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Feeling festive? Your guide to Sydney’s Christmas events, big and small
With just over two weeks until the big day, one can almost hear jingle bells in the air. Sydney is also full of seasonal festivities including markets, carolling sessions and plenty of opportunities to meet Saint Nick himself. Here is our guide to the best ways to embrace the festive spirit.
This annual outdoor cinema under the stars has a packed program of seasonal flicks. Rom-coms and family-friendly fare are on offer, with screenings of Last Christmas, Elf, Love Actually, Home Alone, The Grinch, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, The Nightmare Before Christmas and The Polar Express. Moviegoers can pack a picnic to BYO the night or purchase snacks at the venue. Until December 23, Centennial Park, $27.50-$52.50, sydney.moonlight.com.au
Sydney's Most Spectacular Christmas Event Is Free This Saturday — Featuring Jet-Pack Elves, Fireworks, Live Christmas Music & A Jet-Ski Santa
Free entry for one day only: Cockle Bay Christmas Spectacular brings an enchanting Christmas extravaganza to Sydney's Darling Harbour. Get ready for live music, jet-pack shows and a surprising Santa gift.
Sydney’s Cockle Bay Christmas Spectacular makes its grand debut this Saturday 6 December at Darling Harbour. This free festive extravaganza lights up Cockle Bay waterfront with a fireworks display, marching band, jetpack elves, live DJs and an epic jet ski Santa arrival—pure Sydney Christmas magic. Ditch the Christmas markets frenzy and Christmas lights tours for this unmissable free Christmas event in Sydney this weekend.
Cockle Bay Christmas Spectacular is bringing festive to cheer to Sydney on Saturday 6 December. The event kicks off at 4pm and ends at around 9:30pm.
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Ou & About – December 2025
Can you believe it’s December, and the start of the holiday season? There are plenty of activities this summer to get out and about!
Alexandria Christmas Concert, December 14, 5.30-8.30 pm
Hosted once again by The Listies, there will be guest bands, free craft activities, and a visit from Santa. Variety, the Children’s Charity NSW/ACT, will receive a $5 donation for a photo with Santa. There will also be face painting and coloured hairspray for a donation. Buses and trains to Green Square and Metro-Waterloo will get you there.
50 Years of Sydney Festival, January 8-25, 2026
Can’t believe the Sydney Festival has been running for half a century. While most of the big marquee events will be sold out by now, there are still some free events for everyone, including:
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