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Wundrful World of Christmas is a magical, mixed reality walk through experience for all the family.
Christmas Lights Spectacular returns to Hunter Valley Gardens this summer. Create lasting memories as you stroll through magical themed light displays!
The team behind the Good Food & Wine Show is back in Sydney spreading the festive cheer, and you won't want to miss it!
Bursting with irrepressible charm, irresistible humour and a nostalgia that promises to delight – Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn tap dances onto the Hayes stage to ring in the Christmas season.
Follow Santa Claus as he makes his way through the city to switch on the Martin Place Christmas tree.
Discover a Christmas wonderland right in the heart of Sydney as you stroll along Pitt Street Mall underneath a canopy of suspended lights.
The tallest Christmas tree in NSW is decorated with more than 110,000 LED lights, a 3.4-metre colour-changing star and 330 specially created glossy baubles.
Enjoy roving performers, carollers and decorations.
It’s time to dust off your reindeer ears, put on your party shoes and kick off Christmas at our free concert in Pyrmont.
Sir Peter Wright’s The Nutcracker is a magical production of the beloved festive ballet that remains faithful to the 19th-century original and will fill you with the Christmas spirit.
It’s time to dust off your reindeer ears, put on your party shoes and kick off Christmas at our free, family-friendly Christmas concert.
Come along and get into the festive spirit.
Celebrate this Christmas season at the Big Christmas Spectacular! Enjoy the brilliance of 40 dancers, a live orchestra, and a choir as they deliver your Christmas favourites.
A true holiday favourite, this beloved comedy classic features renowned composer John Williams’ charming and entertaining score performed live to film by the Sydney Symphony at the Sydney Opera House.
It’s time to dust off your reindeer ears, put on your party shoes and kick off Christmas at our free concert in Rosebery.
It’s time to dust off your reindeer ears, put on your party shoes and kick off Christmas at our free concert in Rushcutters Bay.
Visit Mosman's annual Christmas Night Market to celebrate the tastes and flavours of the festive season.
Christmas at the Cathedral has become a Sydney tradition. It is an annual event which draws hundreds of thousands of families, children, community groups and tourists together to experience the lights and sounds of Christmas. For well over a decade, it has established itself as Sydney’s favourite FREE family Christmas event.
Join Clara and her Nutcracker on a magical journey in this stunning adaptation featuring live classical music and ballet.
With festive season just around the corner, it’s time to get together with family, friends and loved ones and experience the holiday magic at Taronga’s annual Christmas Concert!
It’s time to dust off your reindeer ears, put on your party shoes and kick off Christmas at our free concert in Glebe.
It’s time to dust off your reindeer ears, put on your party shoes and kick off Christmas at our free concert in Alexandria.
Experience the Australian premiere of Elf: The Musical, a heartwarming adaptation of the beloved film. This hilarious show follows Buddy the Elf in his quest to find his true identity and the spirit of Christmas.
Master magician and illusionist Michael Boyd and special guest Prinnie Stevens arrive with the most magical holiday event of the season returning to the State Theatre from Friday 20 to Sunday 22 December.
Join us for a magical night of Christmas celebrations at the 42nd Woolworths Carols in the Domain.
In this whirlwind of storytelling, R.A. Spratt (best selling author of Friday Barnes and Nanny Piggins), will be performing her favourite Christmas tales.
After a hugely successful season at Sydney Opera House last year Australian music theatre sweethearts Libby O’Donovan OAM, Andy Cook, Alisha Todd and Tim Carroll unite to deliver Christmas Actually for one show only at Sydney Coliseum Theatre on Saturday 21 December.
Symphonic Cinema Presents Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas in Concert Live-to-Film featuring the animated classic on the big screen in full symphonic glory with GRAMMY®-winning composer Danny Elfman’s musical score performed live to the film by The Sydney Lyric Orchestra. The concert will be conducted by Vanessa Scammell.
