Pukekura Park

Travelled 5hrs to attend Festival of Lights. Great experience and amazing concept. We pre-booked the glow boats which was a great start to our evening, definitely worth the value and core memory. The walk through the park itself is a refreshing atmosphere. The lights are spread across different sections of the park for each to be enjoyed at your own pace, very impressive and fascinating creations. If you seek additional adventure there’s a treasure hunt via QR code to enjoy also try find the sleepy giant in the trees :nnOverall a wonderful experience and worth the visit. Thank you to the team who put this incredible experience together.

Visited Festival of Lights and highly recommend! First time coming and how spectacular. Especially for something that is free and easily accessible. Great there are many entrances into the park as to not clog up any way to get in or out. Take your time to enjoy the whole route. Remember, we live in Aotearoa so keep left when walking on the track nFun for all ages. Must book in advance for the glow boats FYI. First time visiting and might go back again tomorrow night because we can!

Awesome park.nSo much to see.nFantastic ice creams.nThe fern room is so well kept with plants and ferns. I actually enjoyed it more than the Hamilton gardens.nAnd it's free to enter.

The TSB Festival of Lights is such a highly anticiapted event and a great reason to visit New Plymouth durinf the summer holidays. I've been to this event twice so far and each time there are new and different instalments for locals and visitors to enjoy. The city is so generous to offer this event as a free event.nnPukekura Park is huge and I can imagine the park is beautiful in the day time for a walk.nnAs this event is more advertised now, I would think more people outside of New Plymouth would come thus finding parking was much for difficult. Options are to get there a bit earlier or park further but most street parking will fill up very fast. The best time to go is after 8.30pm to enjoy the full effects of the lights.

A beautiful place to be one with nature. Went there for the TSB Festival of Lights and it was an awesome experience as the trees, plants, bridge, were all filled with colorful lights. I'm sure it's equally stunning just with it's natural beauty.