Carols

EVENT · ENDS 4 DECKensington Park · Burnside

Burnside Carols in the Park 2026 at Kensington Oval: Free, Friday 4 December, 4pm to 9pm, Street Parking Is Limited (Kensington Park, SA)

A community carols night on a suburban Adelaide oval, photographed in December 2019 at Southern Community Christmas Carols (a different event, not at Kensington Oval)

The City of Burnside’s Carols in the Park is on Friday 4 December 2026 at Kensington Oval, with free entry, live music from 4pm and the main stage program from 5pm until 9pm. The council says parking in the surrounding streets is limited and asks people to walk, ride a bike, take the bus or carpool. This is the first time the event has been held at the oval, which the council calls its new venue.

EVENT · ENDS 21 NOVGeelong Waterfront

Christmas Opening Night Geelong 2026: Free, Carols 7pm to 9pm, Tree Lit After, Fireworks About 9:15pm, Flick the Switch Entries Close Noon Thursday 12 November (Geelong, VIC)

Eastern Beach Promenade, Geelong, looking west, February 2023

The Christmas Opening Night on Saturday 21 November 2026 is free: Denis Walter Carols by the Bay runs from 7pm to 9pm at Steampacket Gardens, followed by a countdown to light the Floating Christmas Tree and fireworks at about 9:15pm. The City of Greater Geelong announced the night on Tuesday 27 October, and children aged 12 and under who live in the municipality have until 12 noon on Thursday 12 November to enter the competition to switch the tree on.

EVENT · ENDS 5 DECCroydon

Maroondah Carols 2026 in Croydon: Free, Concert 7:30pm, Fireworks About 9:30pm, Track Closed From 4 December (Melbourne, VIC)

Aerial panorama of Mount Dandenong with Croydon in the foreground

Maroondah Carols is free and runs from 6pm to 10pm on Saturday 5 December 2026 at Town Park in Croydon, with the main concert starting at 7:30pm and fireworks at approximately 9:30pm. This guide uses only what Maroondah City Council has published, checked on 29 October 2026, and says plainly where the council has not yet given details.

EVENT · ENDS 12 DECWerribee

Wyndham Carols by Candlelight 2026 at Werribee Park: Early Bird Adult $22 Until 31 October, Gates 5pm Saturday 12 December, Free Parking, No Public Transport to the Park (Melbourne, VIC)

Werribee Park Mansion and gardens, photographed in 2022

Wyndham Carols by Candlelight is on Saturday 12 December 2026 on the Great Lawn at Werribee Park, with gates open at 5pm, free on-site parking and adult tickets at an early bird price of $22 until 31 October and $25 after that, while concession tickets are $18 and young children go free but still need to be on the booking. This guide pulls together the organisers’ website and ticketing page, checked on 27 October 2026: what it costs, how to get there when no public transport runs, what the evening looks like hour by hour, and where the organisers’ own times do not agree.