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Festoon lights strung in three runs over a backyard lawn and deck at dusk

The festoon lights builder

Build your festoon lights.

Four choices, each shown in the same backyard: spacing and power, the bulb, the cable and your space. At the end you get one kit that covers it, straight into your cart.

Start building

The builder

Four choices, one kit.

Pick as you go. Your selection is at the bottom, with the price for your length.

1Spacing and power

Is this the only light out there? Go 50cm. One layer among others, or a smaller space? Go 100cm.

Power

2The bulb

Most people choose by the look, the watts and the colour. Every bulb screws into the same E27 socket, so you can change it later.

View specs
240V bulb Light Colour Size Dimmable
G45 Round 0.6W 75 lm Warm white 2700K 45×68mm No
G45 Frosted Round 1W 100 lm Warm white 2700K 45×68mm Yes
G45 Round 2W To be confirmed Very warm white 2200K 45×68mm Yes
S14 Teardrop 2W 200 lm Warm white 2700K 44×87mm Yes
ST58 Edison 4W 400 lm Very warm white 2200K 58×125mm Yes
A60 Large Round 4W 400 lm Very warm white 2200K 60×108mm Yes

From the specification table on each product page. Brightness is lumens, not watts.

3Black or white cable?

Same system, same bulbs. Pick the cable that disappears into your space.

4Your space

Measure with a tape. Festoon comes in 10m pieces, so the answer rounds up.

Festoon strung in a zig-zag from the house to posts on the fence, over a lawn at dusk
Zig-zag. Illustration.

Back and forth across the yard, usually between the house and a fence.

Needs: Fixing points on both sides. Posts along a fence about 2.5m apart suit a zig-zag.

G45 Frosted Round 1W bulbs on black cable, 100cm apart

Your selection

40m of 240V festoon

100cm spacing · 40 bulbs · Black cable

G45 Frosted Round 1W · Warm white

A$391.20A$489.00

4 x 10m pieces with quick-connect ends, a bulb for every socket and a lead to connect them to power.

  • Lit length about 31m, rounded up to whole 10m pieces.
  • Longest gap between fixing points is about 5.2m, inside the 7m limit.

Shop your selection

Not sure? Email a photo of your space to support@festoonhouse.com.au or call 1300 246 282.

Sale prices as at 2 October 2026. The cart shows the current price.

Customer photos

Strung up by customers.

Festoon strung across a backyard lawn towards the pool, between two tall hedges
Across the lawn to the pool
Festoon on timber posts around a paved courtyard
Around a paved courtyard
Festoon strung back and forth over a garden path beside the house
Over a garden path
White cable festoon strung in runs under a pergola
White cable under a pergola
Festoon on poles over a lawn at night, beside a marquee
Over the lawn, beside a marquee
Festoon running out from a timber deck over the garden at sunset
Off the deck at sunset
Festoon over a forecourt as guests gather outside a building at night
Over a forecourt full of guests
Festoon under a patio roof above an outdoor table and chairs
Under the patio roof
Low voltage festoon over an outdoor bar and courtyard
Low voltage over an outdoor bar
Festoon running from the verandah out over a lawn at dusk
From the verandah over the lawn
Festoon above a pool and palms at night
Above the pool and palms
Festoon over a garden pond and rockery at night
Over a garden pond

Questions

Before you buy.

How do I hang them?
  1. Lay it out on the ground first and test every bulb while it is within reach.
  2. Plan the layout from the power point. Every kit has a lead to connect it, and on 240V you can add 3m or 5m extension leads.
  3. Keep fixing points under 7m apart. Over 7m, run a support wire and tie the festoon to it.
  4. Use metal hooks or eyes, and close each hook once the cable is on so wind cannot lift it off.
  5. No trees? Posts screwed to a fence, or set in buckets of concrete, stand in for them. Keep the lights no more than about 3.5m up.
  6. Screw each bulb in until its base meets the socket, then connect the power and test the whole run.
Can I add more later?

Yes. Every piece is 10m long with quick-connect ends, so you can join more pieces now or next summer. Stick with Festoon House pieces: the connectors only fit the Festoon House range.

Do I need an electrician?

Not for the 240V kit into an existing outdoor power point: it plugs straight in. A new outdoor power point, or any fixed wiring, is always a job for a licensed electrician.

What happens if a bulb goes out?

Only that bulb needs changing, and the rest of the run stays lit. The sockets are E27 screw-in, and replacement bulbs are sold on their own or in multi-packs.

Can I dim them?

Every 240V bulb except the 0.6W round is marked dimmable on the product page. Remote dimmers are sold separately, one for 240V and one for 24V.

How high should they go?

As a rule, no more than about 3.5m up. If a post needs to be taller than 3m, stand it on its own rather than fixing it to a fence.

Still not sure what to order?

Email a photo of your space to support@festoonhouse.com.au or call 1300 246 282, and we will tell you exactly what it needs and how many metres to order.

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