Regional Arts Festival Moama Lights Is Returning for 2023 to Illuminate the Murray River

The Murray River is already looking forward to welcoming a luminous new addition, with Field of Light artist Bruce Munro set to descend upon the border region near Lake Cullulleraine with his new two-part installation Light/State. But before that, the river will play host to a different kind of dazzling showcase, lighting up the night around 450 kilometres further east.

Award-winning arts festival Moama Lights will make its return from Friday, June 30–Sunday, July 23, blazing brightly across the Murray region that's home to both New South Wales' Moama and its Victorian neighbour Echuca. And when it comes time to plan your visit, you'll find a swag of deals on accomodation and experiences for the Murray and surrounds over on Concrete Playground Trips.

Back for its third instalment, the event's showpiece is a luminous trail of light and sound that'll envelop Moama's Horseshoe Lagoon with a brand-new serve of large-scale projections and striking installations, all sharing stories from across the region.

After dark from Thursday–Sunday each week, you'll be able to rug up and immerse yourself in the multi-sensory display, which is once again the work of renowned design studio Mandylights.

But that's not all — this year's festivities will be even grander than usual, with an ice-skating rink popping up at the nearby Kerrabee Soundshell from Saturday, June 24 and running for the duration of Moama Lights. You can take a spin from $17 per person.

What's more, the legendary beer garden at Echuca's American Hotel will be going off with a bang each night with festival programming of its own, and there'll be plenty of entertainment and food trucks to round out the winter fun.

Moama Lights will return to Moama and surrounds from Friday, June 30–Sunday, July 23. Hit the website to see the program and buy tickets.

Images: Murray River Council.