Things to do in Sydney in December
Things to do in countdown to Christmas and New Year’s Eve
December is a busy month in Sydney as we all run around Christmas shopping and preparing for the start of the festive season. As soon as Christmas is out of the way there’s Boxing Day and New Year’s Eve to enjoy. Prior to all this is the start of the Summer School Holidays with much for the whole family to enjoy.
Christmas and New Year’s Eve
We wouldn’t be able to sleep as night if we didn’t have a list of things to at Christmas in Sydney along with a ‘what to do on New Year’s Eve’.
The 25 days till the 25th
For visitors and locals alike there is still much to do prior to 25th December and we list some of these activities below. You should also, as ever, consult the list of the top 100 things to do in Sydney and the top things to do in summer in Sydney.
Sydney Santa Spectacular
The line-up of entertainment at this year’s Santa Spectacular includes rides including a double-decker carousel, a winter forest complete with snow, ice skating and a toboggan slide, a little elves craft workshop and cookie village and a snow play-ball, the Santa Express Train and of course, lots of spectacular Santas!
Last year sold out… just saying. 🙂
Sydney Santa Spectacular
Voices of Angels – City Recital Hall
Voices of AngelsÂ
Raging Waters Sydney
Come and experience the “best rides that have ever been done” at Sydney’s Raging Waters. You are sure to make a big splash at the “world’s largest water park”. We have listed Raging Waters at number 65 on the top 100 list. Please follow the link below for more details.
Top 70 Things to do in Sydney
Open Air Cinema – Pre-sale
If you are a Westpac Bank customer or know one you are in luck. Usually early in December a limited number of Open Air Cinema tickets go on sale. Every year most of the tickets sell out. Is it worth opening an account with Westpac just to get tickets? Tough one but yes it is.
Open Air one of the top 10 things to do in Sydney.
How to Get Pre-Sale Tickets
David Jones – Christmas Events and Window Displays TBC
If it’s on, the David Jones Window displays in Elizabeth Street are well worth a visit. It’s a great excuse to get into town with the kids and if you do it early, hopefully you’ll miss the Christmas crowds. There are also a number of activities to keep the family entertained in all of the DJ shops in Sydney.
David Jones Christmas
Coogee Carols
Xmas is coming fast and the Carol Season has commenced. There will be entertainment for the kids and hearty Christmas tunes. BYO rug or cushion to sit on and any spare change you would like to donate.
Coogee CarolsÂ
Bare Island – Eastern Suburbs
Down passed the airport is a little island of great significance. Once a site of the latest in military technology Bare Island tells of a past vastly removed from the present. Sydney feared for its very existence and sort to protect herself as best as she could.
Bare Island (Ranked No. 88)
Manly and North Head
If you’d quite fancy a trip away but don’t fancy the journey how about Manly? Just 30 minutes by ferry, less so on the Manly fast ferry, will take you to a land as fine as any other. The beaches, the shops, the cafes, the views, the walks, the towering cliffs, history, art and the entrance to Sydney Harbour. As the old saying goes, Manly is just “seven miles from Sydney (but) a thousand miles from care”. Manly and North Head form part of the top 5 things to do in Sydney.
God’s Country
It gets even better if you keep heading north into God’s Country, Sydney’s outstanding Northern Beaches.
Northern Beaches
Out of Sydney
Visit New Year’s page for ideas for trips further afield.
New Year’s Eve
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