Step through The Christmas Portal to a magical winter wonderland and take your family on a storytelling adventure 14 - 23 December 2024 at The Venue Alexandria in Sydney. The event has been postponed and will not go ahead.
This will be high energy, action-packed, side-splittingly, hilarious storytelling at it's festive best, and featuring Christmas carols written by Nanny Piggins herself.
The much-loved Christmas at Sydney Town Hall is a spectacular of carols, festive music, readings and pageantry.
Join us for an evening of Christmas celebrations that helps save wildlife!
Woolworths Carols in the Domain is Australia’s Biggest celebration! Gather your nearest and dearest and come along to The Domain. Join your favourite stars for the most magical celebration and sing Australia’s most loved Christmas Carols. The event will also be broadcast on Seven on Saturday, 23rd December 202
This “Jolly Market” is set against the stunning backdrop of Customs House and will offer a unique experience for all visitors with its array of wooden huts, artisanal products, delicious food, fine wines, and live music.
Join Clara and her Nutcracker on a magical journey in this stunning adaptation featuring live classical music and ballet.
Enjoy the spirit of Christmas at St Mary's Cathedral and the adjoining Cathedral Square, with live entertainment, market stalls, food and the Cathedral's famous light show!
It’s time to dust off your reindeer ears, put on your party shoes and kick off Christmas at our free concert in Alexandria.
It’s time to dust off your reindeer ears, put on your party shoes and kick off Christmas at our free concert in Glebe.
Let's welcome the festive season at Double Bay's first Christmas Fair!
It’s time to dust off your reindeer ears, put on your party shoes and kick off Christmas at our free concert in Rushcutters Bay.
The Tramsheds at Forest Lodge is having a Christmas market.
It’s time to dust off your reindeer ears, put on your party shoes and kick off Christmas at our free concert in Rosebery.
It’s time to dust off your reindeer ears, put on your party shoes and kick off Christmas at our free, family-friendly Christmas concert.
Come along for a festive afternoon with live music, food and kids fun.
Paris to Manly: Xmas shopping and french food under the stars.
Make Christmas extra special this year with The Metropolitan Orchestra’s Magic of Christmas Cushion Concerts.
Discover unique gifts and meet the makers. A community market for relaxed shopping with friendly stallholders in a beautiful outdoor setting with a true market atmosphere.
Celebrate the festive season at Darling Harbour, as we unwrap the magic and deck the harbour with Christmas cheer! Dive into the spirit of the season with four weekends of festive fun at The Harbour Village.
Come along and get into the festive spirit.
It’s time to dust off your reindeer ears, put on your party shoes and kick off Christmas at our free concert in Pyrmont.
Join Taronga Zoo on for a Festive Weekend at Taronga 1–3 December! Grab a selfie with Santa, enjoy a twilight Seals for the Wild Presentation and late opening to explore more of the zoo. PLUS 10% off all retail purchases so you can get your Christmas gifting sorted and so much more.
Follow Santa Claus as he makes his way through the city to switch on the Martin Place Christmas tree.
If you wander down to Circular Quay on the evening of Thursday 30 November you better watch out. There will be a very special visitor from the North Pole.
Santa has the elves working around the clock designing his house to be built in Martin Place where he will stay for December. In fact, Santa himself has requested that we extend an open invitation to all of you (and your pets), to his workshop for a magical photo session.
There is something for everyone at this local event! It is a day of music, dancing, and food, an opportunity to get on top of your Christmas shopping, a relaxing afternoon with family, friends and children, or a jam-packed day meeting Santa, decorating Christmas cards and getting your face painted.
Enjoy special offers, pop-up stalls, markets, roving performers, carollers and decorations.
Discover a Christmas wonderland right in the heart of Sydney as you stroll along Pitt Street Mall underneath a canopy of suspended lights.
The tallest Christmas tree in NSW is decorated with more than 110,000 LED lights, a 3.4-metre colour-changing star and 330 specially created glossy baubles.
