gosford waterfront

The Lakes Festival runs from Friday 6 to Sunday 15 November 2026 across the Central Coast, and its digital program lists more than 15 free events in 12 places. This guide sorts the events by day so you can see what is on near you, what costs money and what is already full. The big night, Light Up the Lake at Memorial Park, The Entrance on Saturday 7 November, has its own guide: Light Up the Lake times, parking and closures.