Celebrate Christmas in the heart of Canberra. Wander through local favourites for unique gifts, enjoy long meals with loved ones, and explore the festive activities filling the City Centre.
From seasonal treats to family-friendly moments and everything in between, it’s the perfect place to enjoy the season and make new memories.
Good times all the festive season
Free
Free merry-go-round rides
Enjoy free merry-go-round rides every day from 1–24 December! Bring the family to soak up the Christmas lights and make a whole day (or night) of it. Snap a photo by the Christmas tree to tick off your festive to-do list, and let the kids run wild at the Glebe Park playground between spins on the merry-go-round. Catch a merry-go-round ride every day—Saturday to Thursday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, and Fridays until 7:00 pm!
Haig Park Village Markets
Christmas markets
Visitors can enjoy free photos with Santa, carols, live jazz, drumming performances, and a range of special Christmas-themed children's activities, including letters to Santa, Christmas crafts, face painting and bubble play. The markets will feature more than 100 stalls every Sunday offering unique gifts and festive treats, from artisan wreaths and Christmas scented candles to sustainable gift wrapping and homemade Christmas cakes. There's certain to be a little something for everyone (including your furry friends!)
Tispy Sundaze
Rhythm & Booze
Lunchulele
Mooseheads Musical Bingo
Paws Party
We woof you a Merry Christmas
Fleas Navidad! It's time for the most pawsome Christmas paw-ty of the year. So grab the reins, don your Santa paws hats, and jingle all the way to Haig Park!
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Belly Dancing at Bar Beirut
Christmas Day Banquet
Wednesday Jazz
Candle Making Class.
Garema Place
Christmas Carols in Garema Place
Come and celebrate the end of the year and the completion of the Garema Place upgrades with live Christmas carols. Bring your family, your furry friend, or someone you’ve been meaning to catch up with, wander over after work, and enjoy the festive atmosphere as Garema Place comes to life. Across three Fridays in December, some of Canberra’s best voices will fill Garema Place with music, with the Luminescence Chamber Singers on 5 December, Brindabella Chorus on 12 December, and Serenade on 19 December. Drop by, enjoy the carols, and soak up a little end-of-year magic in the City Centre.
Where Christmas memories are made (and shared)
