Carols

EVENT · ENDS 11 DECDoncaster

Manningham Carols by Candlelight 2026: Free Ticket, Concert 7:15pm, Fireworks 9:30pm, Parking at Ruffey Lake Park (Melbourne, VIC)

View from the rear of the 2024 Manningham Carols by Candlelight in Ruffey Lake Park in Doncaster, Melbourne

Manningham Carols by Candlelight is free but ticketed, runs from 6pm to 10pm on Friday 11 December 2026 at Ruffey Lake Park in Doncaster, and parking is limited, so the council suggests you walk, cycle or get dropped off. The main concert starts at 7:15pm and the fireworks at 9:30pm. This guide uses only what Manningham Council has published, checked on 5 November 2026, and says where the council has not given details.

EVENT · ENDS 5 DECLeumeah

Campbelltown Christmas Carols 2026: Free Night on Saturday 5 December, Gates Open 5pm, Fireworks at 9pm, Parking and Leumeah Station (Leumeah, NSW)

Western stand at Campbelltown Stadium, April 2024

Campbelltown City Council’s Christmas Carols are on Saturday 5 December 2026 at the Campbelltown Athletics Centre in Leumeah, with gates open from 5pm, carols on stage from 5.30pm, Santa arriving just after 8.30pm and fireworks at 9pm to close the night. Entry is free. Campbelltown is on Sydney time, which is daylight saving time (UTC+11) in December, and every time below is Sydney time.

EVENT · ENDS 20 DECGold Coast

Gold Coast (QLD) Christmas Events 10 to 20 December 2026: Free Carols, Fireworks and Santa at Sanctuary Cove, Mermaid Waters, Palm Beach, Varsity Lakes, Robina, Coomera and Currumbin

Christmas lights in Chelmer, Brisbane, in 2020, shown for orientation and not on the Gold Coast

Eight free Christmas events run on the Gold Coast between Thursday 10 and Sunday 20 December 2026, from a fireworks finale at Sanctuary Cove on the first night to a laser light show at Currumbin on the last. This guide uses the City of Gold Coast’s What’s On listings, read on 3 November 2026, plus the organisers’ websites for Mermaid Waters, Palm Beach and Greenheart. Events can change, so check each website before you go.

EVENT · ENDS 12 DECParadise · Campbelltown

Campbelltown Christmas Carols and Movie 2026 at Thorndon Park: Free, Saturday 12 December, 6pm to 10pm, The Grinch at Sundown (Paradise, SA)

The Thorndon Park entrance wall at Paradise, photographed in August 2024

Campbelltown City Council’s free Christmas carols and movie night is on Saturday 12 December 2026 at Thorndon Park in Paradise, from 6pm to 10pm. There are food stalls, children’s activities, carols, a visit from Santa and a screening of The Grinch (PG) at sundown. The council says parking is available in the Thorndon Park car park.

EVENT · ENDS 6 DECGold Coast

Free Community Christmas Events on the Gold Coast (QLD), 28 November to 6 December 2026: Six Carols, Santa Visits and Markets, Runaway Bay Fireworks at 8pm

Christmas decorations at Gold Coast Airport in 2022, shown for orientation and not at the events

Six free community Christmas events run across the Gold Coast between Saturday 28 November and Sunday 6 December 2026, and Runaway Bay is the only one of the six whose listing promises a fireworks display, at 8pm. This guide uses the City of Gold Coast’s What’s On Gold Coast listing for each event, read on 31 October 2026, and the City or the organiser may change the details.

EVENT · ENDS 20 DECLara

Local Christmas Carols Around Geelong 2026: Lara 12 December, Ocean Grove 13 December, Portarlington 18 December, Highton 20 December, All Free (Geelong, VIC)

Buckley Falls on the Barwon River at Highton, evening, June 2019

There are four free community carols nights in Geelong’s suburbs and the Bellarine in mid-December 2026: Lara on Saturday 12 December, Ocean Grove on Sunday 13 December, Portarlington on Friday 18 December and Highton on Sunday 20 December. All four are listed by the City of Greater Geelong as supported through its 2026 Christmas Grants Program, and all four ask you to bring your own seating.

EVENT · ENDS 5 DECBrisbane City

Lord Mayor’s Christmas Carols 2026: Tickets From $8.50 on 11 November, Gates Open 4pm at Riverstage, Plus a Free Livestream at Roma Street Parkland (Brisbane, QLD)

Riverstage in Brisbane

The Lord Mayor’s Christmas Carols are on Saturday 5 December 2026 at Riverstage, with tickets from $8.50 going on sale at 10am on Wednesday 11 November through Ticketmaster. If you would rather not buy a ticket, the same show is streamed live to the Amphitheatre at Roma Street Parkland, and that option is free with no registration.

EVENT · ENDS 19 DECGosford

Carols in the Stadium 2026 at polytec Stadium Gosford: Gates 4:30pm, Program 6pm to 9pm Saturday 19 December, Train, Parking and What to Bring (Central Coast, NSW)

Gosford waterfront at sunset on the Central Coast

Carols in the Stadium is on at polytec Stadium in Gosford on Saturday 19 December 2026, with gates open at 4:30pm and the carols program running from 6pm to 9pm, according to the stadium’s event page. The page calls it the Central Coast’s biggest Christmas celebration and promises music, lights, family fun, fireworks and a firework finale. This guide pulls together what the stadium and Central Coast Council say about getting there, parking, seating and what to carry in.

EVENT · ENDS 13 DECSpeers Point · Lake Macquarie

Lake Mac Carols 2026: Free at Speers Point Park on Sunday 13 December, Stalls From 3pm, Carols at 6:15pm, Santa at 7pm (Lake Macquarie, NSW)

Speers Point Park, Speers Point

Lake Mac Carols 2026 is free and runs on Sunday 13 December at Speers Point Park, with food trucks, activities and market stalls from 3pm to 9pm, a kids entertainer at 5pm, the official welcome at 6pm, carols from 6:15pm and a Santa arrival at 7pm. Lake Macquarie City Council presents it, and the council’s event page lists a full time-by-time program.

EVENT · ENDS 6 DECCooranbong · Lake Macquarie

Avondale Community Christmas Carols 2026: Free on Sunday 6 December, Gates 4:30pm, Tarryn Stokes, Main Event 7pm, Fireworks About 9pm (Cooranbong, NSW)

Justine Clarke at Avondale's Community Christmas Carols, Cooranbong, 2 December 2018

Avondale School’s Community Christmas Carols is free and runs on Sunday 6 December 2026 at the school’s grounds in Cooranbong: gates open at 4:30pm, a pre-show starts at 5:30pm, the main event starts at 7pm, and a fireworks display is planned for about 9pm. The school has named Tarryn Stokes, the winner of The Voice 2023, as this year’s headline act.