Lights, camera, action! While Vivid Sydney and Melbourne's Rising have dimmed their lights for the winter, the Murray River is gearing up to dazzle with its own luminous nighttime spectacle. After being cut short last year due to flooding, the spectacular Moama Lights festival is returning to the Echuca-Moama region bigger and brighter than ever. To celebrate, we're giving away a family ticket to Moama Lights (two adults and two children), including a two-night stay in a two-bedroom premium villa at Moama on the Murray, a $200 voucher for the Rich River Golf Club, and a Moama Lights merch pack (four scarves and four beanies).
To enter:
- Follow @TimeOutAustralia on Instagram
- Tag a friend in the comments of the competition post before entries close on June 27
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What you're in for?
Running from July 5-28 (across Thursday to Sunday nights), Moama Lights is an immersive sound and light trail comprising state-of-the-art installations, projections and cutting-edge moving light technology. This year's theme is Enchanted Nights: A Celebration of Light, and it will honour the captivating beauty of Horseshoe Lagoon and the surrounding bushland. Using Banjo Paterson's evocative poem 'The Daylight is Dying' as inspiration, the trail will shine a light (quite literally) on the elements of nature that come to life when the sun sets.
Visitors can expect to see illuminated ripples on the lagoon's surface, projections of children's art, glowing red gums and incredible indigenous works by First Nations artists Warrick Keen and Alkina Edwards. Also returning is the ice skating rink and the American Hotel beer garden, where you can load up on hearty food and drink options.
Make sure to enter before June 27! You can find the full competition T&Cs here.
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