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 Christmas things to 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 – Penrith Panthers – 23rd November to 26th December
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 – Monday, 16th December to Tuesday, 17th December 2019
Voices of Angels
Wet’n’Wild Sydney
Come and experience the “best rides that have ever been done” at Sydney’s newest attraction ‘Wet’n’Wild Sydney’. You are sure to make a big splash at the “world’s largest water park”. It doesn’t come cheap and it is in the heart of Sydney at Prospect, not near the Harbour. So it might not please everyone but it is going to be a thrill for a lot of visitors. We have listed Wet’n’Wild at number 65. Please follow the link below for more details.
https://www.sydney100.com/sydney70
Open Air Cinema – Pre-sale –
If you are a St.George 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 St George just to get tickets? Tough one but yes it is.
Open Air is listed 7th on the top things to do list.
How to Get Pre-Sale Tickets
David Jones – Christmas Events and Window Displays
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
Matsuri in Sydney – Saturday, 7th December 2019
Matsuri in Sydney is bringing Japan to Australia. Experience Japan’s cultural and artistic delights with music, dance, karate, sumo and taiko along with traditional arts and crafts.
Matsuri in Sydney
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 Carols
The Coogee Family Fun Day – 7th December 2019
Why go to the Family Fun Day in Coogee? Well, there will be market stalls for some Christmas presenting activities such as buying, entertainment activities such as rides, a petting zoo, dance, music and, of course, Santa Claus, the list of things to do will grow and grow as we get nearer to the big day. Then there’s Coogee it’s self with its cafes, walks, great views etc.
It is always fun to spend some time in Coogee and on Saturday it should be even more fun than usual, so why not bring the whole family!
Coogee Family Fun Day
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 – Top 4th and 5th 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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